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Case 7-1
Jack was arrested for the serious crime of robbery by the local police department. When
police searched Jack incident to arrest, they found a small amount of heroin and a
needle used for injecting heroin. Jack is also homeless. He has no family and no means
to support himself, except committing crime. He commits crime in order to support his
drug habit.
Jack is considered indigent, which means he is not able to afford an attorney for his
criminal case. Who will most likely represent Jack in his court proceedings?
a. attorney general
b. public defender
c. private attorney
d. prosecutor
Truth-in-sentencing laws require defendants to serve 100% of their sentences.
a. True
b. False
In , the Court ruled that police may search any area within the suspect's "immediate
control" to confiscate
any weapons or evidence that the suspect could destroy.
a. UnitedStatesv.Robinson
b. Chimelv.California
c. Mappv.Ohio
d. Californiav.Greenwood
The most common form of punishment in the United States is:
a. imprisonment.
b. probation.
c. community service.
d. restitution.
The U.S. military has jurisdiction over active personnel who commit crimes, even if
those crimes occur outside the course of duty.
a. True
b. False
Split sentence probation is also known as shock probation.
a. True
b. False
Case 7-2
Barney was sentenced to a term of life in prison after he was found guilty of an armed
home invasion robbery. There are many issues that occurred during his trial that he
wants to appeal. First, he was a juvenile when arrested and charged for the home
invasion robbery. The juvenile judge dismissed the charges against Barney because the
victim stated that Barney was not the offender. The prosecutors decided to file Barney's
case in the adult criminal court system. This clearly is a violation of the protection
against double jeopardy. Also, Barney was not given an attorney until he was charged as
an adult.
Barney's case was first adjudicated in the specialty court known as a juvenile court.
Which of the following is also
considered to be a specialty court?
a. drug court
b. municipal court
c. probate court
d. supreme court
In what form of data collection are persons asked directly, through personal interviews
or questionnaires or over the telephone, about specific criminal activity to which they
may have been a party?
a. National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
b. National Victimization Survey (NCVS)
c. self-reported surveys
d. Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Which of the following is NOT one of the roles performed by jails?
a. hold individuals convicted of felonies
b. receive individuals pending arraignment and holding them while awaiting trial
c. temporarily detain juveniles pending transfer to juvenile authorities
d. hold the mentally ill pending transfer to health facilities
A(n) is a procedure in which juvenile court judges have the discretion to transfer a
juvenile case to adult court when certain predetermined conditions regarding the
seriousness of the offense and the age of the offender are met.
a. automatic transfer
b. judicial waiver
c. legislative waiver
d. prosecutorial waiver
Law may be broken down according to various classifications. Which of the following
is not one of these classifications?
a. civil law and criminal law
b. felonies and misdemeanors
c. malainseand malaprohibita
d. tort crimes and civil crimes
Paperwork takes up to of a patrol officer's time.
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
d. 80%
In the public mind, the primary goal of the police officer is to:
a. enforce laws.
b. provide services.
c. prevent crime.
d. preserve the peace.
What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong?
a. discretion
b. ethics
c. justice
d. laws
A stipulation in many federal and state sentencing guidelines that allows a judge to
adjust his or her sentencing decision based on the special circumstances of a particular
case is called a(n) .
a. aggravating circumstance
b. departure
c. disposition
d. mitigating circumstance
Psychological theories operate under the assumption that:
a. individuals have traits that make them more or less predisposed to criminal activity.
b. all individuals have mental disorders, but not everyone becomes a criminal.
c. criminals commit crime because of the thrill or "rush" attached to it.
d. criminals weigh the costs and benefits of a crime.
When the UCR presents crime data as a rate, they are reporting:
a. the amount of crime per 100,000 people
b. the amount of change that has occurred since the previous year
c. the total number of crimes
d. the frequency with which a particular crime is committed within a 24 hour period
The establishment of a connection between a suspect and a crime, often through the use
of DNA evidence, in the absence of an ongoing investigation is a:
a. proactive solve.
b. clearance rate.
c. random hit.
d. cold hit.
The Walnut Street Jail failed because inmates succumbed to illness, insanity, and
suicide.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic responsibilities of the police as
pinpointed by Bittner?
a. to create laws
b. to enforce laws
c. to provide services
d. to prevent crime
Police officers see themselves primarily as crime fighters.
a. True
b. False
Who prepares the presentence investigation report?
a. the judge
b. the probation officer
c. the prosecutor
d. the court clerk
An inmate who is exists on the fringes of prison society.
a. a disorganized criminal
b. doing time
c. gleaning
d. jailing
The warden is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison.
a. True
b. False
Case 1-3
Chief Thomas is proud that the crime rates in his city have declined over the past year.
Violent, property, and juvenile crimes have decreased. The community feels safer and
the city commission wants to authorize more money to go into the crime-fighting
measures of the police department.
Chief Thomas believes the reduced crime rates are because the department is utilizing a
more rigorous
enforcement of minor offenses such as drunkenness and public disorder. What is this
practice known as?
a. proactive policing
b. hotspot policing
c. biometrics
d. homeland security
Case 5-1
Officer Richards was driving his beat when he saw a man running down the street at the
same time that he received a radio dispatch that a convenience store was robbed and the
cashier shot. Officer Richard jumps out of his car and chases the man down. He arrested
the man because he believed this was the man that just committed an armed robbery at
the local convenience store. In the robbery, the cashier was shot three times. There were
also bullet holes in the wall. When arresting the suspect, Officer Richards did not find a
gun on the suspect's person.
Officer Richards was patrolling this particular area because there had been multiple
reports of robberies and illegal narcotics transactions in this area at this time of day.
Officer Richards was most likely participating in:
a. general patrol.
b. directed patrol.
c. crime mapping.
d. community policing.
Which amendment provides for the right to counsel?
a. the Fourth Amendment
b. the Fifth Amendment
c. the Sixth Amendment
d. the Eighth Amendment
According to the bifurcated process in capital cases, the decision to sentence a
defendant to death must be made by:
a. the judge.
b. the legislature.
c. the jury.
d. the prosecutor.
A majority of states limit intensive supervision probation to offenders who:
a. do not have a previous conviction.
b. do not have a prior probation violation.
c. do not have a drug problem.
d. do not have a job.
Which theory states that the harsh penalties for "lowerclass" crimes, such as burglary,
can be seen as a means of protecting the privileges of the "haves" from the aspirations
of the "havenots"?
a. social psychology
b. social control theory
c. conflict theory
d. learning theory
IIn the federal court system, there are U.S. courts of appeals, also referred to as U.S.
circuit courts of appeals.
a. 10
b. 7
c. 16
d. 13
Violence is the cause of almost 9 of 10 inmate deaths in state prisons.
a. True
b. False
Phishing scams have spread to text messaging and social-networking sites.
a. True
b. False
According to James Q. Wilson, the police's role often takes on a pattern of simply
"handling the situation."
The era of policing that was centralized and had a professional and distant
police-community policing relationship was the ______________________.
What is meant by "the dark figure of crime"? Are there sources that help to reveal this
"dark figure"?
Not every offender is eligible for probation. Identify five of the six conditions that
would most likely make an offender ineligible for probation.
Dopamine is considered a , responsible for delivering pleasure signals to brain nerve
endings in response behaviors that make us feel good.
The four categories of ethical dilemmas involve discretion, duty, honesty, and .
In the juvenile court, children are not "found guilty," they are instead .
is evidence that is acquired through the use of illegally obtained evidence and is
therefore inadmissible in court.
________ courts deal only with illegal substance crimes.
Describe the main issues of the death penalty debate.
If police officers use a search warrant that they know is technically incorrect, the
___________________________ exception does not apply.
The court of final resort in the United States is the .
Officers who provide security at prison gates, oversee visitation procedures, act as
liaisons for civilians, and handle administrative tasks such as the paperwork when an
inmate is transferred from another institution are
______________________________.
Contrast day reporting centers with intensive supervision probation.
is the process by which law enforcement agencies develop a pool of qualified
applicants.
The chief law enforcement officer of most counties is the .
A _______________ is an agreement between the state and the offender that establishes
the conditions of parole.
