Which of the following is an example of a proactive strategy to combat crime?
a. responding to citizen calls for service
b. Using a stakeout in victimless crimes
c. responding to citizens who approach an officer
d. responding to a crime after the perpetrator has fled
Police components that directly perform field operations and carry out the basic
functions of patrol, investigation, traffic, vice, juvenile, and so on.
a. line functions
b. patrol functions
c. sworn functions
d. preventative functions
The Bill of Rights has always protected individuals’ rights at the state level.
a. True
b. False
Most states use the “contract counsel” method of providing attorneys for those who
cannot afford their own attorneys.
a. True
b. False
Which unit in a police department receives and investigates complaints against officers?
a. Vice
b. Citizens Review Committee
c. Internal Affairs
d. Ethics Violations Department
Which of the following is true concerning intermediate sanctions?
a. judges use intermediate sanctions that only require a low level of control over the
offender
b. judges use intermediate sanctions that only require a high level of control over the
offender
c. judges use intermediate sanctions that require no control over the offender
d. judges use a range of intermediate sanctions requiring a low level to high level of
control over the offenders
Defendants have the right to attorney for their first appeal.
a. True
b. False
It can be difficult to place halfway houses in communities due to this sentiment:
a. “no offenders in my neighborhood” (NOIMN)
b. “take inmates out of communities” (TIOOC)
c. “keep them locked up tight” (KTLUT)
d. “not in my backyard” (NIMBY)
The due process and equal protection clauses are found in the Fourteenth Amendment.
a. True
b. False
The fragmented structure of state courts is the biggest barrier to effective justice.
a. True
b. False
Plea bargaining between defense counsel and prosecutor is a serious game in which
friendliness and joking may mask efforts to advance each side’s cause.
a. True
b. False
In recent years, the number of goods that a prisoner can obtain through legal channels
has increased in many prisons.
a. True
b. False
When people break the law in order to save themselves or prevent a greater harm, they
will likely use this defense in court:
a. self-defense
b. entrapment
c. necessity
d. duress
Police officers can rely on a variety of senses to justify a warrantless search.
a. True
b. False
According to the ruling in ____, prosecutors may, for example, threaten repeat
offenders with life sentences under habitual offender statutes if they do not agree to
plead guilty and accept specified terms of imprisonment.
a. Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978)
b. Boykin v. Alabama (1969)
c. North Carolina v. Alford (1970)
d. Ricketts v. Adamson (1987)
All states run their prisons in an identical manner.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following states do not have a minimum age for juveniles to be transferred
to the adult system?
a. Arizonia
b. Utah
c. New Mexico
d. Texas
A strategy for addressing domestic violence that is supported by some research is
a. make arrests in all cases
b. bring a marriage therapist to the scene of all family fights
c. make arrests only when the abuser has a prior record
d. remove the victim from the home and then place the victim in a homeless shelter
Miranda warnings must be read to a suspect when he/she is taken into custody.
a. True
b. False
A brief interference with a person’s freedom of movement with a duration that can be
measured in minutes is called a(n)
a. search
b. stop
c. arrest
d. interrogation
Parole decisions can be made arbitrarily, depending on the whims of the parole board.
a. True
b. False
In the early parole system in the United States, prisoners were released on parole when
a. their sentence expired
b. the prisons became full
c. the victims consented to their release
d. their conduct showed they were ready to return
The federal government provides all of the funding for American prisons.
a. True
b. False
______are rigorous military-style regimen for younger offenders designed to accelerate
punishment while instilling discipline.
a. day reporting centers
b. prisons
c. boot camps
d. halfway houses
Police rarely perceive the public as hostile.
a. True
b. False
In England, the doctrine that allowed the courts to hold protective jurisdiction over all
children was called
a. judicial waiver
b. parens patriae
c. In re Gault
d. status offense
The Bureau of Prisons enters into contractual agreements with cities to provide which
of the following service?
a. halfway houses
b. prerelease programs
c. electronic monitoring
d. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT an example of a civil disability that can be placed on an
ex-felon?
a. restrictions in terms of employment
b. denial of the right to vote
c. denial of the right to hold public office
d. forfeiture of all constitutional rights
Based on the ruling set forth in Berghuis v. Thompson,what must a suspect do to end
questioning?
a. Immediately remain silent
b. Immediately state he is asserting his right to remain silent to end questioning
c. Answer some questions and not others
d. Request additional time to respond at a later point
Warden Smith is in charge of a female prison that houses the women from her state. She
has been working diligently to improve the conditions of the prison for the women she
serves. Warden Smith has increased programs for the women spending significant
dollars on improving the educational system behind bars. She also received a grant
which allowed the prison to have a full time medical staff person round the clock to
care for the inmates. Warden Smith has also managed to incorporate programs to
increase the mother/child bond.
What percentage of Warden Smith’s inmates have a child at home?
a. 31
b. 41
c. 61
d. 71
Elizabeth is a middle age female who was planning to purchase a new spring wardrobe
with her credit card. When she handed her salesperson her credit card, she was
surprised to find out that it was denied. Elizabeth had no idea how this could possibly
have happened. She has a $20,000 credit limit and currently has a zero balance.
Elizabeth realized that a crime had been committed against her.
Credit card fraud, such as what Elizabeth suffered, are responsible for the loss of per
____ year to merchants.
a. 1 million
b. 10 million
c. 1 billion
d. 10 billion
Court decisions have established that police dogs who sniff luggage in public places are
not conducting searches and therefore are not subject to the requirements of the Fourth
Amendment.
a. True
b. False
What are the “invisible punishments” offenders are subjected to after release from
incarceration?
a. difficulties finding a job
b. denial of government assistance
c. inability to get married
d. Only difficulties finding a job and denial of government assistance are invisible
punishments
Alan has always wanted to become a law enforcement officer. He has recently applied
to his local sheriff’s department. He holds a bachelor’s degree from his state university
and speaks Spanish as a second language. If hired, he will participate in a 16 week basic
law enforcement course before he goes in the field.
Which of the following would not be a standard part of Alan’s curriculum through
BLET?
a. weapons use
b. CPR
c. prison procedure
d. legal rules
Traffic regulation is a ______job of the police.
a. minor
b. major
c. dangerous
d. non-existent
When improperly obtained evidence is used because it would later have been
discovered anyway even without improper actions by the police, this is called the
________________.
In order to be successful, community corrections programs must be given adequate
resources
a. True
b. False
Your text discusses the advances in technology that help police to solve crimes. What
implications does this new technology have for police training?
Most of the public believe that prisons are run in a(n) ___________manner.
The United States Supreme Court decided in the case of ________ v. __________ that
the death penalty is unconstitutional for offenders under the age of 18.
The terms used to refer to juvenile offenders were changed (from arrest to referral; from
sentence to disposition, etc.). Why was this done, and did it do anything to help
juveniles?
A request to a higher court to review actions taken in a completed trial is called a(n)
__________.
Pepper spray and nightsticks are considered types of ____________weapons.
A sum of money paid to the state by a convicted person as punishment is called a(n)
____________.
The authors of your textbook have noted that an increasingly large percentage of
inmates have committed drug crimes. Why do you think this has occurred, and what
affect might it have on reentry issues?
People on _____ under community supervision now make up 57 percent of the
correctional population, yet budgets and staffing have not risen accordingly.
What are civil disabilities? Give at least three examples of civil disabilities.
The Supreme Court ruled that officers are permitted to intrude on private lands that are
open areas in the case of _________________.
The word ________is derived from a French word, patrouiller, which once meant “to
tramp about in the mud”.
_____is information, collect and analyzed by law enforcement officials, concerning
criminal activities and organizations such as gangs, drug traffickers, and organized
crime.
Explain how the Supreme Court has changed the interpretation of the fourth
amendment.