Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction 11th Edition

Which federal agency is responsible for managing the database of DNA profiles of offenders? a. Drug Enforcement Administration b. U.S. Secret Service c. U.S. Customs d. Federal Bureau of Investigation Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Which of the following is a civil suit brought against federal government officials for denying the constitutional rights to life, liberty,

Which of the following is NOT a right under the Crime Victims' Rights Act to the victims of federal crimes? a. The right to be reasonably protected from the accused. b. The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay. c. The right to confer with the federal prosecutor handling the case. d. The right

Semipermanent assignment of officers to particular neighborhoods is called ________. a. intensive policing b. partner policing c. block policing d. team policing Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d The juvenile system is more likely to maximize the use of discretion and ________ than the adult system. a. employ diversion from further formal processing b. apply the death penalty for first-degree

What is the primary purpose of any criminal trial? a. cooperation and communication with the police b. recognition of informal rules of civility c. determination of the defendant's guilt or innocence d. instruction to meet the needs of trial judges Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited the number of

High-level appellate courts are also referred to as ________. a. courts of last resort b. intermediate appellate courts c. trial courts of general jurisdiction d. trial courts of limited jurisdiction Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a What was the most common form of arson reported in 2012? a. arson of vehicles b. arson of personal items c. arson of computers d.

The research reported in Enhancing Police Integrity, published by the Department of Justice, found that ________ is(are) important in shaping the ethics of police officers. a. media and human relations skills b. hand-to-hand tactics c. an agency's culture of integrity d. set work-hour standards Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which 1936 Supreme Court case addressed physical

Which of the following refers to the lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts? a. appellate jurisdiction b. overlapping jurisdiction c. original jurisdiction d. limited jurisdiction Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Transfer hearings are held in ________. a.

A 2000 study by Columbia Law School professors James S. Liebman, Jeffrey Fagan, and Simon H. Rifkind examined 4,578 death-penalty cases in state and federal courts from 1973 to 1995. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Jails that are built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions are called

Who makes federal parole decisions? a. the sentencing judge b. the American Civil Liberties Union c. the United States Parole Commission d. the warden of the prison where the inmate is confined Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in a judicial

A juvenile court disposition that imposes both a juvenile sanction and ________ is known as blended sentencing. a. confinement b. an adult criminal sentence c. peer review d. probation Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Operational capacity is ________. a. the size of the inmate population that a facility can handle according to the judgment of experts b. the

Which of the following refers to improper or illegal inducement to crime by enforcement agents? a. police fraud b. entrapment c. collateral estoppel d. prosecutorial misconduct Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Criminal justice refers to the aspects of ________ ________ that concern violations of criminal law. a. social justice b. civil justice c. corporate justice d. administrative justice Answer: a Answer:

Cooperating with the authorities, good character, and no prior record are examples of ________ circumstances. a. aggravating b. unforeseen c. compensatory d. mitigating Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Which of the following advocates would support the interests of society over those of an individual? a. due-process advocate b. individual-rights advocates c. consensus model advocates d. public-order advocates Answer: d Answer: d Answer:

Which of the following refers to the phenomenon of force being used unacceptably, often on a department-wide basis? a. threat of force b. illegal use of force c. excessive use of force d. police use of force Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following terms is prison slang for an informant? a. rat b. fish c. gorilla d.

What legal concept provides the basis of suspicion less searches when public safety is at issue? a. fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine b. reasonable suspicion c. probable cause d. compelling interest Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d The Constitution prohibits the enactment of ________ laws, which make acts committed before the laws in question were passed

The legal principle that ensures that previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporated into future cases is called ________. a. ex post facto b. jurisprudence c. precedent d. justification Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following refers to the act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator? a. adjudication b. retribution c. probation d. incapacitation Answer: b Answer:

Among major crimes known to police in 2012, which Part I offense had the lowest number of occurrences? a. motor vehicle theft b. assault c. murder d. larceny-theft Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c ________ cases produce substantial changes both in the understanding of the requirements of due process and in the practical day-to-day operations of the

An offender who has served a portion of a prison sentence may be freed on ________. a. probation b. bail c. correction d. parole Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Law enforcement agencies do NOT submit regular reports to the FBI on which crime? a. rape b. robbery c. murder d. arson Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d