CCJS 110 Final Exam review (updated)
questions and answers passed
A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may obtain information from
each other and from third parties prior to trial. - correct answer ✔✔Discovery
A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called
a true bill. - correct answer ✔✔Indictment
no contest, (law) an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that
subjects him to punishment as if it were a guilty plea. - correct answer ✔✔Nolo Contende
after deliberation, a jury reports that it is deadlocked and unable to decide on a verdict.
Because it is used to dislodge jurors from entrenched positions - correct answer ✔✔Allen
Charge
term used- disqualifying jurors for ANY reason, each side has a certain number of these - correct
answer ✔✔Preemptory Challenges
traits that are bad, found in criminals - correct answer ✔✔Evil Character
A witness who can truthfully and accurately testify on a fact in question without having
specialized training or knowledge; an ordinary witness. - correct answer ✔✔Lay witness
Fair treatment through the judicial system: The right to a fair and speedy trial judged by an
impartial jury of one's peers. - correct answer ✔✔Due Process
, The separate but interrelated court system of the United States, made up of the courts on the
national level and the courts on the state level. - correct answer ✔✔Dual court
An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice - correct answer ✔✔Jurisdiction
issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records of a case so that it can be
reviewed by the high court. - correct answer ✔✔Writ of Certiorari
often referred to as 'shock' is a boot-camp, military style prison that focuses on giving the
offenders independence and structure as well as promoting responsibility in a learning
environment - correct answer ✔✔Shock Imprisonment
Specialized courts that impose drug testing and counseling requirements on substance abusers
and monitor their progress instead of sending them immediately to jail or prison - correct
answer ✔✔Drug Courts
the probationer's failure to abide by the rules and conditions of probation (specified by the
judge), resulting in revocation of probation - correct answer ✔✔Technical Violation
A public institution in which offenders against the law are confined for detention, punishment,
or reformatory discipline; specifically a state or federal prison in the United States. - correct
answer ✔✔Penitentiary
1.)Response to prison and jail overcrowding and rising costs. argue that private enterprise can
run prisons as effectively as governement and at a lower cost to tax payers. hold 6% of state
prisoners and 15% of federal/
2.) Big corporations make profit from incarcerating people, is considered unethical, workers
receive very little training and earn low salaries. - correct answer ✔✔Private Prisons
questions and answers passed
A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may obtain information from
each other and from third parties prior to trial. - correct answer ✔✔Discovery
A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense; also called
a true bill. - correct answer ✔✔Indictment
no contest, (law) an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that
subjects him to punishment as if it were a guilty plea. - correct answer ✔✔Nolo Contende
after deliberation, a jury reports that it is deadlocked and unable to decide on a verdict.
Because it is used to dislodge jurors from entrenched positions - correct answer ✔✔Allen
Charge
term used- disqualifying jurors for ANY reason, each side has a certain number of these - correct
answer ✔✔Preemptory Challenges
traits that are bad, found in criminals - correct answer ✔✔Evil Character
A witness who can truthfully and accurately testify on a fact in question without having
specialized training or knowledge; an ordinary witness. - correct answer ✔✔Lay witness
Fair treatment through the judicial system: The right to a fair and speedy trial judged by an
impartial jury of one's peers. - correct answer ✔✔Due Process
, The separate but interrelated court system of the United States, made up of the courts on the
national level and the courts on the state level. - correct answer ✔✔Dual court
An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice - correct answer ✔✔Jurisdiction
issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records of a case so that it can be
reviewed by the high court. - correct answer ✔✔Writ of Certiorari
often referred to as 'shock' is a boot-camp, military style prison that focuses on giving the
offenders independence and structure as well as promoting responsibility in a learning
environment - correct answer ✔✔Shock Imprisonment
Specialized courts that impose drug testing and counseling requirements on substance abusers
and monitor their progress instead of sending them immediately to jail or prison - correct
answer ✔✔Drug Courts
the probationer's failure to abide by the rules and conditions of probation (specified by the
judge), resulting in revocation of probation - correct answer ✔✔Technical Violation
A public institution in which offenders against the law are confined for detention, punishment,
or reformatory discipline; specifically a state or federal prison in the United States. - correct
answer ✔✔Penitentiary
1.)Response to prison and jail overcrowding and rising costs. argue that private enterprise can
run prisons as effectively as governement and at a lower cost to tax payers. hold 6% of state
prisoners and 15% of federal/
2.) Big corporations make profit from incarcerating people, is considered unethical, workers
receive very little training and earn low salaries. - correct answer ✔✔Private Prisons
