Probation Exam 2 | UPDATED Questions with 100%
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Q1: The standard of proof for a revocation of probation.
A: 51 Percent
Q2: The court may detain a person for a period of ______ calendar
days if the person is on probation or parole while a violation is
being filed.
A: 15
Q3: The juvenile court does not have jurisdiction in traffic offenses
unless the child is under ____.
A: 16
Q4: A petition to revoke probation must be filed within _____ days
upon the states receiving notice of violation or up to one year
after probation terminates for a violation occurring during
probationary period.
A: 45
Q5: How many days must pass before an execution can occur.
A: 100
Q6: How long can a juvenile remain on parole.
A: 21 years old
Q7: A probationer who disappears from the oversight of a
probation officer, or leaves the jurisdiction of a court without
permission.
A: Absconder
Q8: A person who is not the main perpetrator for an offense nor
was necessarily present at its occurrence, but in some way
participated, either before or after the act was committed.
A: Accessory
Q9: A charge against a person in which a charge of a crime can be
made.
A: Accusation
,Q10: The act of proving or declaring the guilt of a person who has
committed an offense.
A: Adjudication
Q11: The evidence which can legally and properly be used in
court, accordance with applicable trial rules for such
admission.
A: Admissible
Q12: A written statement of facts signed under penalty of perjury,
often a court clerk or notary public who administers the oath
to a signing party.
A: Affidavit
Q13: A factor that worsens the punishment of the crime.
A: Aggravating factor
Q14: To absolve one from an obligation or liability or to legally
certify the innocence of one charger with a crime.
A: Acquit
Q15: Help, assist, or facilitate the commission of a crime, promote
the accomplishment thereof, help in advancing the crime.
A: Aid an Abet
Q16: Also known as.
A: AKA
Q17: Otherwise equivalent of "alias dictus," otherwise called by on
or the other of two names.
A: Alias
Q18: The claim of being at a place other than at the place of the
commission of a crime at the time in occurred.
A: Alibi
Q19: A friend of the court.
A: Amicus Curiae
Q20: An application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed.
A: Appeal
,Q21: The party who initiates the appeal.
A: Appellant
Q22: The party in a cause against whom an appeal is taken.
A: Appellee
Q23: To seize, arrest, or take into custody.
A: Apprehend
Q24: To bring a prisoner to the bar of the court to answer the
matter charged upon him in the indictment.
A: Arraignment
Q25: The surety of the sureties who procure the release of a person
under arrest, by becoming responsible for his appearance at
the time and place designated.
A: Bail
Q26: Trial with no jury and the ruling comes from the judge.
A: Bench Trial
Q27: Process issued by the court itself, or "from the bench" for the
attachment or arrest of a person.
A: Bench Warrant
Q28: An obligation of record entered into court before the court
requiring the performance of an act such as appearing in
court as instructed on penalty of a money forfeiture.
A: Bond
Q29: Writs that require the officer to take the body of the accused
into custody so that they may be taken before the court.
A: Capias
Q30: Sexual intercourse with a person of the opposite sex who is
not the spouse of the offender.
A: Carnal Knowledge
Q31: Number assigned to criminal proceedings, which identifies the
particular case with the court. All actions in the case will bear
, this number.
A: Cause Number
Q32: The transfer of a legal action begun in one county to another
county or the transfer of a legal action from one court to
another court of the same county.
A: Change of Venue
Q33: What the offense is that you are accused of.
A: Charge
Q34: A person under 18 years of age or a person 18-20 years of age
who either is charged with a delinquent act committed before
his 18th birthday.
A: Child
Q35: Proof of facts which usually attend other facts sought to be
and which is not direct evidence.
A: Circumstantial
Q36: To threaten or force another person into a desired compliance
or action.
A: Coerce
Q37: A process directed to an officer by which a person is to be
confined to prison, usually issued by a court or magistrate.
A: Commitment
Q38: An allegation which needs to be proved.
A: Complaint
Q39: Having equal authority or jurisdictional running together at the
same time.
A: Concurrent
Q40: The voluntary admission by an offender of his or her
commission of a previously charged offense.
A: Confession
Q41: A sentence following one another without interruption.
Verified Answers
Q1: The standard of proof for a revocation of probation.
A: 51 Percent
Q2: The court may detain a person for a period of ______ calendar
days if the person is on probation or parole while a violation is
being filed.
A: 15
Q3: The juvenile court does not have jurisdiction in traffic offenses
unless the child is under ____.
A: 16
Q4: A petition to revoke probation must be filed within _____ days
upon the states receiving notice of violation or up to one year
after probation terminates for a violation occurring during
probationary period.
A: 45
Q5: How many days must pass before an execution can occur.
A: 100
Q6: How long can a juvenile remain on parole.
A: 21 years old
Q7: A probationer who disappears from the oversight of a
probation officer, or leaves the jurisdiction of a court without
permission.
A: Absconder
Q8: A person who is not the main perpetrator for an offense nor
was necessarily present at its occurrence, but in some way
participated, either before or after the act was committed.
A: Accessory
Q9: A charge against a person in which a charge of a crime can be
made.
A: Accusation
,Q10: The act of proving or declaring the guilt of a person who has
committed an offense.
A: Adjudication
Q11: The evidence which can legally and properly be used in
court, accordance with applicable trial rules for such
admission.
A: Admissible
Q12: A written statement of facts signed under penalty of perjury,
often a court clerk or notary public who administers the oath
to a signing party.
A: Affidavit
Q13: A factor that worsens the punishment of the crime.
A: Aggravating factor
Q14: To absolve one from an obligation or liability or to legally
certify the innocence of one charger with a crime.
A: Acquit
Q15: Help, assist, or facilitate the commission of a crime, promote
the accomplishment thereof, help in advancing the crime.
A: Aid an Abet
Q16: Also known as.
A: AKA
Q17: Otherwise equivalent of "alias dictus," otherwise called by on
or the other of two names.
A: Alias
Q18: The claim of being at a place other than at the place of the
commission of a crime at the time in occurred.
A: Alibi
Q19: A friend of the court.
A: Amicus Curiae
Q20: An application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed.
A: Appeal
,Q21: The party who initiates the appeal.
A: Appellant
Q22: The party in a cause against whom an appeal is taken.
A: Appellee
Q23: To seize, arrest, or take into custody.
A: Apprehend
Q24: To bring a prisoner to the bar of the court to answer the
matter charged upon him in the indictment.
A: Arraignment
Q25: The surety of the sureties who procure the release of a person
under arrest, by becoming responsible for his appearance at
the time and place designated.
A: Bail
Q26: Trial with no jury and the ruling comes from the judge.
A: Bench Trial
Q27: Process issued by the court itself, or "from the bench" for the
attachment or arrest of a person.
A: Bench Warrant
Q28: An obligation of record entered into court before the court
requiring the performance of an act such as appearing in
court as instructed on penalty of a money forfeiture.
A: Bond
Q29: Writs that require the officer to take the body of the accused
into custody so that they may be taken before the court.
A: Capias
Q30: Sexual intercourse with a person of the opposite sex who is
not the spouse of the offender.
A: Carnal Knowledge
Q31: Number assigned to criminal proceedings, which identifies the
particular case with the court. All actions in the case will bear
, this number.
A: Cause Number
Q32: The transfer of a legal action begun in one county to another
county or the transfer of a legal action from one court to
another court of the same county.
A: Change of Venue
Q33: What the offense is that you are accused of.
A: Charge
Q34: A person under 18 years of age or a person 18-20 years of age
who either is charged with a delinquent act committed before
his 18th birthday.
A: Child
Q35: Proof of facts which usually attend other facts sought to be
and which is not direct evidence.
A: Circumstantial
Q36: To threaten or force another person into a desired compliance
or action.
A: Coerce
Q37: A process directed to an officer by which a person is to be
confined to prison, usually issued by a court or magistrate.
A: Commitment
Q38: An allegation which needs to be proved.
A: Complaint
Q39: Having equal authority or jurisdictional running together at the
same time.
A: Concurrent
Q40: The voluntary admission by an offender of his or her
commission of a previously charged offense.
A: Confession
Q41: A sentence following one another without interruption.
