Criminal Justice Systems
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth examination of the criminal justice system, including its structure, functions, and processes. Students will explore the roles of law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, and analyze how these components interact to uphold laws and deliver justice. The course covers fundamental concepts such as crime definition, investigation, prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and rehabilitation. It also addresses contemporary issues and challenges within criminal justice, including ethics, policy development, social justice, and the impact of diversity and technology on the system. Through case studies and discussions, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how criminal justice systems operate and their significance within society.
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Police Operations Theory and Practice 6th Edition by Kren
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M. Hess
Chapter 1: Police Operations In Context
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Q1) considered the "father of modern policing"
A)intelligence
B)community policing
C)decentralization
D)discretion
E)goals
F)objectives
G)Peel, Sir Robert
H)regulations
I)Vollmer, August
Answer: G
Q2) The economic gap between the rich and the poor in the United States is shrinking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Single-father families outnumber single-mother families by a ratio of 5:1.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Communication: The Foundation Of Police Operations
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Q1) Procedural safeguards to assure due process during interrogation resulted from A) Miranda v. Arizona.
B) Florida v. J.L.
C) Dickerson v. United States.
D) Alabama v. White.
E) Terry v. Ohio.
Answer: A
Q2) Miranda warnings are normally required
A) during "stop and frisk."
B) when questioning witnesses.
C) during general questioning at the crime scene.
D) all of the other choices.
E) none of the other choices.
Answer: E
Q3) It is rare that a law enforcement officer will encounter an individual who is deaf or blind.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Operational Skills: Performing Within The Law
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Q1) governs how a law is applied and enforced
A)Brendlin v. California
B)Bond v. United States
C)continuum of contacts
D)exigent circumstance
E)Graham v. Connor
F)Virginia v. Moore
G)Mapp v. Ohio
H)Minnesota v. Dickerson
I)New York v. Belton
J)positional asphyxia
K)probable cause
L)procedural law
M)substantive law
N)Tennessee v. Garner
O)United States v. Sokolow
P)Weeks v. United States
Answer: L
Q2) The common meaning of _______________ is simply "to stop."
Answer: arrest
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Chapter 4: Patrol: The Backbone Of Police Operations
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Q1) The patrol that seeks to develop rapport between officers and citizens is _________ patrol.
A) automobile
B) K-9
C) mounted horse
D) foot
E) motorcycle
Q2) Most jurisdictions use some form of foot patrol in combination with automobile patrol.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research has consistently shown that automobile patrol effectively prevents crime. A)True B)False
Q4) The most expensive form of patrol is _____________ patrol.
Q5) Problem-oriented policing involves a fundamental shift in perspective,from proactive to reactive policing.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Traffic: Policing In A Country On The Move
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Q1) Red-light cameras are not suggested as a proactive traffic enforcement because of the high cost associated with the system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) the leading case on Fifth and Sixth Amendment issues in videotaping drivers under the influence
A)aggressive driving
B)BAC
C)DRE/DRT
D)enforcement index
E)cell phone
F)Pennsylvania v. Mimms
G)Pennsylvania v. Muniz
H)pursuit
I)racial profiling
J)road rage
K)scofflaw
L)selective enforcement
M)implied consent
N)Brower v. County of Inyo
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Responding To The Call
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Q1) The _____________ began on Wall Street in 2011 as a protest of the unprecedented and deepening inequality between corporate leaders and the vast majority of employees beneath them.
A) Occupy movement
B) Wall Street Protest movement
C) 99% movement
D) Civil Disobedience movement
E) Economic Disparity movement
Q2) Geographic information systems,or GIS,
A) can better assemble, integrate, and create new ways of analyzing data.
B) can create new units of analysis that more accurately model human behavior.
C) are only useful in creating maps.
D) can recognize patterns better than people can.
E) can both better assemble, integrate, and create new ways of analyzing data and create new units of analysis that more accurately model human behavior.
Q3) Officers should always arrive on a scene with their lights and sirens on to warn the public a crime may be in progress.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Violence: At Home, In The Classroom, On The Job
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Q1) SROs alone can go a long way when it comes to guaranteeing a safe school environment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most effective remedy to spouse abuse in the Minneapolis Domestic Abuse Intervention Project was
A) arrest.
B) taking the suspect away.
C) advising the persons.
D) obtaining a restraining order.
E) none of the other choices.
Q3) Officers responding to a domestic call involving adults should not worry about whether children are present; they should only focus on the adults involved in the dispute.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Violence used to control others is called expressive violence.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Discuss the measures that have been taken to promote school safety.
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Chapter 8: Emergency Situations: When Disaster Strikes
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Q1) The policy of most departments when dealing with a suspected bomb is ______ ______ ______.
Q2) standard placard color for nonflammable gas
A)black and white
B)green
C)orange
D)red
E)yellow
Q3) Common __________ __________ include overruns in overtime and excessive paperwork.
Q4) A/an _____________ is an infectious disease that occurs over a large geographic area and affects a significantly high percentage of the population.
Q5) The agency whose mission is to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards is _____________.
Q6) Areas that are usually unlocked and unwatched are the most common sites for bombs.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The standard placard color for poisonous material is _______________.
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Chapter 9: Terrorism: From Hometown Security To
Homeland Security
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Q1) The Army of God,a pro-life extremist group,has been involved in assassinations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Money laundering is not associated with terrorism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All are motivations of terrorism except A) political.
B) religious.
C) social policy.
D) all are motivations of terrorism.
Q4) A/an ____________________ is a holy war.
Q5) The FBI considers the number-one domestic threat to the United States to be A) bioterrorism.
B) ecoterrorism.
C) narcoterrorism.
D) animal rights activists.
Q7) Discuss the role of the news media in the war on terrorism. Page 11
Q6) ________ ________ are designed to share information between federal,state,and local law enforcement agencies.
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Chapter 10: Criminal Investigation
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Q1) Burglars often live or work within a 2-mile residential radius.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Even if a computer's hard drive survives the heat and flames,it is likely to be destroyed by the water and steam used to fight the fire.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the hate-crime continuum and how it relates to community and police response to hate crime.
Q4) When both civil and criminal proceedings are instituted against a violator,it is known as _____________________ _________________________.
Q5) A vital task in criminal investigation is
A) recording all information.
B) quick arrival of patrol officers.
C) ignoring rumors.
D) quickening the pace of the investigation.
E) all of the other choices.
Q6) Weapons,a body,blood,hairs,and fibers are considered ____________________ when found at a crime scene.
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Chapter 11: Responding To Children And Juveniles: Our
Nations Future
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Q1) When police are called to deal with a missing child report,their responsibility is very clear.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____________ ______________ occurs when police decide to deal with a status offense in their own way.
Q3) The juvenile justice system,under parens patriae,is intended to help children,not to punish them.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The AMBER Alert is a mandatory partnership between law enforcement agencies and public broadcasters.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain what status offenses are and give reasons why they should or should not be decriminalized.
Q6) ___________ ___________ is an early-warning network that law enforcement can use to quickly convey key information to the general public soon after a child has been abducted.
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Chapter 12: Gangs And Drugs: Two National Threats
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Q1) When a police department targets gang members with chronic involvement in serious crime and set clear expectations for their behavior,it is called __________
Q2) A punishment that deprives the criminal of ill-gotten gains,compensates victims,and serves the community is __________ ___________.
Q3) different assistant prosecutors are responsible for specific phases of the court proceedings
A)street gangs
B)flashroll
C)graffiti
D)moniker
E)nystagmus
F)horizontal prosecution
G)vertical prosecution
H)turf
Q4) A/an _____________ is a group of individuals with a recognized name and symbols who form an allegiance for a common purpose and engage in unlawful activity.
Q5) Describe how legislation can be used as a tool in the war on drugs.
Q6) The buy money in an undercover drug buy is called the ___________.
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Chapter 13: The Importance Of Physical And Mental Health:
Getting The Job And Keeping Fit For Duty
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Q1) "No pain,no gain" is a true statement when discussing physical fitness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Prime indicators of physical fitness are
A) endurance and balance.
B) agility and flexibility.
C) strength and power.
D) body composition and stamina.
E) all of the other choices.
Q3) Low-cholesterol,low-fat foods reduce the risks of coronary heart disease.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Officers often become complacent when they are 4 to 6 years into their policing career.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain what bloodborne pathogens police officers should protect against and how they should do so.
Q7) _____________ training is aimed at the cardiovascular system. Page 16
Q6) Describe in detail what constitutes physical fitness and its benefits.
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Q1) A collective deep pocket refers to
A) suing everyone involved.
B) enlisting the help of multiple defense attorneys.
C) organizing a class-action lawsuit.
D) taking up a collection to pay for damages.
E) none of the other choices.
Q2) Accepting gratuities such as free coffee can be the first step toward becoming corrupt.
A)True
B)False
Q3) a lie told by the police when the lie benefits the person lied to and no more effective means of dealing with the problem is available
A)absolute issue
B)blue lie
C)gratuities
D)moral principles
E)police placebo
F)relative issue
Q4) An issue with a multitude of sides is known as a/an_______________ issue.
Q5) A civil wrong is called a ______________.
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