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WorksheetsCriminal procedure and Juvenile crime
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Penal Custody refers to custody for the purpose of punishing a criminal offender.
True
False
A legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court.
(a)
An arraignment is typically the first court proceeding in a criminal case. At the arraignment hearing, defendants are advised of the charges that have been filed as well as their legal and constitutional rights. Afterward, they are given an opportunity to enter a plea of not guilty, guilty, or no contest.
True
False
The _ _ where the defendant recognizes his guilt seeking a reduction of the sentence.
(a)
The term sentence in law refers to punishment that was actually ordered or could be ordered by a trial court in a criminal procedure. ... The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment, a fine, and/or punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime.
True
False
What are pretrial motions?
(a)
Criminal procedure deals with the set of rules that govern the series of procedures through which the government applies substantive labor law.
True
False
Is the process where information about a criminal suspect is entered into the system of a police station or jail after that person's arrest. ... Generally, police will gather fingerprints, photographs (called “mug shots”), and personal information including the crime the person is alleged to have committed.
(a)
Since children do not belong to a penitentiary with adults, and since minors generally have a greater chance of rehabilitation, there are special rules and procedures for handling (a) .
A _ is a legally binding provision where either party in a contract agrees to voluntarily forfeit a claim without the other party being liable.
(a)
In criminal law, to _ an individual is to hold them in custody, normally for a temporary period of time.
(a)
It provides details of all arrests, convictions, sentences, parole violations as well as dismissals and not guilty verdicts committed by an individual.
Off the record
Criminal record
Lecture
What is the purpose of a correctional facility?
Hold offenders with shorter sentences — usually for 1 year or less — and those awaiting trial.
Keeping people safe from violence gives them confidence to live, work and raise a family. And a key part of protecting the community is incarceration. Dangerous and antisocial criminals simply must be kept in isolation so that they cannot continue to harm others. This is the unique and defining function of prisons.
Also called community restitution, it is a form of punishment that benefits the community that was harmed by the offender's crime.
(a)
Is community service a conviction?
Yes
No
_ is an inchoate offence concerning the preparation of a future offence. It can be made out regardless of if the index offence actually occurs or not.
(a)
An accused can be found guilty of counselling regardless of whether the principal is acquitted.
True
False
Is a person who has suffered physical or emotional harm, property damage, or economic loss as a result of a crime.
(a)
In the Law, a _ is a person under a certain age, generally the age of majority, which legally delimits childhood from adulthood.
(a)
It is a measure of deprivation of liberty contemplated in the laws.
(a)
