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47. With Jessica's new charge of home invasion and robbery, she will likely be sentenced to prison time. What
component of the system will she serve her sentence in?
a. corrections
b. institutional supervision
c. courts
d. police
48. Jessica was asked to participate in a rehabilitation program that is designed to provide a more successful
readjustment to society without theft and robbery. Her participation in this program will occur during what stage of
the criminal justice process?
a. sentencing/disposition
b. pre-release
c. correctional treatment
d. post release
Jackson has been arrested for possession of drugs. When he was taken into custody, the officer had just witnessed
Jackson taking money from someone and handing them a small bag that looked as if it were drugs. After obtaining
thatprobablecause,theofficersearchedJackson’sbackpackwherehefoundapproximately4ouncesofmarijuana
packaged in smaller bags for resale.
49. After arrest, Jackson will be in what stage of the criminal justice process while the officer searches his home for
more evidence?
a. initial contact
b. booking
c. custody
d. holding
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50. UponsearchingJackson’shome,theofficerfoundanadditional3ouncesofmarijuanapackagedforresale.The
prosecutor has decided to charge Jackson with possession with intent to distribute. What is the next stage of the
criminal justice process after charging?
a. custody
b. preliminary hearing
c. arraignment
d. plea bargaining
51. At arraignment, Jackson accepts a plea deal that will shorten his sentence in return for naming one of his sources
that provides the marijuana he sells. About how many cases every year end in plea bargains instead of a criminal
trial?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
Patricia, a famous child actor has been arrested yet again. She has had many brushes with the law but has yet to be
sentenced to prison .This time, the arrest was for was stealing but in the end, the charges are reduced after the star
agrees to return the stolen goods. She has a team of attorney's on retainer and is always in the spotlight.
52. With Patricia's retained counsel, the judge was convinced that she had learned her lesson and the challenging
spotlight led her to her most current crime.This type of scenario is most likely to happen in what layer of the criminal
justice wedding cake?
a. level 1
b. level 2
c. level 3
d. level 4
53. When Patricia had her charges reduced in exchange for the return of stolen goods, what agency of crime control did
she most likely deal with?
a. police
b. prosecution and defense
c. courts
d. corrections
Henry Huggins is a states attorney who wants to be mayor of Baltimore. He knows that mayors before him have
runandwononthe“toughoncrime"platform.Henryalsobelievesinbeingtoughbutfairandknowsthathehasthe
winning record both in the courtroom and in politics. He feels that every person deserves a full array of constitutional
rights and preserving democratic ideals is paramount over the need to punish the guilty.
54. If Henry believes in democratic ideals and careful scrutiny of decisions made in the justice system, what perspective
on justice does Henry take?
a. Non-Interventionist
b. Crime Control
c. Due Process
d. Equal Justice
55. WhatistheconceptcalledthatdescribesHenry’sinvolvementwiththedefenseattorney,judge,andothercourt
room personnel that helps to streamline the process of justice through extensive use of deal making and plea
bargaining?
a. safe streets control group
b. court room work group
c. the center work group
d. cooperative work group
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56. The first police agency was developed in 1829 in ____________________.
57. An ___________________ is the condition that in order to make an arrest in a misdemeanor, the arresting
officer must have personally witnessed the crime being committed
58. The term ____________________ became prominent around 1967 when the President's Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice began a nationwide study of the nation's crime problem.
59. When prosecutors decide to take no further action after conducting a preliminary investigation of the legal matters
of a case it is referred to as a(n) ____________________.
60. ____________________ is the term used to describe the process through which large numbers of cases are
systematically filtered out of the formal criminal justice process.
61. The ____________________ is comprised of the prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and other court personnel
who function to streamline the process of justice.
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62. Millions of misdemeanors, such as disorderly conduct, shoplifting, public drunkenness, and minor assault,
comprise ____________________ of the criminal justice "wedding cake." Lower courts handle these cases in an
assembly-line fashion.
63. Decriminalization, deinstitutionalization, and pretrial diversion are favored by those adhering to the
____________________ perspective.
64. The goal of the ____________________ perspective is to enable the offender to appreciate the damage caused,
to make amends, and to be reintegrated back into society.
65. The ____________________ perspective has influenced the development of sentencing policies that emphasize
mandatory punishments.
66. Advocates of the ________________ view the efforts of the state to punish and control crime as encouraging
crime instead of discouraging it.
67. Upward of 80% of felony cases and 90% of misdemeanor cases are settled _____________.
68. According to the criminal justice assembly line view each stage is actually a _______________ through which the
cases flow.
69. __________ is a money bond levied to ensure the return of the defendant for the criminal trial.
70. The modern era of criminal justice can be traced to a series of ________________ begun in the 1950's under the
American Bar Association.
71. Illustrate, through the use of examples, that crime is not a recent phenomenon.
72. Explain why Herbert Packer describes the criminal justice process as an assembly line process.
73. Describe the main components of the contemporary criminal justice system. Include a discussion of the size of the
system.
74. Explain how the formal criminal justice system differs from the informal criminal justice system. What factors in the
formal system of criminal justice impact and influence the informal criminal justice system?
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75. Discuss how the criminal justice assembly line results in the concept of a "criminal justice funnel." What are the
potential consequences of this model on society?
76. The "wedding cake" model is an alternative to the traditional criminal justice flowchart. Using specific examples,
elaborate the wedding cake model. Address how society and the justice system respond to crimes committed at
each level.
77. Compare the crime control perspective of criminal justice to the due process perspective of criminal justice. How
do these two perspectives differ and why? Elaborate how the use of one of the alternate perspectives on justice
might change society's view on crime and criminals.
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78. Compare and contrast the rehabilitation perspective of criminal justice to the restorative justice perspective of
criminal justice. How do these two perspectives differ and why?
79. Discuss the role of ethics in the monitoring of sexual offenders from the perspective of two different personnel in
the criminal justice system (police officer, corrections officer, defense attorney, prosecutor, etc.).
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80. Why are ethics important in criminal justice? Choose a component of the justice system and discuss ethical issues
of importance.
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