Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out the basic
functions of patrol, investigation, traffic, vice, juvenile, and are so on are called
_________ functions.
a. line
b. patrol
c. sworn
d. preventative
Most theories about crime focus on both the poor and the wealthy.
a. True
b. False
John is a district attorney for a large metropolitan area. He is facing reelection in
approximately 1 year. During the course of John’s day, he receives news that a
well-known professional football player has attempted to murder his wife of less than a
year. Apparently, the player found his wife in a comprising position with another player
on the team. John knows that how he prosecutes this media-driven case may determine
if he is reelected.
John is facing a great deal of pressure to charge the football player to the highest extent
of the law. John knows what he would do if the suspect was an ordinary citizen. He also
knows that his election is coming soon. The pressure that John is facing is known as the
prosecutor’s
a. dilemma
b. discretion
c. role
d. factor
The criminal justice system is designed to control and prevent crime.
a. True
b. False
Police officers today have more formal education than their predecessors.
a. True
b. False
Created in 2002, which of the following this bureaucracies has greatly expanded the
federal reach?
a. U.S. Marshal
b. Secret Service
c. FBI
d. Homeland Security Department
Prior to the 1970s, why was it assumed that women did not commit serious crimes?
a. Women were not physically strong enough.
b. Women were assumed to be very dependent and nurturing.
c. Women were not given the opportunities to commit serious crimes.
d. Women were too intelligent.
Passive electronic monitoring systems send constant streams of information to the
receiver.
a. True
b. False
Less-lethal weapons may cause officers to act too quickly when an incident might be
handled without force.
a. True
b. False
Scholars focused on income policies and social fairness would recommend criminal
justice policies that
a. focus on how wealthy class abuse the criminal justice system.
b. create a correctional system that offers rigid sentences since the poor are affected the
most by crime.
c. establish economic and social justice.
d. reflectall of these options.
Maria is a 16 year-old Hispanic female from South Carolina who has been charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill. Maria used a baseball bat to beat a
classmate close to death leaving the victim with brain damage. The judge will render
her decision tomorrow if Maria should be tried as an adult or if the case should stay
within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system. Currently, Maria is being held in an
institution until an appropriate decision can be made.
If Maria’s case stays within the juvenile justice system, she would be labeled a
__________.
a. delinquentchild
b. neglectedchild
c. dependentchild
d. PINS
U.S. Marshals were the officials who tried to bring law and order in the western
territories after the Civil War.
a. True
b. False
Up to 90% of released offenders do not participate in transitional programsbecause
most released offenders:
a. don”t want to use them.
b. cannot access them.
c. receive this instruction while in prison.
d. do not need transitional programs.
Shelby cannot be retried for the same crime in the same jurisdiction based upon.
a. incorporation.
b. fundamental fairness.
c. self-incrimination.
d. double jeopardy.
This group works tirelessly to exonerate those who have been unjustly incarcerated?
a. The Innocence Project
b. Freedom Riders
c. Guilt By Association
d. The Truth Project
Alex was recently found guilty of first-degree murder. Based upon state law, the judge
was forced to use a system/guideline to determine the sentence that he was to receive.
Alex was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He will spend his time in a prison
approximately 25 miles from his home. Alex was thankful for this sentence because it
was a death penalty case otherwise.
Alex was charged with murder in the first degree, which is a felony. Which jurisdiction
would have heard Alex’s case?
a. Specific
b. General
c. Local
d. Federal
In the _____, the U.S. Supreme Court extended due process rights to children in the
cases of Kent v. United States and In re Gault.
a. 1860s
b. 1930s
c. 1960s
d. 1980s
Many legislators, prosecutors, and judges have abandoned rehabilitation as a goal.
a. True
b. False
All states run their prisons in an identical manner.
a. True
b. False
Which model lets officers contract independently with permission?
a. Officer contract model
b. Conflict-of-interest model
c. Union brokerage model
d. Department contract model