Criminal Investigation | Criminal Law | American Government | Probation and Parole | Psychology |
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What is the Fourth Amendment
This constitutional amendment provides citizens of the United States protections against unreasonable searches and seizures
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What is the Consitution
Basic governing document of the United States
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What is Slander
An oral statement that is false and intended to damage an individual
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What is Mens rea
IA rational choice made by a person with free will
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What is the Id
Seeks discharge or gratification
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What is Probable cause
Blank exists when enough facts lead a reasonable and prudent person to believe that a fair probability of criminal activity exists
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What is Mala in se
Murder and rape would be among crimes classified this way
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What is the Executive branch
Responsible for enforcing federal laws, foreign policy, and commanding the armed forces
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What is a Plea bargain
An agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant
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What is Experimental method
Researchers control and manipulate variables of interest
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What is the Exclusionary rule
This method in judiciary proceedings is used to uphold constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizures
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What is a Crime
A public wrong created by the state and prosecuted by the state in its name
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What is the Bill of rights
This document was to ensure civil liberties, such as freedom of speech and religion
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What is a Caseload
Total number of clients supervised
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What is Pleasure principle
According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the id operates based on
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What is Miranda v. Arizona
In 1966, this decision by the US Supreme Court, declared a set of specific rights for criminal defendants
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What is Corpus delicti
The body of the crime
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What is the fifteenth amendment
This amendment gives all men the right to vote
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What is an Arraignment
A legal procedure in which a defendant is formally charged with a crime
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What is Integrity vs. Despair
Erikson's final stage of psychosocial development
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What is Mapp v. Ohio
In 1961, this decision by the US Supreme Court became legal precedent for illegal evidence used during trial proceedings
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What is Mala prohibita
Bad only because it is prohibited
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What is the Treaty of Paris
In 1783 this document acknowledged the United States as an independent nation
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What is Classicalism
An overgrowth of the European Enlightenment period of the eighteenth century
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Who is Abraham Maslow
This psychologist proposed the existence of a 'hierarchy of needs"
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