SOCE Flashcards 2026/2027 Questions With Complete
Solutions
__________ happens when the community views law
enforcement as fair, morally obligated to administer the law, and
as a legitimate authority of power. Correct Answers police
legitimacy
____________ is where arrestees go to await trial and convicted
offenders serve a year or less. Correct Answers county jail
______________ are alternatives to incarceration Correct
Answers probation and parole
______________ handles processing and detention of juveniles.
Correct Answers juvenile detention center
_______________ enforces laws, maintain civil order, and
protects the constitutional rights of everyone within the United
States. Correct Answers law enforcement
_______________ enforces punishment and provides
rehabilitation services as defined by the court system. Correct
Answers corrections
_______________ maintained by the federal and state
governments for confining convicted felons. Correct Answers
prisons
A criminal offense punishable by up to one year imprisonment
in county correctional facility. Correct Answers misdemeanor
, A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that someone
committed a crime, based on the totality of circumstances.
Correct Answers probable cause
A known person accused or suspected of committing a crime.
Correct Answers subject
A person believed to have committed a crime. Correct Answers
suspect/ detainee
A person convicted of a crime in the court of law. Correct
Answers offender
a person formally accused of committing a crime or a civil
wrong in a court proceeding. Correct Answers defendant
A person or entity that suffers an injury as a result of a crime
Correct Answers victim
A person under arrest or who has been arrested. Correct
Answers arrestee
A person who commits any criminal offense. Correct Answers
principal of the first degree
A person who gives the principal any aid with the intent that the
principal escapes any detention, trial or punishment. Correct
Answers accessory after the fact
Solutions
__________ happens when the community views law
enforcement as fair, morally obligated to administer the law, and
as a legitimate authority of power. Correct Answers police
legitimacy
____________ is where arrestees go to await trial and convicted
offenders serve a year or less. Correct Answers county jail
______________ are alternatives to incarceration Correct
Answers probation and parole
______________ handles processing and detention of juveniles.
Correct Answers juvenile detention center
_______________ enforces laws, maintain civil order, and
protects the constitutional rights of everyone within the United
States. Correct Answers law enforcement
_______________ enforces punishment and provides
rehabilitation services as defined by the court system. Correct
Answers corrections
_______________ maintained by the federal and state
governments for confining convicted felons. Correct Answers
prisons
A criminal offense punishable by up to one year imprisonment
in county correctional facility. Correct Answers misdemeanor
, A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that someone
committed a crime, based on the totality of circumstances.
Correct Answers probable cause
A known person accused or suspected of committing a crime.
Correct Answers subject
A person believed to have committed a crime. Correct Answers
suspect/ detainee
A person convicted of a crime in the court of law. Correct
Answers offender
a person formally accused of committing a crime or a civil
wrong in a court proceeding. Correct Answers defendant
A person or entity that suffers an injury as a result of a crime
Correct Answers victim
A person under arrest or who has been arrested. Correct
Answers arrestee
A person who commits any criminal offense. Correct Answers
principal of the first degree
A person who gives the principal any aid with the intent that the
principal escapes any detention, trial or punishment. Correct
Answers accessory after the fact
