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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desireble? | Values |
| What is the Standard of conduct based on moral duties and virtues that are derived from the principles of right and wrong? | Ethics |
| What refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders? | Criminal justice |
| What is the highest court in the state of Florida, consisting of seven justices who are appointed by the govener. They also hear cases including final order imposing death sentences and appeals from lower state courts? | Florida Supreme Court |
| What court in florida handles divorces, felonies,and civil cases involing amounts greater than 15,000? | Florida Circuit courts |
| Who is responsible for maintaining files and official records and issuing subpoenas? | Clerk of Courts |
| Who is responsible for the day to day administraion of a court system? | Court Administration |
| What is Chain of command? | The order of authority within an organizaion |
| Which law defines the form of government we as Americans have establised for ourselves? | Constituional Law |
| What is Statutory law? | written laws enacted by congress, state legislatures, or local governing authories in reponse to a perceived needd to clarify the function of government. |
| What is case law? | body of law formed by the decision of the court system |
| What is the purpose of the amendments to the constitution? | ensure that individual rights are not infringed upon by the goverment. |
| What is the first amendment? | protects freedom of speech, press, peacefull assembly, and religion. |
| What is the second amendment? | guarantees the right to bear arms |
| What is the fourth amendment? | prohibits unreasonble search and seizures and generlly requires a search warrant signed by independent magistrate. |
| What is the fifth amendment? | prohibits compelled self incrimination. Requires grand jury indictment for captiatl crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprication of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
| What is the sixth amendment? | guarantees the right to a speedy and public trials, counsel, an impartial jury. |
| What is the eighth amendment? | prohibits excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual punishment. |
| Name the five levels of felonies with the jail time and fees. | Capital: Death or life imprisonment no possibility of parole. Life: up to life imprisonment, up to 15,000. First Degree: max 30yrs imprisonment, up to 10,000 fine. Second degree: max 15yrs, fine up to 10,000. Third Degree: max 5 years, fine up to 5,00 |
| The law recognizes four standards of legal justification. What are they list from least to most liberty restrictions? | Mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, proof beyond a reasonable doubt. |
| What is sometimes described as a hunch or a gut feeling based on law enforcement training and knowledge? | Mere suspicion |
| What is the standard of justification needed to support a legal terry stop or investigative detention? | Reasonable suspicion |
| what is a pretext stop? | officer stops vehicle for equipment violation but really wants to investigate more, other serious criminal activity. |
| Describe probable cause. | fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that a crime was commited based on the totality of circumstances. |
| What is the exclusionary rule? | When evidence is obtained by the government in violation of the Constitution cannot be used as evidence in court. |
| What are some of the exceptions fo making an arrest for a misdemeanor that doesnt occur in the presence of an officer? | Carring a firearm in violation of an injuntion Battery Act of Retail theft traffic offenses related to crash investigtion carrying a concealed weapon disorderly conduct on premises of establishment Theft from a dining or lodging establishment |
| If the defendant helped another person or persons commit or attempt to commit a crime, the defendant must be treated as if he or she had done all the things the other person did. This defines what? | principal in the first degree |
| Who is a person who aids or contributes in the commision or concealment of a crime? | accessory |
| Which legal defense recognizes that a criminal defendant will be judged on his or her present ablility to assist counsel by participation in the defense? | Mental competence |
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