Criminal Justice NOCTI Exam with accurate detailed answers || || || || || || ||
Actus Reus - ✔✔The actual criminal act (guilty act)
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Mens Rea - ✔✔The mental state a person must have been in while committing a crime for it to be
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intentional (guilty mind) || ||
Statue - ✔✔Laws passed by NYS Legislator and signed by Governor
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Three branches of government - ✔✔1) Executive (police)
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2) Legislative (makes laws)
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3) Judicial (courts)
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Two types of defenses - ✔✔1) Self-defense
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2) Affirmative defense
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Judge and their function - ✔✔1) Rules on admissibility of evidence
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2) Instruct jury on the law
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3) Sentence (criminal)
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4) Decision (civil)
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Two types of court actions - ✔✔Criminal and Civil
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Grand Jury - ✔✔Max 23 people
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12 must vote for indictment
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Quorum - ✔✔Minimum of required person to make vote/ action/ decisions
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Can only be looked at by a Grand Jury and then indicted - ✔✔Felony
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Indictment - ✔✔Piece of paper, "we the grand jury says James Smith is guilty of..."
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt - ✔✔Highest level of proof of evidence
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Probable Cause - ✔✔More than suspicion, but less than actual knowledge.
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Preponderance of Evidence - ✔✔More than likely that person should be held responsible
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Nolo Contedere - ✔✔Latin term meaning a plea of no contest
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OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Use of Force Continuum - ✔✔1. Officer Presence
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2. Verbalization
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3. Empty- Hand Control
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4. Less- Lethal
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5. Letha
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Bill of Rights - ✔✔First Ten Amendments
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1st Amendment - ✔✔Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition
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2nd Amendment - ✔✔Right for the people to keep and bear arms, as well as to maintain a militia
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