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1. What statute allows citizens to use force?: > 505
2. What statute allows law enforcement to use force?: > 508
3. Statute of Limitations: > Time you were made aware of charges
4. What are the four types of culpability?: > Intentionally
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
5. What is not a defense of culpability? (304): > Ignorance of the law
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
6. What is a defense for culpability?: > Duress
> Insanity
,> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
7. What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the
public?: > Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
> Custodial detention/arrest
8. What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention?: >
Reasonable suspicion
9. What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention?: >
Probable Cause
10. What are the three components of the Criminal Justice
System?: > Law enforce-ment
> Courts
> Corrections
11. Level of Government: > Local/municipal
> County
> State
> Federal
,12. Courts (court system): > Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
13. Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment): > Defendant is brought
before a judge to hear charges & a bail decision
14. Preliminary Hearing: > show the court the prosecution has a "prima facie" case
(on the surface it warrants putting the defendant through a prosecution & using the state's
resources to pursue the matter)
15. Formal Arraignment: > Defendant hears charges to be tried & enters plea
> if plead guilty or solo contenders (no contest) may have a hearing to determine penalty or may go
immediately to sentencing stage
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
16. Common Pleas Court (criminal court): > Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
-presentation of prosecution
-presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
, 17. Bail: > A bond to insure the appearance of the defendant in court if they are not to be held
in custody until trial
18. ROR ( released on recognizance): > Their word they will appear in court is
their bond
19. PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what?: > No
authority to indict
20. Pre-motion Trial: > These motions may address the admissibility of evidence, or
venue changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs such
as Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
21. What are the three eras of policing?: > Political era
> Reform era
> Community era
22. Political Era: > Police often obtained their job as favors by politicians to constituents who
had financially backed them
> Ex. big butt male would get job)
23. Reform Era: > Narrowed police function to crime control/reactive, incident driven police
service
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1. What statute allows citizens to use force?: > 505
2. What statute allows law enforcement to use force?: > 508
3. Statute of Limitations: > Time you were made aware of charges
4. What are the four types of culpability?: > Intentionally
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
5. What is not a defense of culpability? (304): > Ignorance of the law
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
6. What is a defense for culpability?: > Duress
> Insanity
,> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
7. What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the
public?: > Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
> Custodial detention/arrest
8. What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention?: >
Reasonable suspicion
9. What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention?: >
Probable Cause
10. What are the three components of the Criminal Justice
System?: > Law enforce-ment
> Courts
> Corrections
11. Level of Government: > Local/municipal
> County
> State
> Federal
,12. Courts (court system): > Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
13. Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment): > Defendant is brought
before a judge to hear charges & a bail decision
14. Preliminary Hearing: > show the court the prosecution has a "prima facie" case
(on the surface it warrants putting the defendant through a prosecution & using the state's
resources to pursue the matter)
15. Formal Arraignment: > Defendant hears charges to be tried & enters plea
> if plead guilty or solo contenders (no contest) may have a hearing to determine penalty or may go
immediately to sentencing stage
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
16. Common Pleas Court (criminal court): > Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
-presentation of prosecution
-presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
, 17. Bail: > A bond to insure the appearance of the defendant in court if they are not to be held
in custody until trial
18. ROR ( released on recognizance): > Their word they will appear in court is
their bond
19. PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what?: > No
authority to indict
20. Pre-motion Trial: > These motions may address the admissibility of evidence, or
venue changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs such
as Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
21. What are the three eras of policing?: > Political era
> Reform era
> Community era
22. Political Era: > Police often obtained their job as favors by politicians to constituents who
had financially backed them
> Ex. big butt male would get job)
23. Reform Era: > Narrowed police function to crime control/reactive, incident driven police
service
