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Criminal Justice
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Undergraduate 3
02/26/2009

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Scientific research into the operation of the criminal justice system was encouraged by which federal act
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Safe Streets and Crime Control Act of 1968
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Which Supreme Court era is remembered for its concern with protecting the innocent against massive power of the state in criminal proceedings
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Warren Court
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(blank) describes a society that is home to a multitude of different cultures
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Multiculturalism
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enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling's conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud is an example of
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White collar crime
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an offender who has served a portion of a prison sentence may be freed on
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parole
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multiculturalism is usually linked with what other term
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diversity
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criminal justice refers to the aspects of (blank) that concern violations of criminal law
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social justice
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which model assumes that the systems subcomponents work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call justice
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consensus model
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at which stage in the criminal justice process does the defendant enter a plea
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arraignment
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which model of criminal justice assumes that the effort of the component parts of the system are fragmented leading to a criminal nonsystem
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conflict model
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if a defendant "stands mute" at his or her arraignment what plea will be entered by the judge
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not guilty
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the preliminary hearing is used to decide all but which one of the following
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weather the defendant is guilty
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due process includes all of the following basic except
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a handpicked jury
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which of the following terms refers to the necessary level of belief that allows the police to make an arrest
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probable cause
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