Podcast
Questions and Answers
What did the Supreme Court define as a search in Katz v. United States (1967)?
What did the Supreme Court define as a search in Katz v. United States (1967)?
- Any government intrusion into something in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy (correct)
- Any action taken by law enforcement officials
- Any activity conducted in a public space
- Any government action involving a person's personal property
What is the idea behind deterrence?
What is the idea behind deterrence?
- Criminals are not deterred by fear
- Fear of punishment will prevent crimes (correct)
- Fear of punishment encourages criminal behavior
- Punishment is not effective in preventing crimes
What is parens patriae?
What is parens patriae?
- The obligation of parents to supervise their children
- A Latin term for 'parental guidance'
- The idea that the state takes the role of parents to protect juveniles (correct)
- A legal principle protecting parental rights
What is the purpose of probation?
What is the purpose of probation?
What occurs during booking?
What occurs during booking?
What is the purpose of an arraignment?
What is the purpose of an arraignment?
What is the role of a probation officer?
What is the role of a probation officer?
What is the purpose of a dispositional hearing in juvenile court?
What is the purpose of a dispositional hearing in juvenile court?
What does an acquittal mean in a criminal case?
What does an acquittal mean in a criminal case?
What is the definition of an arrestee?
What is the definition of an arrestee?
What does a pardon by the governor or president entail?
What does a pardon by the governor or president entail?
What is the definition of an arrest?
What is the definition of an arrest?
What is the responsibility of proving facts in a criminal trial?
What is the responsibility of proving facts in a criminal trial?
What is the term for crimes, such as prostitution and possession of illegal drugs, in which everyone is involved by choice?
What is the term for crimes, such as prostitution and possession of illegal drugs, in which everyone is involved by choice?
What is the term describing juveniles who cannot be controlled by their parents?
What is the term describing juveniles who cannot be controlled by their parents?
What is the age at which a person is considered an adult for legal purposes?
What is the age at which a person is considered an adult for legal purposes?
What is the term for the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of a prison term?
What is the term for the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of a prison term?
What is the study of crime called?
What is the study of crime called?
What is the term for an act which, if done by an adult, would be a crime?
What is the term for an act which, if done by an adult, would be a crime?
What is the geographical area or subject matter over which particular courts or law enforcement agencies have power?
What is the geographical area or subject matter over which particular courts or law enforcement agencies have power?
What is the term for the responsibility of proving facts in a case?
What is the term for the responsibility of proving facts in a case?
What is the term for a trial conducted without a jury?
What is the term for a trial conducted without a jury?
What is the term for the questioning of the opponent’s witnesses in a trial?
What is the term for the questioning of the opponent’s witnesses in a trial?
What is the term for a prison sentence of an indefinite period of time, where prisoners are released based on rehabilitation?
What is the term for a prison sentence of an indefinite period of time, where prisoners are released based on rehabilitation?
