Which style of policing prefers to ignore or treat informally issues of concern, unless
the social or political order is being jeopardized?
a. Crime fighter
b. Social agent
c. Law enforcer
d. Watchman
Which view of criminality argues that people commit crimes if they believe it will
provide immediate benefits without the threat of long-term risks?
a. Social structure theory
b. Psychological theory
c. Social process theory
d. Choice theory
Which of the following statements about the validity of self-report data is false?
a. Serious chronic offenders usually cooperate.
b. Some surveys contain an overabundance of trivial offenses.
c. Institutionalized youth are not generally represented.
d. The “known group” can be used to assess validity.
Approximately courts across the United States have videoconferencing capability.
a. 325
b. 350
c. 375
d. 400
Today, the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the and Amendments guarantee of
due process of law have been judicially interpreted together to provide the defendant
with counsel by the state in all types of criminal proceedings.
a. Fourth, Fifth
b. Fifth, Fourteenth
c. Sixth, Eighth
d. First, Seventh
According to this justice perspective, the proper role of the justice system is to prevent
crime through the judicious use of criminal sanctions. It demands an efficient system
that hands out tough sanctions to those who violate the law.
a. Crime control
b. Rehabilitation
c. Due process
d. Equal justice
Prison farms and camps are found primarily in what section of the country?
a. Northeast
b. East coast
c. Northern tier of states
d. South and the West
The “modern” American correctional system has its origins in New York.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is considered to be a federal forfeiture program?
a. DRC programs
b. The RICO Act
c. The Organized Crime and Antidrug Act
d. RCC centers
Once good time is earned by inmates, it cannot be revoked even if the inmates break
rules, get into fights, or disobey the rules
a. True
b. False
What is the term used to describe those police officers that accept payoffs when their
everyday duties place them in a position to be solicited by the public?
a. Grass eaters
b. Meat eaters
c. Passive criminality
d. Selective enforcement or non-enforcement
Surety bail is where the defendant.
a. pays a percentage of the bond to a bonding agent who posts full bail
b. is released after promising to obey specified conditions in lieu of cash
c. is released on own recognizance (ROR)
d. pays the full bail amount out of pocket
Once a juvenile has been taken into custody, the child has the same Amendment rights
to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures as an adult does.
a. First
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Eighth
Becky is a 17 and has always been trouble. She disobeys her parents, skips school and
seems to have some anger toward authority figures. She also has some developmental
delays that she was born with and although she is 17 acts as if she is 12. She is standing
in front of Judge Joe Brown for the first time and is being charged with shoplifting.
The Judge has a lot of options for punishment because Becky lives in a state where 17
is the legal age to be considered an adult.
The judge would like Becky to learn discipline and to understand the seriousness of her
actions. Of the many punishments you have read about, what will most likely
accomplish the judge’s goal?
a. halfway house
b. boot camp
c. new generation jail
d. minimum security prison
Which federal agency has reformulated its priorities, making protection from terrorism
the number one goal?
a. Secret Service
b. CIA
c. DEA
d. FBI
At the trial, Mr. Jones’s private attorney fails to show up. Because the judge has a busy
schedule, he moves
forward without the attorney present. What is wrong with what the judge has done?
a. put his schedule ahead of criminal defendants
b. violated Mr. Jones 6th amendment rights
c. shown bias toward the prosecution
d. shown bias toward the defense
involves hacking secure computer networks at the enemy’s most sensitive military
bases, defense contractors, and aerospace companies in order to steal important data or
to access their defenses.
a. Cyber terrorism
b. Cyber espionage
c. Cyber bullying
d. Cyber stalking
Split sentencing involves turning part of the justice process into a healing process rather
than just a distributor of revenge and punishment.
a. True
b. False
What is the concept called that describes Henry’s involvement with the defense
attorney, judge, and other court room personnel that helps to streamline the process of
justice through extensive use of deal making and plea bargaining?
a. safe streets control group
b. court room work group
c. the center work group
d. cooperative work group
If the case of the dead girl and the psychologist was tried during ancient times, the legal
system that this would likely to be a part of is what?
a. lex talionis
b. wergild
c. mala in se
d. mala prohibitum
While not explicitly stated in the Constitution, the Court has found support for legal
self-representation in the
Amendment.
a. First
b. Fifth
c. Sixth
d. Eighth
According to theory, indicators of neighborhood disorder are highly predictive of crime
rates.
a. Social structure
b. Developmental
c. Social process
d. Conflict
refers to the process in which a probation officer settles cases at the initial appearance
before the onset of formal criminal proceedings.
a. Intake
b. Pre-sentence investigation
c. Diagnosis
d. Adjudication
Which federal law enforcement agency has unlimited jurisdiction?
a. CIA
b. DEA
c. U.S. Justice Department
d. No federal agency has unlimited jurisdiction.
What is the name of the judiciary intranet?
a. FED Net
b. Court Net
c. Court TV
d. J-Net
Which of the following is a method of improving patrol?
a. Aggressive patrol
b. Targeting specific crimes
c. Making more arrests
d. All of these
Which type of indigent defense program relies on block grants given to lawyers or law
firms in exchange for their legal services on a set number of cases involving poor
defendants?
a. Contract system
b. Assigned counsel systems
c. Prepaid legal services
d. Public defender systems
Which constitutional amendment outlaws illegal searches and seizures by police?
a. First
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Eighth
The first technological breakthrough in policing came in the following area:
a. Transportation
b. communication
c. regulation
d. administration
Which of the following statements best describes correctional technology?
a. Escape from jail can be prevented through the monitoring of an inmates’ heartbeat.
b. Ground penetrating radar can locate tunnels inmates use to escape.
c. An all-in-one detection spray can be used to detect someone who possesses
marijuana, methamphetamines, heroin, or cocaine.
d. All of these are true regarding correction technology.
Jackson has been arrested for possession of drugs. When he was taken into custody, the
officer had just witnessed Jackson taking money from someone and handing them a
small bag that looked as if it were drugs. After obtaining that probable cause, the officer
searched Jackson’s backpack where he found approximately 4 ounces of marijuana
packaged in smaller bags for resale.
After arrest, Jackson will be in what stage of the criminal justice process while the
officer searches his home for more evidence?
a. initial contact
b. booking
c. custody
d. holding
Abraham is an American citizen born to Saudi Arabian parents. His father used to know
people that had ties to Al Qaeda but he doesn”t speak with them anymore. Recently,
Abraham’s his father seems to do a lot of business on the computer and telephone at
night but his uncle has just arrived for a visit so they are probably just catching up with
old friends. One day as Abraham is driving to school, he notices two men in a
non-descript car that seem to be following him. The next week, he notices some kind of
tracking device hanging from the underside of the car bumper.
If Abraham’s father is back in touch with the people that have ties to Al Qaeda, and may
even be working with
them, which goal of terrorism do they most likely align with?
a. retributive terrorism
b. nationalist terrorism
c. state sponsored terrorism
d. revolutionary terrorism
Subcultural values are handed down from one generation to the next through the culture
of poverty.
a. True
b. False
To stand trial, a criminal defendant must be considered to be ?.
a. Guilty beyond reasonable doubt
b. Mentally Competent
c. Pro se
d. Willing to challenge for cause
Describe the criteria used by the courts in determining whether a punishment
constitutes cruel and unusual conduct.
How does the Hollywood version of policing differ from reality? Can you think of some
movies and television programs which most accurately portray the police?
List the factors that influence sentencing and discuss how each factor does so.
Discuss the rationale behind specialty courts and how such courts fit into the larger
structure of the state court system.
In Ring v. Arizona, the Court found that ______not judges must make the critical
findings that send convicted killers to death row
Discuss how judicial attitudes may extend beyond the courtroom.
Secret Service is a branch of the Department of ______.
The _____are responsible for fugitive investigations.
Elaborate on the roles and perception of early U.S. police agencies and the impact of
professionalism on this perception.
Criticisms of UCR data include_____ of the victims and law enforcement
Under the _________, the burden is on the state to prove the charges beyond a
reasonable doubt.
In 1910______became the first woman to hold the title of police officer and to have
arrest powers.
The number of offenders being sent to prison today is_____ than a decade ago.
Illustrate, through the use of examples, that crime is not a recent phenomenon.
Discuss the intersection of race, class, gender, and crime victimization.
The_____is where evidence is admissible in court if the police officers acted in good
faith by first obtaining court approval for their search, even if the warrant they received
was deficient or faulty.
Define and give an example of each type of cybercrime.
During the Middle Ages,______ was a mandatory result of most felony convictions.