Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the
use-of-force continuum. A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an
unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged. Dylan plans to pay particular
attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in
his department.
Dylan is going to spend ample time on less-lethal force. Which is not one of the
methods he will discuss?
a. Nightstick
b. Pepper spray
c. Choke hold
d. Taser
Plea bargaining between defense attorney and prosecutor usually occurs in one single
meeting.
a. True
b. False
In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that juveniles were less culpable
than adults due to developmental and maturity differences.
a. True
b. False
Which is true about the due process rights of juveniles?
a. Juveniles have none of the due process rights guaranteed to adults.
b. Juveniles have all of the due process rights guaranteed to adults.
c. Juveniles have all of the due process rights guaranteed to adults plus additional
rights.
d. Juveniles have only some of the due process rights guaranteed to adults.
The War on Drugs has drastically reduced drug use.
a. True
b. False
If an individual cannot make bail, they will be forced to remain in jail until their case is
resolved.
a. True
b. False
Over the last 20 years, the challenges in community supervision have become fewer.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a factor of police discretion?
a. The nature of the crime
b. The relationship between the officer and his or her supervisor
c. The relationship between the alleged criminal and the victim
d. The relationship between the police and the criminal or victim
When imposing a sentence, judges consider one goal only, such as retribution,
incapacitation, rehabilitation, or deterrence.
a. True
b. False
A presentence report is prepared by
a. the court clerk.
b. the judge.
c. a probation officer.
d. the prosecutor.
Sarah is the responding officer at a domestic violence call. Upon arrival she is informed
by the female of the home that her ex-husband has violated a protective order and
entered her home. He held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her if she did not
allow him to move back into the home with her. There are two children in the home,
and the suspect has left the scene. This is the fourth time Sarah has responded to this
call in the last 2 months.
Although Sarah has a great deal of discretion when on the scene of the crime, once she
has filed charges, the _______ will decide whether to prosecute.
a. judge
b. prosecution
c. jury
d. defense
Dependency is one of the four types of cases which falls under the jurisdiction of the
juvenile justice system.
a. True
b. False
Officer Meeks has been assigned to the gang identifying unit within the prison he works
for. His duties include establishing which inmates have gang ties when they are
admittedto the prison. Officer Meeks usually interviews the inmates and notes any
identifying information such as tattoos and writings. Officer Meeks has been witnessing
a huge increase in members of both the Mexican Mafia and the Texas Syndicate.
Officer Meeks is responsible for identifying gang information in order to _________
rival gangs by housing them in separate units.
a. combine
b. segregate
c. integrate
d. identify
.One morning, Rashaad arrives at work feeling under the weather. By lunch time, he
decides to take sick leave and go home. Upon arrival at his house, he sees his best
friend’s car in the driveway. Rashaad becomes concerned that something may be wrong
with his wife. As he opens the door to his bedroom, he sees his wife and best friend in a
compromising position. In shock, Rashaad grabs his gun, and shoots and kills his wife
and friend.
Rashaad killed his wife and friend by an act of commission. This is the
a. mens rea.
b. concurrence.
c. actus reus.
d. causation.
In some communities, individuals on the sex offender registry have committed very
low-level offenses.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following determines whether a prisoner receives a reduction in sentence
due to “good time” for good behavior?
a. Judge
b. Prosecutor
c. State supreme court
d. Prison administrator
In recent years the Supreme Court has been even more supportive of expanding
prisoners’ rights.
a. True
b. False
Classical criminology argues that criminal behavior is irrational.
a. True
b. False
_______ programs are the most popular type of prison program.
a. Treatment
b. Vocational
c. Educational
d. Industrial
Entrapment occurs when a
a. police officer commits a crime.
b. citizen commits a crime in the presence of a police officer.
c. citizen knowingly violates the law.
d. police officer entices a citizen to commit a crime that he or she was not predisposed
to commit.
The right to counsel in felony cases was applied to the states in the landmark case of
a. Mapp v. Ohio (1961).
b. Weeks v. United States (1914).
c. Barron v. Baltimore (1833).
d. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).
Since the 1980s, sentencing guidelines have been established in the federal courts and
in nearly two dozen state court systems.
a. True
b. False
A “true bill” coming from a grand jury and charging a suspect with a specific crime is
called a(n)
a. information.
b. warrant.
c. indictment.
d. booking.
In the past, ________ had full power to break into the homes of slaves who were
suspected of keeping arms, to physically punish those who did not obey their orders,
and to arrest runaways.
a. Slave patrols
b. U.S. marshals
c. Sheriffs
d. Watch system members
The intangible costs of crime are small.
a. True
b. False
A police function that is a broad mandate to prevent behavior that disturbs the peace or
involves face-to-face conflict is called
a. order maintenance.
b. service.
c. law enforcement.
d. departmental order.
_______ is an influential theory about increases in fear and crime within neighborhoods
when there is insufficient police attention to seemingly minor public order offenses
such as vandalism, loitering, aggressive panhandling, and prostitution.
a. Learning theory
b. Broken windows theory
c. Differential learning association
d. Social control theory
_______ is a specific act of commission or omission in violation of the law, for which a
punishment is prescribed.
a. Crime
b. Justice
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Behavior
Dylan will be teaching an in-service for a group of officers tomorrow to review the
use-of-force continuum. A nearby department recently had an officer fire upon an
unarmed suspect, which left the community enraged. Dylan plans to pay particular
attention to those methods that are considered less lethal to avoid a similar tragedy in
his department.
One participant asks Dylan about the use of thermal imaging technology. Which case
should Dylan refer to in his answer?
a. Tennessee v. Garner
b. Mapp v. Ohio
c. Gideon v. Wainwright
d. Kyllo v. United States
The organization of corrections in the United States leaves the primary responsibility
for administering prisons with the
a. states.
b. United Nations.
c. regional governing associations.
d. towns.