Prisoners’ right to due process requires that:
a. they be allowed to conduct religious services
b. they be given food and medical care
c. they have access to television and recreation
d. they have hearings when charged with serious disciplinary infractions
e. they participate in forming the prisons’ policies and rules
Liz Rowell is prosecuting Gene Huewit for first degree rape of a child and incest. The
victim is a 7 year old female who was brought to the emergency room with bleeding
and bruising. The lead detective learned that Mr. Huewit is the victim’s uncle and has
been molesting her for the last two months.
During the second round of jury selection, Ms. Rowell dismisses juror number four
because she just has a feeling that she would not be a fair juror. She does not want to
take a chance of this defendant walking free. This is an example of:
a. jury selection
b. challenge for cause
c. direct evidence
d. peremptory challenge
e. circumstantial evidence
Which of the following offenses would likely receive the most severe sentence on a
sentencing guidelines grid?
a. Felony DWI
b. Residential burglary
c. Assault, first degree
d. Sale of controlled substances
e. Theft over $5,000
Cell phones can be traced for location purposes when calling this number:
a. 311
b. 411
c. 611
d. 711
e. 911
Trials in the United States pit prosecutor against defense attorney. This is known as the
____________________ system.
a. adversarial
b. inquisitorial
c. civil law
d. authoritarian
e. totalitarian
Which of the following would be an example of a special geographic agency?
a. University police
b. Conservation officer
c. Airport officer
d. Park police
e. All of these
Which of the following sentiments is commonly voiced by community members who
are wary about having halfway houses in their neighborhood?
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)
e. “don”t put criminals here” (DPCRH)
The term “reasonable expectation of privacy” is most relevant to which of the following
police activities?
a. search
b. seizure
c. arrest
d. stop
e. interrogation
Oftentimes, citizens will form a committee to investigate complaints against the police,
which are referred to as:
a. internal affairs
b. accreditation board
c. community election board
d. civilian review board
e. private review board
In 2008, 19 Americans died as a result of taking counterfeit heparin that had been
imported from:
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Iran
d. Thailand
e. Canada
The temporary release of an inmate from a correctional institution for a brief period,
usually one to three days, for a visit home is called:
a. day leave
b. discretionary release
c. development release
d. furlough
e. work and education release
Violent victimization that may occur between intimate partners, which frequently
requires the use of officer discretion:
a. policy
b. domestic violence
c. intimate reunions
d. divorce intercession
e. domestic intervention
In a criminal prosecution, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial,
an impartial jury, and to confront witnesses, which is protected by which amendment?
a. First Amendment
b. Fourth Amendment
c. Fifth Amendment
d. Sixth Amendment
e. Eighth Amendment
Procedures criminal justice professionals must follow in enforcement, adjudication, and
corrections are:
a. procedural criminal law
b. substantive criminal law
c. constitutional criminal law
d. civil law
e. tort law
The process in which shared understandings create the expectation that a guilty plea
will lead to a less-than-maximum sentence, even without any actual bargaining, is
known as:
a. indirect plea bargaining
b. insufficient plea bargaining
c. indecisive plea bargaining
d. implicit plea bargaining
e. under-the-table plea bargaining
Police officers who provide first aid, rescue animals, or help the homeless are fulfilling
which of the following police functions?
a. law enforcement
b. order maintenance
c. service
d. departmental
e. community action
Jayson Myers is an inmate at a state correctional facility. He has been incarcerated for
five years and has been known to be an exemplary inmate since day one. He has been
able to get a certificate in HVAC and works on the road crew. His release date is two
years away. He is considered a leader within his cellblock.
Jayson hopes to become a mentor to the new:
a. apple
b. fish
c. punk
d. wolf
e. dog
Most police work is reactive, which means that police primarily:
a. respond to citizen calls for service
b. initiate actions in the absence of citizen requests
c. operate according to “hunches”
d. stop crime before it happens
e. focus on administrative tasks
Which of the following arguments does NOT explain the current trend in female arrest
and conviction rates?
a. With the expansion of job opportunities available to women, fewer women need to
resort to crime to support themselves.
b. As women and men become more equal, gender differences in criminality decrease.
c. The increase in job opportunities available to women also increases their
opportunities to commit crime.
d. Women are less likely to receive preferential treatment from police and prosecutors
than in the past.
e. All of these arguments contribute to explaining the current trend in female arrest and
conviction rates.
A nolle prosequi is:
a. the decision of the prosecutor to drop a case
b. the process of determining probable cause
c. the questioning of a jury in a criminal case
d. the power of the prosecutor to bring charges
e. another name for prosecutorial discretion
The release of an inmate from prison to conditional supervision at the discretion of the
parole board within the boundaries set by the sentence and the penal law is referred to
as:
a. probation
b. discretionary release
c. intensive supervision probation
d. parole
e. litigation release
A guilty or blameworthy state of mind describes the element of:
a. mens rea
b. inchoate offense
c. defamation
d. actus reus
e. Causation
According to Cole and Smith, which of the following is NOT a goal of the criminal
justice system?
a. doing justice
b. controlling crime
c. preventing crime
d. dramatizing crime
e. all of these are goals of the criminal justice system
The law enforcement official, which was created for the enforcement of rural areas as
well as maintaining the country jails.
a. sheriff
b. chief
c. warrant officer
d. shire reeve
e. chief law enforcement officer
The main purpose of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 was:
a. to strengthen laws regarding violence against women
b. to allow police departments to hire more officers
c. to limit the insanity defense to those with severe mental disease or defect
d. to punish federal offenders who cross state lines
e. to allow a maximum incarceration length of 50 years for homicide
Sue Jackson was recently pulled over by a local law enforcement agency. She was not
sure why she was being pulled over. When the officer approached the car, he informed
Sue that he was going to search the car. The officer did not find anything until he
opened a backpack that was her brothers. When the officers opened the backpack, he
found two rocks of crack cocaine. Sue was immediately arrested and is currently
awaiting a court date.
Sue’s case most likely will be dismissed because the evidence was illegally obtained.
This is an example of:
a. Exigent circumstances
b. Exclusionary rule
c. Inevitable discovery
d. Corruption
Packer’s model of the criminal justice system which stresses efficiency, speed, finality,
and disposition of crimes is called the ____________________.
Discuss the use of discretion in the criminal justice system. What are some arguments
that are used to justify its use?
Answer:Responses will vary
Contemporary prisoners are more likely to come from urban areas and to have been
convicted of drug offenses than prisoners in the past.
The ________ ________emphasizes the need to restore a convicted offender to a
constructive place in society through vocation therapy.
Most criminal offenders who reach the trial stage will be convicted.
The ___ is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for fighting terrorism and
espionage.
The act, the attendant circumstances, and the intent are the _______ to the crime.
Which purposes of punishment is the death penalty designed to serve? Support your
answer.
Answer:Responses will vary
A shiv or a _____is a homemade knife made in prison.
Occupational crimes are often profitable and do not come to the public’s attention.
We typically take the advent of DNA for granted oftentimes forgetting that it is still a
relatively new concept. Is DNA foolproof? What errors, if any may occur while relying
on only DNA for evidence?
Answer:Responses will vary
The FBI fingerprint database includes fingerprints of both criminals and non-criminals,
such as people who work for the federal government.
Police officers must submit an ____________________to a judge in order to obtain a
search warrant.
_______ __ ________ ruled that officers can pat down the clothing of people for officer
safety.
What effect has the war on drugs had on the correctional system in the United States?
Would drug legalization help eliminate prison overcrowding. Why?
Answer:Responses will vary
During the 1960s and early 1970s, the ____________________ model dominated the
U.S. prison system.
If a person is placed under arrest, then they forfeit most of their Fourth Amendment
rights. This is called search incident to ____________________
____________________.
The ____________________ ____________________exception means that the officers
acted with the honest belief that they were following the proper rules and are not
subject to the exclusionary rule.
____________________ defendants are too poor to hire a private attorney.
Law Enforcement _______ ________ is gathered to learn about criminal activities and
criminal organizations in order to monitor their activities and prevent crime.