C1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
The right or authority of justice agency to act in regard to a particular subject matter territory or person
Jurisdiction
The seizure of a person for the taking of a person into custody either actual physical custody as want to subject is handcuffed by an officer or constructive custody as one person peacefully submits to a police officer’s control
Arrest
The administrative recording of an arrest typically the subjects name the charge and perhaps the subjects fingerprints or photograph are entered into the police blotter
Booking
A less serious crime generally punishable by fine or by incarceration in jail for no more than one year
Misdemeanor
Usually the violation of a law of a city
Ordinance violation
A charging document specifying that an offense has been committed by a person or persons named or described. It is usually used for misdemeanors and ordinance violations
Complaint
A relatively serious offense punishable by death or by confinement in prison for more than one year
Felony
The document that outlines the formal charges the laws that have been violated in the evidence to support the charges
Information
Written accusation by a grand jury charging that one or more persons have committed a crime
Grand jury indictment
A method of prison release whereby inmates are released at the discretion of the board or other authority before having completed their entire sentences
Parole
A smoothly operating set of arrangements and institutions directed toward the achievement of common goals
System
One of packers two models of the criminal justice process. Politically it reflects traditional conservative values.assumption of guilt
Crime control model
One of packers two models of the criminal justice process. Politically it embodies traditional liberal values. Assumption of innocence until proven guilty
Due process model
The doctrine that people are not to be held guilty of a crime unless sufficient evidence can be provided. Legal guilt results only one factual Gil is determined in a trial
Doctrine of legal guilt
Beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis
Myth
A written order directing law-enforcement to arrest a person. The charges against a suspect are specified on this
Arrest warrant
A person against whom a legal action is brought, a warrant is issued, or an indictment is found
Defendant
A pretrial stage in which the defendant is brought before a lower court to be given notice of the charges and advised of his or her constitutional rights
Initial appearance
Trial without a jury
Summary trial
The amount of proof necessary for a reasonably intelligent person to believe that a crime has been committed by the accused. It is the standard proof needed to conduct a search or to make an arrest
Probable cause
Usually a monetary guarantee deposited with the court that it is supposed to ensure that the suspect or defend it will appear at a larger stage in the criminal justice
Bail
A pretrial stage used in about one half of all the states and only in felony cases. Its purpose is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to support the charges imposed by the prosecutor
Preliminary hearing
Generally a group of 12 to 23 citizens to me enclose sessions to investigate charges. Primary purpose of the grand jury is to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the accused committed the crime
Grand jury
A pretrial stage to hear the information or indictment and allow a plea
Arraignment
