Criminal justice 100 terms (Chapters 4-8 of
Introduction to Criminal Justice Latest
Edition Exam with Correct Answers.
Actus Reus - CORRECT ANSWER An illegal act, or failure to act when legally
required
Civil law - CORRECT ANSWER all law that is not criminal, including tort, contract,
personal property, maritime, and commercial law
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER the body for rules that defines crimes, sets out
their punishments, and mandates the procedures for carrying out the criminal justice
process
criminal negligence - CORRECT ANSWER liability that can occur when a person's
careless and inattentive actions cause harms
Ex post factor law - CORRECT ANSWER a law that makes an act criminal after it
was committed or retroactively increases the penalty for a crime
Excuse defense - CORRECT ANSWER A defense in which a person states that his
or her mental state was so impaired that he or she lacked the capacity to form
sufficient intent to be held criminally responsible
Exclusionary rule - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that illegally obtained evidence
cannot be used in a court of law
justification - CORRECT ANSWER a defense for a criminal act claiming that the
criminal act was reasonable or necessary under the circumstances
mala in se - CORRECT ANSWER in common law, offenses that are from their own
nature evil, immoral, and wrong. Mala in se offenses include murder, theft, and arson
Mens rea - CORRECT ANSWER a guilty mind. The intent to commit a criminal act
Obitiatry - CORRECT ANSWER helping people take their own lives: assisted suicide
Procedural criminal laws - CORRECT ANSWER those laws that set out the basic
rules of practice in the criminal justice system
, public law - CORRECT ANSWER law that governs the administration and regulation
of city, county, state, and federal government agencies
Public Safety "or" Strict Liability Crime - CORRECT ANSWER a criminal violation--
usually one that endangers the public welfare--that is defined by the act itself,
irrespective of intent
Stalking - CORRECT ANSWER the willful, malicious, and repeated following,
harassing, or contracting of another person, It becomes a criminal act when it causes
the victim to feel fear for his or her safety or the safety of others
Stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER to stand by decided cases. The legal principle
by which the decision or holding in an earlier case becomes the standard by which
subsequent similar cases are judged
Substantive criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER a body of specific rules that declare
what conduct is criminal and prescribe the punishment to be imposed for such
conduct
Torts - CORRECT ANSWER the law of personal injuries
Beats - CORRECT ANSWER designated police patrol areas
broken windows model - CORRECT ANSWER the role of the police as maintainers
of community order and safety
community-oriented policing (COP) - CORRECT ANSWER programs designed to
bring police and the public closer together and create a more cooperative working
environment between them
displacement - CORRECT ANSWER an effect that occurs when criminals move from
an area targeted for increased police presence to another that is less well protected
foot patrol - CORRECT ANSWER police patrol that takes officers out of cars and
puts them on a walking beat to strengthen ties with the community
fusion center - CORRECT ANSWER a mechanism to exchange information and
intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to
fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources
hot spots of crime - CORRECT ANSWER the relatively few locations - bars, malls,
the bus depot, hotels, and certain apartment buildings - from which a significant
portion of all police calls typically originate in metropolitan areas
Internal Affairs - CORRECT ANSWER the police unit that investigates allegations of
police misconduct
Introduction to Criminal Justice Latest
Edition Exam with Correct Answers.
Actus Reus - CORRECT ANSWER An illegal act, or failure to act when legally
required
Civil law - CORRECT ANSWER all law that is not criminal, including tort, contract,
personal property, maritime, and commercial law
Criminal Law - CORRECT ANSWER the body for rules that defines crimes, sets out
their punishments, and mandates the procedures for carrying out the criminal justice
process
criminal negligence - CORRECT ANSWER liability that can occur when a person's
careless and inattentive actions cause harms
Ex post factor law - CORRECT ANSWER a law that makes an act criminal after it
was committed or retroactively increases the penalty for a crime
Excuse defense - CORRECT ANSWER A defense in which a person states that his
or her mental state was so impaired that he or she lacked the capacity to form
sufficient intent to be held criminally responsible
Exclusionary rule - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that illegally obtained evidence
cannot be used in a court of law
justification - CORRECT ANSWER a defense for a criminal act claiming that the
criminal act was reasonable or necessary under the circumstances
mala in se - CORRECT ANSWER in common law, offenses that are from their own
nature evil, immoral, and wrong. Mala in se offenses include murder, theft, and arson
Mens rea - CORRECT ANSWER a guilty mind. The intent to commit a criminal act
Obitiatry - CORRECT ANSWER helping people take their own lives: assisted suicide
Procedural criminal laws - CORRECT ANSWER those laws that set out the basic
rules of practice in the criminal justice system
, public law - CORRECT ANSWER law that governs the administration and regulation
of city, county, state, and federal government agencies
Public Safety "or" Strict Liability Crime - CORRECT ANSWER a criminal violation--
usually one that endangers the public welfare--that is defined by the act itself,
irrespective of intent
Stalking - CORRECT ANSWER the willful, malicious, and repeated following,
harassing, or contracting of another person, It becomes a criminal act when it causes
the victim to feel fear for his or her safety or the safety of others
Stare decisis - CORRECT ANSWER to stand by decided cases. The legal principle
by which the decision or holding in an earlier case becomes the standard by which
subsequent similar cases are judged
Substantive criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER a body of specific rules that declare
what conduct is criminal and prescribe the punishment to be imposed for such
conduct
Torts - CORRECT ANSWER the law of personal injuries
Beats - CORRECT ANSWER designated police patrol areas
broken windows model - CORRECT ANSWER the role of the police as maintainers
of community order and safety
community-oriented policing (COP) - CORRECT ANSWER programs designed to
bring police and the public closer together and create a more cooperative working
environment between them
displacement - CORRECT ANSWER an effect that occurs when criminals move from
an area targeted for increased police presence to another that is less well protected
foot patrol - CORRECT ANSWER police patrol that takes officers out of cars and
puts them on a walking beat to strengthen ties with the community
fusion center - CORRECT ANSWER a mechanism to exchange information and
intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to
fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources
hot spots of crime - CORRECT ANSWER the relatively few locations - bars, malls,
the bus depot, hotels, and certain apartment buildings - from which a significant
portion of all police calls typically originate in metropolitan areas
Internal Affairs - CORRECT ANSWER the police unit that investigates allegations of
police misconduct
