The ______ is better able than any state agency to pursue criminal investigations across
state borders.
a. U.S. Marshal
b. Secret Service
c. FBI
d. Homeland Security Department
To achieve the goals of criminal justice, many kinds of organizationssuch as police,
prosecution, _______, and correctionshave been formed.
a. courts
b. defense
c. bail bonds
d. magistrate
The juvenile court processing of delinquency cases typically begins with
a. an intake hearing.
b. a petition.
c. disposition.
d. diversion.
According to public opinion polls, which police function is most important in the minds
of citizens?
a. Order maintenance
b. Service
c. Departmental
d. Law enforcement
The lack of threats in society has forced private security to decrease.
a. True
b. False
Which amendment contains the warrant clause?
a. First Amendment
b. Second Amendment
c. Third Amendment
d. Fourth Amendment
Which is true concerning Internal Affairs?
a. Internal Affairs maintains formal mechanisms for the public to register complaints.
b. Internal Affairs never views complaints as attacks on the entire department.
c. Internal Affairs usually focuses on grand corruption.
d. It is difficult for Internal Affairs to get officers to provide information.
Punishment designed to affect the future choices and behaviors of individuals and
targeted toward individuals who have already been convicted is called
a. incapacitation.
b. special deterrence.
c. rehabilitation.
d. retribution.
Ethan was arrested for public drunkenness and lewd and lascivious behavior after
attending his close friend’s bachelor party. This is his first encounter with the criminal
justice system. He works as a project manager with a local construction company. Ethan
has been involved with his girlfriend for 3 years. His attorney reached an agreement
with the prosecutor to reduce his sentence to probation.
Ethan was arrested for public drunkenness and lewd and lascivious behavior. In order
for this arrest to occur, the officer had to have
a. probable cause.
b. reasonable suspicion.
c. clear and convincing evidence.
d. reasonable doubt.
Indeterminate sentences are consistent with rehabilitation.
a. True
b. False
How much does the public support the use of community-based punishments rather
than prison for nonviolent offenders?
a. Most citizens strongly supportcommunity-based punishments.
b. Few citizens support community-based punishments.
c. Most citizens are opposed to community-based punishments.
d. Most citizens report that they “don”t care” what happens to offenders either way.
Which of the following is not a major effect on law enforcement resulting from police
corruption?
a. Suspects are left free to engage in further crime.
b. Morale is damaged and supervision becomes lax.
c. The image of the police suffers.
d. Officers have better chances of promotion.
Offenders serving community service receive small amounts of pay for their work.
a. True
b. False
A pardon is an action of the executive branch of state or federal government which
absolvesthe offender from the consequences of the crime.
a. True
b. False
Which is not a responsibility performed by judges?
a. Setting bail
b. Issuing search warrants
c. Making arrests
d. Scheduling hearings
Throughout most of the 20th century, the number of persons incarcerated either
declined or remained stable.
a. True
b. False
Cesare Lombroso postulated that physical traits distinguish criminals as a feature of the
biological explanation of crime.
a. True
b. False
Which facility allows inmates to spend a portion of the day at work but reside in a
nonsecure facility outside of prison?
a. Minimum security prison
b. Halfway house
c. Ticket of leave
d. Furlough
Which is falseconcerning search warrants?
a. Police officers must provide reliable information when obtaining a search warrant.
b. Police officers must identify the “things” to be searched.
c. Police officers are allowed to conduct warrantless searches under certain
circumstances.
d. Police officers do need a search warrant, even if a person waives his or her Fourth
Amendment rights.
The American legal system is based on a passive judge and jury seeking to find the
truth as attorneys for each side argue vigorously.
a. True
b. False
The use of bondsmen is a fairly rare occurrence and becoming rarer.
a. True
b. False
One explanation for the increase in the incarceration rate in the 1990s was the increase
in the number of arrests.
a. True
b. False
A system that assigns priorities to calls for service is called
a. incident-driven policing.
b. clearance rate.
c. differential response.
d. line functions.
Throughout the history of the United States, ideas about punishment have remained
roughly the same.
a. True
b. False
Which model designed to manage off-duty employment of officers permits close
control by police supervisors of the off-duty work performed by their officers?
a. Officer contract model
b. Conflict-of-interest model
c. Union brokerage model
d. Department contract model
Stops must be justified by probable cause.
a. True
b. False
Victims are generally to blame for the crime that occurred against them
a. True
b. False
Repayment by an offender to a victim who has suffered some form of financial loss is
called
a. Reparations
b. Making amends
c. Forfeiture
d. Restitution
Which is a sense that cannot be used to justify a warrantless search?
a. Touch
b. Sound
c. Sight
d. Intuition
Katie has been charged with armed robbery. The judge has set her bail at $250,000. She
is currently in jail awaiting a family member to raise her bail. This is Katie’s first
offense. She claims that she was forced to commit the crime because she could not pay
her rent.
Katie was charged with armed robbery at which point during the pretrial process?
a. Arrest
b. Booking
c. Arraignment
d. Disposition
Contract counsel occurs when an attorney in private practice contracts with the
government to represent all indigent defendants in a county during a set period of time
and for a specified dollar amount.
a. True
b. False
Detective Smith is working on an active sexual assault case. She has just recently
received DNA results back from the lab. The results specifically pinpoint the person of
interest as the suspect. Detective Smith has obtained an arrest warrant and is hoping that
the suspect will give a full confession.
Detective Smith is going to take the suspect into custody, where he feels as though he is
not free to leave. Detective Smith is making a(n)
a. affidavit.
b. arrest.
c. search.
d. warrant.