The creation of the Chicago Crime Commission in 1919 was the first time the work of
the criminal justice system was recognized.
a. True
b. False
The Supreme Court has used case law to define the boundaries of the Miranda warning
since its inception.
Discuss recent case law which appears to have narrowed the scope of Miranda.
Community oriented policing links police effectiveness to:
a. productive interaction with the community being served.
b. interrelationships between cooperative police agencies.
c. efficient utilization of existing personnel.
d. optimized usage of advanced technology.
The Jones family lives in Washington D.C. and has a booming methamphetamine
business out of their house. One night a tree falls on their home exposing their
operation to the fire department who in turn calls the police.
Mr. Jones has requested that a jury be present to hear this case. Where will his case be
heard?
a. D.C. courts of general jurisdiction
b. U.S. District court
c. Drug court
d. Federal Circuit court
When Patricia had her charges reduced in exchange for the return of stolen goods, what
agency of crime control did she most likely deal with?
a. police
b. prosecution and defense
c. courts
d. corrections
Afghanistan now supplies of the world’s opium leaving the potential for eradicating
global crime difficult.
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
More than 50 percent of citizens who experience force at the hands of the police report
an injury.
a. True
b. False
A courtroom work group is made up of a prosecutor and defense attorney and helps to
streamline the process of justice through the extensive use of deal making and plea
bargaining.
a. True
b. False
Which 1972 Supreme Court decision ruled that the death penalty at that time violated
the Eighth Amendment’s
protection against cruel and unusual punishment?
a. McKleskyv.Kemp
b. Greggv.Georgia
c. Stanfordv.Kentucky
d. Furmanv.Georgia
Women are much more likely than men to be victimized by their acquaintances than
men are.
a. True
b. False
The primary purpose of a maximum-security prison is:
a. rehabilitation.
b. security.
c. deterrence.
d. silence.
Before the 1960s, it was the norm for convicted criminals to forfeit all rights and be
declared civilly dead in the eyes of the state.
a. True
b. False
Laura just got a new laptop but was unaware that it didn’t come loaded with Adobe
reader. Her boyfriend gives her access to his employee homepage and suggests that she
use one of the licenses from his office because sometimes he does work at home. What
crime has Laura committed?
a. identity theft
b. software piracy
c. copyright infringement
d. internet fraud
The “hands-off doctrine” refers to:
a. The inmate code for handling prison snitches.
b. The passive Federal court approach to inmate complaints prior to the 1960s.
c. a correctional policy of segregating HIV-infected inmates from the mainstream
population.
d. The Court ruling which forbid the use of corporal punishment in prison.
There are specialized courts for gangs, domestic violence, guns, sex offenders and the
homeless.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a common form of inmate vocational program in use
today?
a. Work release
b. Private prison enterprise
c. Furlough programs
d. Convict-leasing
Roughly how many metropolitan police agencies employ just one sworn officer?
a. 8
b. 80
c. 800
d. 8000
At Dwayne’s wife’s arraignment, what will occur first?
a. She will voluntarily sign up for rehab.
b. She will get a lesser sentence for pleading guilty.
c. She will be informed of the charges against her.
d. She will receive a sentencing date.
The greater the proportion of in the population, the higher the crime rate and the greater
the number of persistent offenders.
a. middle-aged women
b. Young women
c. middle-aged men
d. Young men
According to Non-Interventionists, the efforts to treat offenders may lead to further
stigmata beyond the scope of the original offense is called?
a. Deinstitutionalization
b. Nolo Presequi
c. Victimless crime
d. Widening the Net of Justice
The legal basis for the federal court system is found in the:
a. Judicial Act of 1789.
b. Sixth Amendment.
c. Article 3, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
d. Original Articles of Confederation.
The Amendment contains the confrontation clause.
a. First
b. Fourth
c. Sixth
d. Fourteenth
The exclusionary rule is used as part of which protection afforded to the accused by the
US Constitution?
a. 2nd Amendment
b. 1st. Amendment
c. 4th Amendment
d. 8th Amendment
Plea bargaining is rare.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following statements is false regarding bail issues?
a. It is expensive because the government must pay to detain those offenders who are
unable to make bail but who would otherwise remain in the community.
b. There is no racial or ethnic disparity in the bail process.
c. It is unfair because a higher proportion of detainees receive longer sentences than
people released on bail.
d. It is dehumanizing because innocent people who cannot make bail suffer in the
nation’s deteriorated jail system.
A fixed term of incarceration is called what?
a. An indeterminate sentence
b. A determinate sentence
c. A mandatory minimum
d. A fixed term
The major similarity between the Pennsylvania and the Auburn system was?
a. Penitence and prayer
b. Group or congregate work
c. Tiered cells
d. Silent, harsh punishment
Private Police are subject to the same legal constraints as public police.
a. True
b. False
Electronic monitoring systems have the ability to limit offender’s movements to
appropriate areas.
a. True
b. False
Length of investigation is associated with success of investigation operations.
a. True
b. False
Dwayne is the chief of police for Big City, Ohio. He has money in his budget to hire
new police officers and maintain and boost morale by offering bonuses. Dwayne
happens to have a girlfriend who he has become increasingly serious with. He would
like to buy her some jewelry but his wife doesn”t know of his infidelity and certainly
can”t know that his affair has turned serious enough to buy jewelry. His wife actually
knows about his girlfriend and has become addicted to pain pills in an attempt to forget
about Dwayne’s infidelity.
When Dwayne borrows $15000, he gets a visit from the Internal Affairs Board.
Apparently, the IAB had already convened a grand jury to investigate him for using his
city budget to take his girlfriend out to eat at expensive restaurants. What is next for
Dwayne?
a. he will be arrested
b. he will be charged
c. he will be indicted by a grand jury
d. a presentment is issued
More than half of all violent criminals are released before trial.
a. True
b. False
_____Prosecution Policies require prosecutors to bring charges against domestic
abusers regardless of whether the victim participates.
______is slang for the processes used to acquire personal information used for identity
theft and other fraudulent activities.
What is plea bargaining? What are its effects on the operation of the criminal justice
system? What impact does it have on the defendant?
List the five primary purposes of the nation’s jails. Who are the typical jail inmates?
Describe the U.S. Supreme Court and explain how a case becomes heard in this Court.
John Braithwaite’s model of restorative justice relies on the concept of______ to gain
compliance and reintegrate the offender into the community.
Three-strikes laws are an example of a(n)_______ sentence.
Do judges have too much discretion when it comes to sentencing? Can sentencing
guidelines or determinate sentencing control judicial discretion?
Through the use of examples, elaborate on what it means to have an open and public
trial. What are the impacts of this approach on justice?
______marks the final stage of the formal juvenile justice process.
The_____ is one who has serious and persistent brushes with the law and whose
behavior may be excessively violent and destructive.
In the case Florida v. Powell, an updated interpretation of the stated
that it does not require that the suspect be advised that they have the right to have an
attorney present during questioning
The branch of law that deals with the government and its relationships with individuals
or other governments is called
_______________.
The “wedding cake” model is an alternative to the traditional criminal justice flowchart.
Using specific examples, elaborate the wedding cake model. Address how society and
the justice system respond to crimes committed at each level.
A typical_____facility is fortress like, surrounded by stone walls with guard towers that
are strategically placed around the grounds.