Legal Proceedings Quiz

What is the term for the committing of future crimes by offenders with previous convictions?

What is the responsibility of proving facts in a case called?

What is the term for the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of a prison term?

What is the geographical area or subject matter over which particular courts or law enforcement agencies have power called?

What is the initial questioning of an attorney's own witness called?

What is the number of prisoners per 100,000 population called?

What is the study of crime called?

What is the party in a lawsuit who sues the other party called?

What is the means of determining facts in a trial called?

What is the term for a prison sentence for a specific length of time?

Who presents evidence first in a criminal trial?

What is the term for a state or federal max-security prison?

What is the term for a special hearing in Juvenile Court to determine whether a juvenile should be tried in adult court?

What is the term for the age a person is considered an adult for legal purposes?

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 the questioning of the opponent’s witnesses?

What is the term for the prosecutor’s authority to decide what charges to bring and how to pursue a criminal case?

What is the term for a pre-trial procedure permitting an arrestee to stay out of jail by depositing a set of money as a security that the arrestee will show up for trial?