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WorksheetsChapter 4 - Criminal Law
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of crime is called?
a)
Multiculturalism
b)
Criminology
c)
Victimology
d)
Psychology
2.
A person who seeks to protect personal freedoms is called what?
a)
Lobbyist
b)
Appellant
c)
Public-order advocate
d)
Individual-rights advocate
3.
A Latin term for an act in violation of the law also known as a guilty act
a)
Mens Rea
b)
Actus Reus
c)
Mala Prohibita
d)
Stare Decisis
4.
A Latin term that means "the body of crime"
a)
Corpus Delicti
b)
Actus Reus
c)
Mala Prohibita
d)
Stare Decisis
5.
A Latin term for the state of mind that accompanies a criminal act.
a)
Mens Rea
b)
Actus Reus
c)
Mala Prohibita
d)
Stare Decisis
6.
The recording of an arrested person's name, age, address, and reason for arrest.
a)
Information Center
b)
Processing
c)
Booking
d)
Phase One
7.
A formal examination of evidence before a judge, in order to decide guilt in a case.
a)
Elements of a Crime
b)
Ex Post Facto
c)
Corpus Delicti
d)
Trial
8.
When a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes,
a)
Double Jeopardy
b)
Due Process
c)
Concurrent Sentencing
d)
Crime Control Model
9.
A theory of CJ which places emphasis on reducing the crime in society through increased police.
a)
Due Process Model
b)
Consensus Model
c)
Crime Control Model
d)
Dull Process Model
10.
A system of law concerned with private relations of a community rather than criminal.
a)
Social Order
b)
Constitutional Law
c)
Civil Law
d)
Criminal Law
11.
A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
a)
Social Order
b)
Criminal Law
c)
Civil Law
d)
Constitutional Law
12.
The law as established by the outcome of former cases.
a)
Constitutional Law
b)
Statutory Law
c)
Case Law
d)
Common Law
13.
The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
a)
Manslaughter
b)
Murder
c)
Involuntary Manslaughter
d)
Third-Degree Murder
14.
The unlawful prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
a)
Trial
b)
Bench Trial
c)
Entrapment
d)
Double Jeopardy
15.
A minor wrongdoing punishable in jail for less than one year.
a)
Infraction
b)
Tort
c)
Felony
d)
Misdemeanor
16.
What are the three major components of the Criminal Justice System?
a)
Police, Courts, Legislature
b)
Police, Legislature, Community
c)
Police, Legislature, Corrections
d)
Police, Courts, Corrections
17.
What is the main purpose and function of correctional facility?
a)
Upholding the law
b)
Ensuring due process
c)
Rehabilitating convicted offenders
d)
Apprehending offenders
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