Trial Process

The criminal justice system consist of

• Law enforcement (police)
• Courts and corrections
• Prosecutors and defense attorneys
• All the above

Depriving an individual from society in order to make the community safe

• Rehabilitation

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence

• Retribution

What is a bench trial?

• A trial with a jury of three

• A trial decided by a judge

• A trial in which the jury cannot decide

• none of these

Designed to repair the damages done to the victim and community by the offender is an example of ________?

• Retribution

• Restitution

• Deterrence

• Incapacitation

What is the primary purpose of criminal trial

• to place a sentencing on a person
• to give them a court hearing
• determine the guilt or innocence of a person.
• to organize the paper work of the criminal

Criminal sentencing serves the following purpose.

• a.retribution

• b.deterrence

• c.rehabilitation

• .all of the above

Legislative attempts to assure that convicts will serve approximately the terms to which they were initially sentenced.

• "good time"

• "real offense"

• departure

• truth-in-sentencing laws

The philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime.

• rehabilitation

• restitution

• retribution

• "good time"

Step THREE of a trial is

• jury selection

• opening statements

• presentation of evidence and witnesses

• closing arguments

Which of these comes LAST?

• instructions to jury

• deliberation of jurors

• reading of the verdict

• sentencing