What term was adopted in 12th century to refer to a breach of faith with one’s feudal
lord?
a. Lex talionis
b. Felonia
c. Sucordisco
d. Mala prohibitum
The first state to establish a court administrative office was in 1927.
a. North Dakota
b. Iowa
c. Washington
d. California
In what 1976 case did the court rule unconstitutional a trial judge’s order prohibiting the
press from reporting the
confessions implicating the defendant in the crime?
a. NebraskaPressAssociationv.Stuart
b. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court
c. GannettCo.v.DePasquale
d. Turner v. Murdoch
Mackenzie has seen with her own eyes how a nice neighborhood can go downhill into
disorder and chaos. She is a product of a neighborhood that once was ok and now is full
of deteriorated housing. What would be one lesson that she has learned from growing
up where she did?
a. neighborhood disorder creates fear
b. hot spot policing works in reducing crime
c. Improving response time reduces crime
d. directed policing creates mistrust
Which of the following factors has been linked to recidivism?
a. A history of physical and sexual abuse
b. Maintenance of criminal peer association
c. Harboring of aggressive feelings
d. All of the above have been linked to recidivism.
The federal government has passed legislation criminalizing staff sexual misconduct
against inmates.
a. True
b. False
Under what system does the prosecutor have the discretion of filing charges for certain
legislatively designated offenses in either juvenile or criminal court?
a. Direct file waiver
b. Excluded offense waiver
c. Judicial waiver
d. Reverse waiver
For serious violent crimes, the male-female arrest ratio is males to 1 female.
a. 5
b. 3
c. 2
d. 4
What is the best estimate of the rate of HIV infection among state and federal prison
inmates?
a. 2 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 33 percent
Which of the following statements is false regarding diversion programs?
a. There is no court supervision of these programs.
b. Offenders are placed in diversion programs before their formal trial or conviction.
c. Pretrial diversion programs are intended to encourage community treatment
participation by the offender.
d. Restitution may be part of a diversion program.
What was the name of the famous commission that investigated corruption in New York
City in the 1970s?
a. Warren Commission
b. Knapp Commission
c. Christopher Commission
d. Mollen Commission
The Criminal Justice system employs more people than are under correctional
supervision in the US
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a source of criminal law?
a. Common law
b. Biblical decree
c. Statutes
d. Case decisions
Computerized mathematical models of a suspect’s face constructed from minimal
information are called:
a. Digital diagrams
b. Genetic algorithms
c. AR technology
d. ABIS
To qualify for federal funds under truth-in-sentencing laws, states must require persons
convicted of a violate felony crime to serve not less than percent of the prison sentence.
a. 25
b. 45
c. 65
d. 85
Transnational Crime groups are often involved in;
a. Human trafficking
b. Gambling
c. Prostitution
d. All of these
American civil law is primarily concerned with:
a. compensating the injured party for harm.
b. protecting the public against harm.
c. Controlling social values and mores.
d. Contracting legal obligations between aggrieved individuals.
According to the United States Criminal Code, a first-time illegal copyright offender
will be fined $250,000. A
second-time offender will receive 5 years incarceration.
a. True
b. False
For misdemeanors, probation usually extends for the entire period of a would-be jail
sentence, whereas felonies are more likely to warrant probationary periods that are the
suspended prison sentence.
a. slightly longer than
b. actually shorter than
c. extremely longer than
d. felonies are not eligible for probationary periods
Medium security prisons have liberal furlough but strict visiting policies.
a. True
b. False
Most formal trials are heard by a jury although some defendants can request a bench
trial.
a. True
b. False
What is the term used to describe organized groups of detectives who deceive criminals
into openly committing illegal acts or conspiring to engage in criminal activity?
a. Detective bureau
b. Sting operations
c. Community policing
d. Proactive patrol
College degrees may have little direct impact on promotion potentials for police
officers.
a. True
b. False
Judges are generally granted discretion to tailor the restrictions of a probation sentence
to fit what they deem to be the needs of the individual offender.
a. True
b. False
Mark is considering a career in law enforcement and would like to stay in his
hometown providing basic law enforcement services but is also interested in the court
system and public order. What is the best fit for Mark’s aspirations?
a. state police
b. county police
c. sheriff
d. municipal police
The Prison rape reduction act was established in 2003,
a. True
b. False
Henry Fielding operated his own monied police that attempted to clean up earlier
policing efforts by deciding which cases to investigate and which streets to protect, they
were called:
a. Justices of the peace
b. Friends of Fielding
c. Bow Street Runners
d. Metropolitan Police
What doesn”t Madalyn do as a a patrol officer?
a. arrest suspects
b. handle the situation”
c. gather evidence
d. order maintenance
Bail can be used to punish an accused, and can be denied or revoked at the indulgence
of the court.
a. True
b. False
In cases where the convicted is convicted of two or more charges, and the judges
sentences begin on the same day and are completed when the longest term is served it is
called a.
a. consecutive sentence
b. determinate sentence
c. concurrent sentence
d. mandatory maximum sentence
Which of the following statements does not apply to criminal law?
a. Crime is a public offense.
b. The right of enforcement belongs to the state.
c. Fines go to the state.
d. Both parties can appeal.
Most incarcerated youths are ______, ______, or offenders
Elaborate on the English roots of policing, with a discussion of how this history has
influenced the structure, duties, and functions of modern U.S. policing.
The Durham Rule is associated with the _____defense.
_____question large groups of high school students about their participation in criminal
or delinquent acts.
The ______has been given the responsibility for overseeing the nation’s capital markets.
The tier system was first introduced as part of the_____ system.
What is Operation Ceasefire?
a. A problem-oriented policing program in Boston to get guns off the street
b. A community-oriented policing program in Chicago aimed at auto theft
c. A crime mapping program in Dallas designed to plot gun crimes
d. A civilian review board initiative in New York
The U.S. Corrections Corporation opened the first____ prison in 1986.
The ____assists local and state authorities in investigating illegal drug use.
Decriminalization, deinstitutionalization, and pretrial diversion are favored by those
adhering to the_____perspective.
One of the most successful federal efforts at enforcing cyber laws is the______ .
Identify and describe the different factors that commonly influence an officer’s use of
discretion.
A ____is issued if the grand jury fails to find that probable cause to prosecute exists.
Discuss state level enforcement in responding to the threat of large scale corporate
fraud.
The_____ goal of punishment means that an offender must pay back the victim for their
loss.
The ______Amendment has been used in the past to argue that the death penalty is
cruel and unusual punishment.
Explain the three significant methods used to measure the nature and extent of crime.
Address the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
Detail the various forms of indigent defense systems used in the U.S.