Final CJ Vocabulary Quiz

1. Any crime which, upon conviction, may be punishable by death

• Probation

• consecutive sentence

• Capital case

• Concurrent sentence

1. The stage in a criminal case in which the accused states whether she or he is guilty, is innocent of the charges, or does not contest the truth.

• arraignment

• Plea Bargain

• Due Process

• Voir Dire

The punishment by which a person convicted of two or more crimes will serve both sentences, one after the other.

• Probation

• Capital case

• consecutive sentence

• Concurrent sentence

A crime more serious than a misdemeanor. Punishable by at least one year in jail

•  Felony

•  Voir Dire

• Probation

•  Parole

A jury so irreconcilably divided in opinion that it cannot agree upon any verdict.

• Recidivism

• Voir Dire

•  Double Jeopardy

• Hung Jury

Conditional release from prison of a convicted offender who has served some part of his or her sentence

• Incarceration

• Parole

• Probation

• arraignment

Criminal behavior that is repetitive

• arraignment

• Indictment

• Voir Dire

• Recidivism

A sentence that does not involve incarceration unless the offender fails to follow the judge’s prescription.

• Recidivism

• Probation

• Felony

• Parole

A crime in which the perpetrator and victim are the same person, or in which the victim is a willing participant, such as possession of drugs, or gambling.

• Victimless crime

• Due Process

• Manslaughter

• arraignment

Confinement of a criminal or of a person accused of a crime to an institution in such a manner as to prevent him or her from freely interacting with society

• Double Jeopardy

• Indictment

•  Incarceration

• Felony