An officer approaches a group of teenagers drinking beer, she checks everyone’s ID and
arrests all who are underage. This example best typifies which officer style?
a. Crime fighter
b. Social agent
c. Law enforcer
d. Watchman
John Augustus revolutionized corrections by calling for the renovation of the prison
system in 1790.
a. True
b. False
Stress reduction programs may include which of the following?
a. Diet information
b. Biofeedback
c. Meditation
d. All the above
The U.S. Supreme Court is the only court established by constitutional mandate.
a. True
b. False
If an individual is permitted a trial, who chooses whether it will be before a judge or a
jury?
a. Prosecutor
b. Defendant
c. Judge
d. Court administrator
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Ethical issues transcend all elements of the criminal justice system.
b. It is often difficult to determine what is fair and just and balance this concern with the
needs of the public.
c. Ethical issues stop with the arrest of a suspect.
d. Ethical behavior is important in law enforcement because officers have the authority
to deprive individuals of their liberty.
Just the week before, you became hostile with the driver of a car that didn’t pull over for
a traffic stop right away.
When you asked the man to get out of the car, you noticed that his son was in the car.
This is the same boy standing in front of you asking why you were so forceful with his
dad, who didn’t do anything wrong. How do you explain your actions?
a. objective reasonableness
b. the Knapp commission
c. stress and burnout
d. racial profiling
Ben has a beef with one of the other inmates. He hasn”t paid his gambling debt and
keeps betting on other games.
Ben is growing tired of dealing with the inmate but he is trying not to lose his head.
Why won”t he go ahead and get
his money, at any cost?
a. Ben is not a violent criminal.
b. Ben is a low man in the prison hierarchy.
c. There is an inmate social code.
d. The importation model
Madalyn has just gotten her degree in information systems. After graduation she
decides to go to the police academy. She believes that working for the police and
combining her knowledge of computers would be a great niche field to be in.
A job posting for a senior computer technician is posted within the police. With her
degree in information systems, Madalyn applies and is sure she will be welcomed with
open arms into the job. The most likely reason she wouldn”t get the job is because:
a. females are treated differently in policing b. the time in rank system
c. more women are needed to handle female criminals on the streets
d. patrol is the backbone of the police department
Caroline has been arrested for shoplifting at Bloomingdales. This is not her first offense
and at trial she is found guilty. The judge decides the appropriate punishment is to cut
off Caroline’s hand so she will not be able to shoplift again.
If Bloomingdales existed in every century, when we find this sentence as a popular
punishment?
a. 11th century
b. 12th century
c. 13th century
d. 14th century
What element must be present in order for the excuse of necessity to be valid?
a. The victim consented.
b. No means of escape were available.
c. The harm to be avoided was greater than the offense charged.
d. The offense was based on a presumptive conclusion of mensrea.
Deinstitutionalization efforts are principally focused on which type of offenses?
a. Drug offenses
b. Property offenses
c. Delinquency offenses
d. Status offenses
Modern development of legally separating adult and juvenile offenders can be traced to
two developments in
English custom law, one is?
a. Legal rights of juveniles
b. Parens Patriae
c. Psychological treatment of youth
d. The need for judicial waiver
Which of the following best explains the recent surge in the number of juvenile
detentions?
a. An increase in juvenile court cases
b. A surge in the number of female violent offenders
c. A surge in the number of cases involving drugs and violence
d. All of these
According to your text a is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported
returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors
a. Ponzi Scheme
b. Rico Act
c. Phishing Scheme
d. Denial of Service attack
Which of the following police operations best exemplifies community oriented
policing?
a. A sting operation where officers pose as fences of stolen property
b. Creation of a well armed SWAT team trained in hostage negotiation
c. Computerized data terminals installed on the dash of all patrol cars
d. The hiring of bilingual officers to patrol ethnic neighborhoods
Police sketch artists and mugbooks are being replaced with what type of modern
technology?
a. DNA profiling
b. The AFIS system
c. Computerized imaging
d. Head-up display units
During the 1960’s civil rights movement police felt that they had been handcuffed by
the courts.
a. True
b. False
A.J.is a minority who is walking his dog in a city that has an ordinance to make sure
people clean up after their dogs. Of course A.J. has never seen this ordinance enforced
so he just walks on after his dog finishes. He doesn”t know that a rookie patrolman has
been watching him and just saw him NOT clean up his dog’s waste. A.J. walks around
the corner to find a whole wall of freshly painted graffiti and spray paint cans on the
ground. He picks one up to put it in the trash just as the patrolman is walking around the
corner to give A.J. an ordinance violation ticket.
A.J. has just been arrested for destruction of property, and a municipal ordinance
violation. He pleads with the patrolman and tries to tell him that he was just attempting
to clean up the neighborhood. If his case was tried, where would it be found?
a. civil court of general jurisdiction
b. state courts of general jurisdiction
c. state courts of limited jurisdiction
d. civil courts of limited jurisdiction
The shire reeve is a forerunner of today’s justices of the peace.
a. True
b. False
What is another term for an indictment issued by a grand jury?
a. True bill
b. No bill
c. Nolo contendere
d. Nolle prosequi
Greg’s accident victim is out of the hospital and wants to talk about why he is allowed
to cause so much pain, why he hasn”t gotten help for his drinking and how he can move
forward. What does she really want to accomplish?
a. restorative justice
b. having a say in Greg’s punishment
c. making Greg feel guilty
d. getting Greg help
Just Dessert means that the offender should pay back the victim or their family for the
pain that they have caused.
a. True
b. False
Homosexual men are the largest target population for sexual violence and assault in the
male dominated, single gendered institutions.
a. True
b. False
In 2006, QXQ opened their doors to finance home mortgages. One of the easiest loans
for potential homeowners to obtain was called a stated income loan. These loans were
money in the bank to QXQ because people just had to fill in the forms with their current
salary, there was little documentation required, and everybody won. The buyers got
their house and QXQ got paid.
Steve and Jennie got a stated income loan in 2008 from QXQ. As it turns out, they lied
on their application and said they made more money than they actually do and just a
couple of months later they couldn”t make their payments and defaulted on their
mortgage. Who or what is at fault?
a. Steve and Jennie
b. securitization
c. management fraud
d. QXQ, the mortgage company
At the______, defendants are informed of the formal charges and asked to enter a plea.
The average time it takes to carry out an execution in California is 14 years because of ?
a. Numerous appeal
b. Time between conviction and jury
c. Sentencing by the judge
d. Prison Administration
How do most municipal police departments determine promotion eligibility?
a. Intelligence testing
b. Physical agility
c. Arrest performance
d. Time-in-rank
There are often three judicial hearings in the juvenile court process. a. True
b. False
Evaluations of foot patrol indicate that it lowers crime rates.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is a pretrial procedure?
a. Bail
b. Arraignment
c. Plea negotiation
d. All of these
Part of Greg’s sentence was to pay for the damage to the car that he hit. How will he do
this without a steady job?
a. day fines
b. restitution
c. he will have to get a steady job
d. residential fines
What type of study is the best measure of unreported crimes?
a. Victimization surveys
b. Prison data
c. Self-report studies
d. Official records
Sean was placed in solitary confinement when he first arrived at the prison. The
problem is that he has now been in solitude for 3 months. What is the historical
significance of this?
a. penance
b. solitude for safety
c. retribution
d. rehabilitation to cure
Private police outnumber public police.
a. True
b. False
Explain why Herbert Packer describes the criminal justice process as an assembly line
process.
Discuss the contributions of private security to the criminal justice system.
No-drop prosecution policies are also called ______prosecution.
Brought to England from the American colonies_____ and destitute children.
Elaborate on three reasons why investigations are often ineffective. What can be done
to improve investigations?
_____are found primarily in the South and West and have been in operation since the
19th
century.
Boot camps are an example of_____ incarceration.
Discuss the benefits and shortcomings of two alternative correctional programs. Have
these programs been effective?
Discuss some of the events that occurred between 1960 and 1990 that continue to
influence modern policing.
Inmates with long histories of delinquent and antisocial behavior may have______
behavior into prison
The_____ was the judicial policy of not interfering in the administrative affairs of
prisons.
Describe what researchers have found concerning the death penalty as a deterrent.
Explain 3 legal issues in plea bargaining.
The_____ is used to select judges in more than 30 states.
A number of important legal issues surround probation. Using no more than 3 pertinent
cases to illustrate, discuss the civil rights of probationers.
The federal court system is organized around a_______ hierarchy of court jurisdiction.