Criminal Justice NOCTI, Criminal Justice NOCTI questions well answered

Criminal Justice NOCTI, Criminal Justice NOCTISubpoena - correct answer a legal document ordering a person to testify in a court of law as a witness Actus Reus - correct answer The actual criminal act Mens Rea - correct answer legal phrase used to describe the mental state a person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be intentional Loops - correct answer the most common fingerprint Chain of Custody - correct answer a process used to maintain and document the chronological history of evidence Nolo Contedere - correct answer a plea of "no contest" that one could use in court. It means that you are not admitting guilt but you're not denying it either. Use of Force Continuum - correct answer 1. Officer Presence, Verbalization, Empty- Hand Control, Less-Lethal, Lethal force Verbalization - correct answer Not physical. Officers issue calm, nonthreatening commands. Empty Hand Control - correct answer Officers use bodily force. Soft/Hard techniques Less-Lethal - correct answer Officers use different technologies to gain control pepper spray, baton, taser Lethal - correct answer Officers use gun/weapons to gain control of a situation.