Criminal Justice Systems Practice Questions
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive overview of criminal justice systems, exploring their structures, processes, and functions within society. Students will examine the roles and interrelationships of law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections, as well as the legal and ethical principles that underpin them. The course also addresses issues such as crime control, due process, policy development, and the impact of social, political, and economic factors on justice. Through comparative analysis, students will gain a deeper understanding of how various criminal justice models operate both domestically and internationally.
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The American System of Criminal Justice 16th Edition by George F. Cole
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Chapter 1: Crime and Justice in America
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Q1) James is a vice president of a local banking organization.He and his wife have been in danger of foreclosure on their home after his wife lost her job last year.James recently found out that he can transfer a small percentage of his client's earnings into his own account without drawing the attention of those in power at his organization.He has been able to transfer enough money to break even on their mortgage.He is aware that he is breaking the law but he does not see his crime as being on the same scale as a violent crime.He is also aware that if he is caught,the criminal justice system will go easy on him because he is a first-time client. After he is caught,James quickly learns how to navigate the court system.He is made aware that the state must prove that he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.This is known as the _____ model.
A)crime control
B)due process
C)criminal justice
D)due justice
Answer: B
Q2) Crimes referred to as mala prohibita are considered wrong in themselves.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Victimization and Criminal Behavior
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Q1) The fear of crime is greatest in A)rural areas.
B)suburban areas.
C)urban areas.
D)the workplace.
Answer: C
Q2) Marxism is an example of a social conflict theory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) If a person is criminogenic,he or she
A)became a criminal as an adult.
B)was born a criminal.
C)became a criminal as a result of a traumatic experience.
D)will never become a criminal.
Answer: B
Q4) __________ criminology maintains that crimes result from rational choices.
Answer: Neoclassical
Q5) A field of criminology that examines the role of the victim is called _______.
Answer: victimology
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Chapter 3: The Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Which is true concerning the criminal justice system and the U.S.Constitution?
A)The U.S.Constitution does not discuss the criminal justice system specifically.
B)The U.S.Constitution dictates how state agencies should be run.
C)The U.S.Constitution created the state police agencies.
D)The U.S.Constitution created the federal law enforcement agencies.
Answer: A
Q2) Ly'ana is an FBI agent who has recently been called to a local police department to assist in investigating a theft of approximately $50,000.Ly'ana assisted the local department in solving the case and is preparing to go to court when the prosecutor informs her that the defense attorney has offered a deal.The defendant is willing to admit guilt and serve 18 months in prison.Which of the following represents the exchange relationship agreed to by the prosecution and defense in this case?
A)Sequential task
B)Filtering process
C)Discretion
D)Plea bargain
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law
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Q1) The Anglo-American system of uncodified law,in which judges follow precedents set by earlier decisions when they decide new but similar cases,is ______ law.
A)written
B)statute
C)common
D)case
Q2) Which of the following is true about the insanity defense?
A)Many criminals escape punishment using the insanity defense.
B)Criminals never use the insanity defense.
C)The insanity defense is rarely used by criminals.
D)The American criminal system has banned the use of the insanity defense.
Q3) The Bill of Rights has always protected the individual's rights at the state level.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the seven principles of criminal law?
Q5) The key component of the entrapment defense is the defendant's ____________________ to commit a crime.
Q6) ______ ____ is based on custom and tradition as interpreted by judges.
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Chapter 5: Police
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Q1) Throughout the United States,police are characterized by
A)consolidation and a local orientation.
B)fragmentation and a national orientation.
C)consolidation and a national orientation.
D)fragmentation and a local orientation.
Q2) After September 11,2001,the FBI changed its priorities to include protecting the United States from terrorist attacks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Kasey is an FBI agent and has worked in her department for six years.Prior to her tenure with the FBI,she worked for her local city police department for four years.She plans to retire from the FBI within 20 years.Kasey has had the opportunity to work in various capacities while working for the FBI,including roles fighting terrorism and violent crime.While Kasey was still a member of her hometown's police department,she was part of
A)federal law enforcement.
B)county law enforcement.
C)municipal law enforcement.
D)state law enforcement.
Q4) What are the primary functions of the police?
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Chapter 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations
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Q1) Modern-day police practices use patrol units with two officers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to research conducted on policing,officers have a significant amount of discretionary time during their shifts.If you were a police administrator,how might you attempt to keep your officers accountable for their time? What style of policing would you promote to reflect your style?
Q3) Different departments allocate their officers in different ways-some departments have more officers on patrol than others and some departments (such as in Houston,Texas)stress criminal investigation.What factors might affect these different allocations?
Q4) On average,how many types of difficult situations are patrol officers expected to handle per week?
A)Four
B)One
C)Two
D)Three
Q5) The first ____________________ police officer was hired in Portland,Oregon in 1905.
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Chapter 7: Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges
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Q1) Choose five principles from the 2016 Police Executive Research Forum and elaborate on why each was included as a recommendation for law enforcement.
Q2) The Department of ____________ was formed after the events of September 11,2001.
A)International Affairs
B)Terrorism
C)FBI
D)Homeland Security
Q3) What new technologies are used to monitor the public,crime suspects,and prison inmates?
Q4) Explain the potential legal consequences for sworn law enforcement officers who are employed when they are off-duty by private employers.
Q5) Which U.S.Supreme Court case involved a ruling that police should not use deadly force in apprehending unarmed fleeing felons?
A)Whren v.U.S.(1996)
B)Maryland v.Wilson (1997)
C)Tennessee v.Garner (1985)
D)Graham v.Connor (1989)
Q6) What are some benefits and drawbacks of the private hiring of police officers?
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Chapter 8: Police and Constitutional Law
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Q1) What is the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule? How is it used?
Q2) Consent searches are unconstitutional under the Third Amendment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Miranda warnings may be waived if the public safety is at risk.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Searches are not permissible if a police helicopter flies overhead and witnesses illegal activity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ____________________ permits officers to notice and use as evidence the items that are visible to them.
Q6) Which of the following does not allow the use of the exclusionary rule?
A)Murder trial
B)Federal court
C)State court with no appellate system
D)Grand jury proceeding
Q7) In a search incident to a lawful arrest,the arrested person has waived her ____________________ rights.
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Chapter 9: Courts and Pretrial Processes
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Q1) Trial courts of limited jurisdiction have jurisdiction over all offenses,including felonies and appeals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The geographic territory that defines a court's authority is called jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) State courts have huge caseloads.
A)True
B)False
Q4) __________ is a reform plan in which judges are nominated by a commission and appointed by the governor for a given period.
Q5) Judges have three major roles: administrator,negotiator,and _________.
Q6) Bail is typically determined within three hours after arrest.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What are the benefits of standardized court structures?
Q8) Describe the structure of the American court system.
Q9) Should state judges be selected through elections? Why or why not?
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Chapter 10: Prosecution and Defense
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Q1) What is discovery?
A)The decision of the prosecutor to drop a case
B)The process of determining probable cause
C)The questioning of a jury in a criminal case
D)The prosecutor sharing information with the defense
Q2) Defense attorneys
A)rarely provide psychological support for defendants and their families.
B)do not need to advise defendants of their constitutional rights.
C)often work with prosecutors and judges.
D)are accurately portrayed in television dramas.
Q3) The "prosecution complex" occurs when prosecutors push to close each case with a conviction and lack the ability to objectively evaluate whether the evidence truly shows guilt.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The majority of convicted offenders serving time in state prisons are indigent defendants who received publicly provided defense attorneys.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _______ defendants cannot afford to hire a private attorney.
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Chapter 11: Determination of Guilt: Plea Bargaining and Trials
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Q1) According to the ruling in ___________,prosecutors may,for example,threaten repeat offenders with life sentences under habitual offender statutes if they do not agree to plead guilty and accept specified terms of imprisonment.
A)Bordenkircher v.Hayes (1978)
B)Boykin v.Alabama (1969)
C)North Carolina v.Alford (1970)
D)Ricketts v.Adamson (1987)
Q2) You are a defense attorney representing several players on a college lacrosse team who are accused of statutory rape and assault after a fraternity house party.There is a public outcry surrounding the case,and there are questions about whether the courts will be able to find impartial jurors for the case.During the discovery,you find incriminating images,some of which were uploaded to a social media site,that make a guilty verdict very likely.Your clients still want to go to trial.How will you convince them to cop a plea?
Q3) Which of the following is true about plea bargains?
A)Roughly ten percent of cases are plea bargained.
B)Roughly half of cases are plea bargained.
C)Roughly three quarters of cases are plea bargained.
D)Most cases are plea bargained.
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Chapter 12: Punishment and Sentencing
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Q1) A report prepared by a probation officer that presents a convicted offender's background and is used by the judge in selecting an appropriate sentence is called a(n)_____.
Q2) You are a prosecutor who once pursued the death penalty with vigor.You believed in the death penalty as a powerful form of deterrence and felt that opposition to capital punishment was weak-minded.In the past year,however,a group has successfully challenged two of your convictions using new DNA evidence.Both convictions were overturned and the convicts or defendants were freed from death row.Now you are beginning to doubt whether you should seek the death penalty in any cases at all.What factors will you consider in making your decision?
Q3) A prison administrator may reduce a prisoner's sentence for good behavior.This is called
A)time served.
B)good time.
C)behavioral discretion.
D)work release.
Q4) ________ refers to laws that require offenders to serve a substantial portion of their sentence before being released on parole.
Q5) The advent of ____ analysis has had a large impact on exonerating the innocent.
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Chapter 13: Corrections
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Q1) _____ prisons are managed by nongovernmental bodies.
Q2) In recent years,the Supreme Court has decided many cases that expanded prisoners' rights.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ________ model assumed that the goal of corrections should be to reintegrate the offender into the community.
A)congregate
B)medical
C)rehabilitation
D)community corrections
Q4) The __________ is responsible for the punishment of federal offenders.
A)Federal Bureau of Incarceration
B)Federal Bureau of Prisons
C)Federal Bureau of Preventative Crime
D)Federal Bureau of Crime Displacement
Q5) Designed for first-time felons aged 16 to 30,the approach at Elmira incorporated a(n)_____ of classification,indeterminate sentencing,and parole.
Q6) Get-tough polices are associated with the ____ model of corrections.
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Chapter 14: Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
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Q1) In the case of Mempa v.Rhay,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that probationers have the right to a(n)________.
Q2) ____ is the conditional release of an offender into the community under the supervision of correctional officials.
Q3) Community corrections still lacks widespread support and is often viewed as being _____ on crime.
Q4) Boot camp programs often provide aftercare to help offenders transition back into the community.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following is true regarding community corrections?
A)Offenders assigned to community corrections have committed offenses that are not serious.
B)Community supervision is more expensive than incarceration.
C)The rates of recidivism for those under community supervision are higher than the rates for those who go to prison.
D)Community supervision is more destructive to the offender than going to prison.
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Q6) Restitution is repayment by an offender to a _____.
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Chapter 15: Incarceration and Prison Society
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Q1) The classification of inmates and the assignment of inmates to various prison programs are always tailored to serve the needs of each individual inmate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ include anything that enhances the comfort of inmates,such as good food,clean cells,and recreational opportunities.
Q3) The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that most prisoners are
A)young minority males with less than a high school education.
B)older minority males with a high school education.
C)young minority females with less than a high school education.
D)older white males from organized crime groups.
Q4) Which is not a principle set forth by Warden Dennis Luther for his staff members?
A)Inmates are sent to prison as punishment and not for punishment.
B)Inmates are entitled to a safe and humane environment while in prison.
C)Inmates should be punished harshly.
D)You must believe in man's capacity to change his behavior.
Q5) Discuss how the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission has influenced the rights and treatment of inmates.
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Chapter 16: Reentry Into the Community
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Q1) The temporary release of an inmate for a visit home is called a(n)_______.
Q2) An inmate who has "maxed out" cannot be held any longer,regardless of how the parole board feels about the inmate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When inmates are released from correctional institutions during the day to work or attend school,this is called ______ release.
A)mandatory
B)discretionary
C)unconditional
D)work and educational
Q4) According to a 2011 report by the Pew Center on the States,what percentage of offenders are reimprisoned within three years of their release?
A)20%
B)30%
C)40%
D)50%
Q5) A parolee's principal contact with the criminal justice system is through the _______.
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Chapter 17: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) The Supreme Court ruled in Graham v.Florida (2010)that executions are unconstitutional for crimes committed by those younger than 18 years of age.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most complaints against juveniles are brought by
A)the victim
B)the police
C)school officials
D)the parents
Q3) A child who is receiving inadequate care is termed a _______.
A)dependent child
B)neglected child
C)person in need of supervision (PINS)
D)delinquent child
Q4) The process of determining whether a juvenile is guilty of a crime is known as ______.
Q5) The doctrine of _______ holds that the state is the parent and guardian of all citizens who are unable to protect themselves.
Q6) The punitive era of juvenile justice (1980-2005)is known as the _____ period.
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