Final Exam Study Guide
Crim 101
Chapters 5,6,7,8,9
1. Structure and role of the state and federal courts
2. How are appointments made to the U.S. Supreme Court
3. How a case proceeds to the U.S. Supreme Court
4. Judicial review and Marbury v. Madison
5. Different types of state trial courts
6. 1998 change to Ca. Constitution regarding consolidated courts
7. What are Writs of certiorari
8. The different roles in the Court system
9. Prosecutor, public defender, jury, bailiffs, court clerk, court reporter
10. Plea-bargaining. Advantages for defendant and the government
11. Purpose and different forms of Bail
12. Factors that influence the decision to prosecute
13. Civil and criminal grand jury, reasons to present, criticisms
14. Competency
15. Insanity defense, define, how often is it used, burden of proof
16. Voire Dire
17. Change of venue
18. Differences in sentencing, indeterminate vs. determinate
19. Five goals of contemporary sentencing
20. Structure and purpose of corrections
21. Early history of prisons, Auburn system, Pennsylvania system, civil war era, modern era
22. Difference between jails and prisons
23. Prison gangs (the big four in California and their attributes or characteristics)
24. Community corrections, difference between probation, parole
25. What are Halfway houses
26. Define Double jeopardy
27. Define Recidivism
28. Habeas corpus
29. Victim impact statements
30. The purpose of Pre-Sentence Investigation reports
31. Different types of rehabilitation programs in prison
Essay questions
Define and compare the differences between the Pennsylvania system and the Auburn
system.
Presentence investigation reports (PSIs) typically contain five basic elements, which are listed in
your textbook. Name four of them.
What are the purposes of inmate classification?
What is prisonization?