TMAS 1 – Textbook of Veterinary Medicine – Veterinary
Assisting Program – Academic Year 2026 – Study Guide and
Notes
1st Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition
4th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom from self-incrimination and freedom from being
tried twice for the same crime
6th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, right to be told of
charges when arrested, Right to impartial jury, confront witness, to counsel
8th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom from: Excessive bail, and cruel and unusual
punishments
14th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Basic right of a defendant in a judicial proceeding
The requisites for trial (Due process)
Right to equal protection of the laws
Criminal Justice System components - correct answer ✔✔ Law enforcement, judicial,
corrections
Constitutionally protected rights - correct answer ✔✔ The basic rights and freedoms protected
by the U.S. Constitution and its amendments apply to all individuals in the United States
regardless of citizenship status
,Judicial System - correct answer ✔✔ Provide due process of the law, rendering fair judgements,
dispensing just punishment, and assuring victim's rights
Judicial Process begins? - correct answer ✔✔ once an offender has been arrested or indicted for
a crime
Corrections Objectives: - correct answer ✔✔ - Confining prisoners
- Rehabilitating prisoners
- Supervising parolees and probationers in the community
- Assuring victim's rights
Parole and Probation - correct answer ✔✔ The primary role of both parole and probation is to
protect the community from future criminal acts of individuals who have been convicted of a
crime, imprisoned and subsequently released back into the community
Parole vs. Probation - correct answer ✔✔ Parole is a conditional release from a state prison
which allows an individual to serve the remainder of a sentence.
Probation is the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and the order (by the
court) of conditional and revocable release in(to) the community. Penal Code Section 1203), a
sentencing option for an individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Community Policing - correct answer ✔✔ Address the causes of crime
Address the fear or perception of crime
Improve the overall quality of life in the community
CAPRA? - correct answer ✔✔ Clients
, Acquire and Analyze Information
Partnerships
Response
Assessment
Implicit Bias - correct answer ✔✔ Unconscious thoughts and feelings that may influence an
individual's perceptions, decisions, and actions
Three origins of law - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Case Law
Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔ law that involves the interpretation and application of
the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔ The body of law enacted by legislative bodies. All crimes are
statutory in California. TO be enforceable a law must be written as well as a punishment.
Case Law - correct answer ✔✔ Based upon previous appellate court decisions that are binding
on lower court decisions (Based on old cases). Purpose is to: interpret constitution and clarify
statutes.
Letter of the Law - correct answer ✔✔ Law is strictly applied in accordance with the literal
meaning of the statute, leaving no room for interpretation
Spirit of the Law - correct answer ✔✔ Law is applied in accordance with the intent of the
legislature, the promotion of fairness and justice and not solely in literal compliance with the
words of the statute. EX: Giving a warning
Assisting Program – Academic Year 2026 – Study Guide and
Notes
1st Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition
4th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom from self-incrimination and freedom from being
tried twice for the same crime
6th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, right to be told of
charges when arrested, Right to impartial jury, confront witness, to counsel
8th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Freedom from: Excessive bail, and cruel and unusual
punishments
14th Amendment - correct answer ✔✔ Basic right of a defendant in a judicial proceeding
The requisites for trial (Due process)
Right to equal protection of the laws
Criminal Justice System components - correct answer ✔✔ Law enforcement, judicial,
corrections
Constitutionally protected rights - correct answer ✔✔ The basic rights and freedoms protected
by the U.S. Constitution and its amendments apply to all individuals in the United States
regardless of citizenship status
,Judicial System - correct answer ✔✔ Provide due process of the law, rendering fair judgements,
dispensing just punishment, and assuring victim's rights
Judicial Process begins? - correct answer ✔✔ once an offender has been arrested or indicted for
a crime
Corrections Objectives: - correct answer ✔✔ - Confining prisoners
- Rehabilitating prisoners
- Supervising parolees and probationers in the community
- Assuring victim's rights
Parole and Probation - correct answer ✔✔ The primary role of both parole and probation is to
protect the community from future criminal acts of individuals who have been convicted of a
crime, imprisoned and subsequently released back into the community
Parole vs. Probation - correct answer ✔✔ Parole is a conditional release from a state prison
which allows an individual to serve the remainder of a sentence.
Probation is the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and the order (by the
court) of conditional and revocable release in(to) the community. Penal Code Section 1203), a
sentencing option for an individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Community Policing - correct answer ✔✔ Address the causes of crime
Address the fear or perception of crime
Improve the overall quality of life in the community
CAPRA? - correct answer ✔✔ Clients
, Acquire and Analyze Information
Partnerships
Response
Assessment
Implicit Bias - correct answer ✔✔ Unconscious thoughts and feelings that may influence an
individual's perceptions, decisions, and actions
Three origins of law - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Case Law
Constitutional Law - correct answer ✔✔ law that involves the interpretation and application of
the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔ The body of law enacted by legislative bodies. All crimes are
statutory in California. TO be enforceable a law must be written as well as a punishment.
Case Law - correct answer ✔✔ Based upon previous appellate court decisions that are binding
on lower court decisions (Based on old cases). Purpose is to: interpret constitution and clarify
statutes.
Letter of the Law - correct answer ✔✔ Law is strictly applied in accordance with the literal
meaning of the statute, leaving no room for interpretation
Spirit of the Law - correct answer ✔✔ Law is applied in accordance with the intent of the
legislature, the promotion of fairness and justice and not solely in literal compliance with the
words of the statute. EX: Giving a warning
