Jails are operated locally by elected officials.
a. True
b. False
Police officers can conduct a warrant search without probable cause.
a. True
b. False
In Santobello v. New York (1971), the United States Supreme Court ruled that
a. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled
b. defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences
c. a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant
who maintains his or her innocence
d. defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty
According to the courts, accidents occur when there is no mens rea.
a. True
b. False
Minorities are subjected to much higher rates of incarceration than the white majority.
a. True
b. False
Native American tribes are separate, sovereign nations with a significant degree of legal
autonomy within the United States.
a. True
b. False
Minority groups do not suffer greatly from poverty.
a. True
b. False
The epidemic of youth violence in the United States occurred simultaneously with an
increase in drug arrests.
a. True
b. False
Andrica is the chief of police for a mid size department. She has recently reviewed the
data on how to serve the community better including preventing crime and responding
to calls. Andrica would like to incorporate additional strategies to improve all issues,
but wants to make sure her officers are willing to buy into a new method.
Andrica would also like to change how her officers receive calls. She would like the
highest priority calls to go out first. This is an example of
a. differential response system
b. incident-driven policing,
c. evidence-based policing
d. reactive-based policing
In a democracy, it is easy to maintain public order and protect individual freedom.
a. True
b. False
Two-thirds of those on death row are from the South.
a. True
b. False
In years past, the standard currency in the prison economy is
a. Money
b. Soap
c. peanut butter
d. Cigarettes
Decisions made within the system of criminal justice should not have to reflect
important values.
a. True
b. False
The prosecutor represents the accused or convicted offenders in their dealings with
criminal justice officials.
a. True
b. False
__________is designed to remove politics from the selection of judges and to allow the
voters to unseat judges.
a. partisan election
b. merit selection
c. nonpartisan election
d. community endorsement
Jacob is an attorney that works in the local public defender’s office. His caseload is
horrendous, and his salary low. Jacob feels that he has been very blessed in his life and
wanted a job that would allow him to give back to those less fortunate. Even though he
does get stressed, he has never questioned his career choice.
Jacob works in the public defender’s office. The clients that he represents are considered
________.
a. wealthy
b. indigent
c. middle class
d. associates
Which of the following is a consequence of the policy of differential response?
a. less detailed information is received from callers
b. callers are uncertain about when to expect a response
c. the saving of police resources
d. patrol officers know less about a case when they respond
Which of the following senses can be used to justify a warrantless search?
a. feel
b. hear
c. sight
d. all of the above
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 their
department.
Which particular court case will Dylan spend significant time discussing in regards to
the use of deadly force?
a. Tennessee v. Garner
b. Mapp v. Ohio
c. Gideon v. Wainwright
d. Miranda v. Arizona
Which of the following is NOT a name given to a prosecuting attorney?
a. district attorney
b. state’s attorney
c. commonwealth attorney
d. county attorney
Today, police officers have more formal education than their predecessors
a. True
b. False
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.
Until Katie’s family raises her bail, she will remain in _________.
a. prison
b. jail
c. probation
d. parole
What group is most likely to be unemployed in the United States after release from
prison?
a. male Caucasians under the age of 30
b. male Hispanics under the age of 30
c. male African-Americans under the age of 30
d. male African-Americans aged 30 or over
While parole officers must sometimes act in the role of a “cop,” they do not have the
power to enforce conditions of release.
a. True
b. False
The primary function of jails is to
a. hold persons for less than one year
b. hold persons for more than one year
c. hold persons for more than five years
d. avoid the stigma of prison
The watchman style of policing stresses order maintenance.
a. True
b. False
Most parole officers have little difficulty in monitoring the behavior of parolees.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a factor in how the judge determines the amount of the
bail?
a. seriousness of the crime
b. defendant’s prior record
c. defendant’s family responsibilities
d. admissibility of evidence gathered by the police
If a parole officer finds that a parolee has committed a technical violation, he or she can
revoke parole without a hearing.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following theories involves the use of criminal law to control society’s
poor and have-nots?
a. social conflict
b. Learning
c. social structure
d. Labeling
Through the use of _____ technology and software, police departments can analyze hot
spots, crime trends, and other crime patterns.
a. CODIS
b. IAFIS
c. geographic information system
d. TSA
When the goal of punishment is to restore a convicted offender to society through
therapy, this is called
a. Incapacitation
b. special deterrence
c. Rehabilitation
d. Retribution
A stop is defined as a brief interference with a person’s freedom of movement.
a. True
b. False
Defendants have the option to choose a bench trial dependant upon the state they reside.
a. True
b. False
The ________era of policing aimed to separate the police department from the political
system.
Successful prisoner reentry requires that parole and reentry support services focus on
linking offenders with community institutionschurches, families, selfhelp groups, and
___________.
Explain Cole and Smith’s use of the concepts of system and exchange to describe the
criminal justice system. Is this a useful way to view criminal justice? Why or why not?
Each separate offense of which a person is charged is called a (n) ______________.
Discuss the Pros and cons of prison privatization.
Officers can make an arrest without a warrant when there are _______. This means that
officers are in the middle of an urgent situation in which they must act swiftly and do
not have time to go to court to seek a warrant.
Explain how the broken windows theory impacts aggressive patrol.
________is the formal government removal of an alien from the United States.
How do budge cuts influence approaches to crime and crime rates within the criminal
justice system?
The separate judicial structure for each state in addition to a national structure creates
a _______________ system.
_____is often referred to as ‘street crime.”
Oral evidence provided by a legally competent witness is called __________.
Would a ban on plea bargaining improve the U.S. criminal justice system? Discuss why
or why not.
__________are officers who accept payoffs that circumstances of police work bring
their way.
Under the __________system, inmates’ labor was sold to private employers.
Can you think of any instances (not including those discussed in the text) in which
officers should not need a warrant to search?
How does the use of technology within the community benefit both the community and
police departments in combating crime?