CRIMINLOGY 1001 - PART 4 - MARK
WATERS (FINAL EXAM) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Five phases of Criminal Cases - ANSWER--entry into the system
-prosecution and pretrial services
-adjudication
-sentencing and sanctions
-correction
due process model of criminal justice - ANSWER-one in which effectiveness and
efficiency are not emphasized
Reasonable Suspicion - ANSWER--a legal standard of proof less stringent than
probably cause
-officer has authority to stop person, as questions and make sure person is not
armed/dangerous to officer (stop and frisk)
probable cause - ANSWER--only way an officer can affect an arrest
when is there probable cause? - ANSWER-when the facts and circumstances within
their knowledge are sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing there was a crime
committed or an attempt in crime
exclusionary rule - ANSWER--act in which evidence is seized from a trial because of an
illegal arrest
-deters police from engaging in illegal practices and keeps the courts from condoning
such conduct
-mapp v. ohio
Miranda warnings - ANSWER-only applicable when the suspect is in custody and is
being interrogated (exclusionary rule)
plea bargaining - ANSWER--judge decides whether the plea bargain is warranted and
appropriate
preliminary hearing - ANSWER--a preview of the trial in court before a judge in which
the prosecution must produce enough evidence to convince the judge that the case
should proceed to trial or to the grand jury
-defendant gains in advantage by finding out how the prosecution's case is being
developed
WATERS (FINAL EXAM) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Five phases of Criminal Cases - ANSWER--entry into the system
-prosecution and pretrial services
-adjudication
-sentencing and sanctions
-correction
due process model of criminal justice - ANSWER-one in which effectiveness and
efficiency are not emphasized
Reasonable Suspicion - ANSWER--a legal standard of proof less stringent than
probably cause
-officer has authority to stop person, as questions and make sure person is not
armed/dangerous to officer (stop and frisk)
probable cause - ANSWER--only way an officer can affect an arrest
when is there probable cause? - ANSWER-when the facts and circumstances within
their knowledge are sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing there was a crime
committed or an attempt in crime
exclusionary rule - ANSWER--act in which evidence is seized from a trial because of an
illegal arrest
-deters police from engaging in illegal practices and keeps the courts from condoning
such conduct
-mapp v. ohio
Miranda warnings - ANSWER-only applicable when the suspect is in custody and is
being interrogated (exclusionary rule)
plea bargaining - ANSWER--judge decides whether the plea bargain is warranted and
appropriate
preliminary hearing - ANSWER--a preview of the trial in court before a judge in which
the prosecution must produce enough evidence to convince the judge that the case
should proceed to trial or to the grand jury
-defendant gains in advantage by finding out how the prosecution's case is being
developed
