Justice Studies Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Justice Studies examines the nature and administration of justice within society, exploring the legal, social, and ethical frameworks that govern conflict resolution, fairness, and the protection of rights. The course covers key concepts such as criminal and civil law, social justice, inequality, human rights, and public policy, emphasizing the interdisciplinary connections between law, sociology, political science, and philosophy. Students will critically analyze contemporary issues related to justice, evaluate restorative and punitive models, and develop skills for understanding and addressing injustices at local, national, and global levels.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice 15th Edition by Larry J. Siegel
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Chapter 1: Crime and Criminal Justice
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Q1) If the arresting officer believes that sufficient evidence exists to charge Johnny with a crime to whom will the case be turned over next
A)Defense attorney
B)Judge
C)Jury
D)Prosecutor
Answer: D
Q2) The_____________________is comprised of the prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and other court personnelwho function to streamline the process of justice through the extensive use of plea bargaining and other trialalternatives.
Answer: courtroom work group
Q3) The_________________ defines the law by determining what conduct is prohibited and establishescriminal penalties for those who violate the law.
Answer: legislature
Q4) Most criminal cases are processed through the entire formal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime
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Q1) According to the _______ view of crime, behaviors that become crimes are essentially harmfulto a majority of citizens and therefore there is general agreement regarding which behaviorsneed to be controlled.
A)Conflict
B)Interactionist
C)Consensus
D)Constructionist
Answer: C
Q2) Which crime listed below is not reported in Part I or Part II of the offense section of theUCR
A)Drug offenses
B)Traffic violations
C)Liquor law violations
D)Sex offenses
Answer: B
Q3) Employee pilferage, bribery, commodities law violations, mail fraud, computer fraud, andembezzlement are examples of _________ crimes.
Answer: white collar
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Chapter 3: Understanding Crime and Victimization
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Q1) The concept of ____________________ refers to the absence or weakness of rules and social norms (normlessness) in any person or group.
Answer: anomie
Q2) Delinquents who begin their offending career at a very early age and continue to offend into adulthood are known as ______________________.
Answer: life-course persisters
Q3) People suffering from conduct disorder have difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Studies show that high serotonin levels are linked with poor impulse control andhyperactivity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) A _______________ may occur when a state institution fails to enforce a law. Answer: State corporate crime
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Chapter 4: Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure
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Q1) Mike walks in to a bank with a handgun. He approaches one of the tellers, flashes the gun, hands her a paper sack, and demands she fill the sack with money. By physically committing this act of robbery, Mike has satisfied which of the requirements for conviction
A)Mens rea
B)Actus reus
C)Strict liability
D)Reckless endangerment
Q2) The term insanity:
A)Means a type of mental illness.
B)Has standard legal symptoms.
C)Is a legal concept only.
D)Has not been addressed by statute.
Q3) Under new provisions put in place by President Obama, under the Patriot Act, the government can track "___________________," individuals thought to be connected to terrorist groups.
Q4) A ____________________ is a broad category of criminal defenses claiming that a criminal act occurred but that it was reasonable under the circumstances.
Q5) Discuss the historical development of criminal law in the United States.
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Chapter 5: 5 Public Policing and Private Security
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Q1) In the 1990s, police departments began to embrace community policing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is the following was not a problem faced by the police during the 1960s
A)Skyrocketing crime rates
B)Pressure from police reform groups such as the IACP
C)Vietnam protests
D)Race riots
Q3) ____________________ is credited with the passage of the Metropolitan PoliceAct, which established the first organized police force in London.
Q4) Which of the following is an example of soft technology that law enforcement uses
A)Metal detectors
B)Tasers
C)Sex offender registration
D)Street lighting
Q5) Explain the reaction to the Rodney King incident and how community policingcounteracted some of its effects.
Q6) Explain the onset of early police professionalism.
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Chapter 6: The Police: Organization, Role, and Function
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Q1) Mr. Smith is one resident who brings up at the meeting that there are a few locations, knownas hot spots of crime, that are the biggest concern for the residents. All of the following areconsidered to be potential hotspots of crime except: A)Bars.
B)Bus depots.
C)Malls.
D)Schools.
Q2) The _______________________ provides funding for police departments interested inimplementing community-oriented policing.
Q3) Chief Williams believes that the designated patrol areas need to be made smaller for the patrolofficers. What are these designated patrol areas known as A)Quarters
B)Zones
C)Divisions
D)Beats
Q4) Explain the operation of fusion centers.
Q5) Aggressive patrol is a tactic employed as part of an overall philosophy of____________________ policing.
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Chapter 7: Issues in Policing
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Q1) The use of force by police officers is not a common event.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which police style is associated with the preference to ignore issues of concern or treat them informally, unless the social or political order is being jeopardized
A)Crime fighter
B)Social agent
C)Law enforcer
D)Watchman
Q3) Police departments with more restrictions on the use of force have lower shooting rates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Research shows that a large percentages of officers are continually involved in problem behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What factors influence an officer's use of discretion
Q6) What is the difference between police brutality and police corruption
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Chapter 8: Police and the Rule of Law
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Q1) Under the Riverside County v. McLaughlin ruling, how long can a person be detainedwithout a court hearing
A)24 hours
B)48 hours
C)72 hours
D)As long as necessary
Q2) The Terry v. Ohio case established that it is legal for a police officer to pat down asuspect to check for weapons even if they do not have probable cause to arrest the suspect.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The earliest and most widely used form of electronic surveillance is____________________.
Q4) Explain some of the benefits and pitfalls in using information obtained from informants toprocure search warrants.
Q5) __________________ is determined by whether a police officer has objective,reasonable, and reliable information, based on fact that the person under investigation hascommitted or was committing an offense.
Q6) Under what conditions can an automobile be searched
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Chapter 9: 9 Court Structure and Personnel
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Q1) Mr. Reed would be considered which of the following because he does have the funds necessary to hire an attorney on his own
A)Problem offender.
B)Indigent offender.
C)Contract offender.
D)Assigned offender.
Q2) The most common sanction for overzealous prosecutors in the United States is:
A)Being disbarred.
B)Reprimand/censure.
C)Prison time.
D)Fines.
Q3) The right to counsel as guaranteed under the Sixth Amendment extends to postconviction activities as well, including appeal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An order of the superior court requesting that a record of an inferior court be brought forward for review or inspection is called a(n) __________.
Q5) Elaborate the functions of the three-tiered federal court system.
Q6) Explain the role and functions of a judge in the U.S. court system.
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Chapter 10: Pretrial and Trial Procedures
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Q1) Which is an initial court appearance, at which the accused is read the charges, advised of his or her rights, and asked to enter a plea
A)Indictment
B)Arraignment
C)Complaint
D)Grand jury hearing
Q2) Define bail and then list and define the forms of bail listed in the text.
Q3) Which procedure is often used as an alternative to the grand jury
A)Initial hearing
B)Arraignment
C)Preliminary hearing
D)Criminal trial
Q4) The Statute of Westminster was established in 1275 which set out the offenses which were bailable and those which were not.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The act of compelling the production of a witness or evidence via subpoena is called the __________________.
Q6) The three pleas are guilty, not guilty, and ________________________.
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Chapter 11: Punishment and Sentencing
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Q1) Discuss the crime-deterrent impact of determinate, indeterminate, mandatory, and truth-in-sentencing models.
Q2) Several Supreme Court cases have challenged how guidelines can be used. Provide at least two examples from the text, and state why sentencing guidelines are so controversial.
Q3) Juries, not judges, must make the critical findings that sentence killers to death was ruled in Ring v. Arizona (2002).
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following states<b> do not</b> use a comprehensive structured sentencing system setting standards for felonies and misdemeanors, intermediate sentencing, community punishments, and the distribution of state funds for correctional programs
A)North Carolina
B)Pennsylvania
C)Ohio
D)South Carolina
Q5) List and discuss the factors that affect sentencing.
Q6) Describe the history of punishment and how this led to the rise of prisons.
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Chapter 12: Community Sentences: Probation, Intermediate
Sanctions, and Restorative Justice
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Q1) As compared with jail and prison sentences for drug-related crimes, community-based drug programs have shown:
A)More recidivism.
B)Less recidivism.
C)More violence among participants.
D)No difference.
Q2) After entering into the probation system, Mr. Lewis's danger to the community was assessed in a process called a(n):
A)Presentence report.
B)Risk assessment.
C)Risk classification.
D)Intake.
Q3) Day fees require probationers to pay for part of the cost of their treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Civil and criminal _________________________ involve the seizure of goods or instruments related to the commission or outcome of a criminal act.
Q5) The RICO Act and the ___________________________ help reintroduce forfeiture back into U.S. law.
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Chapter 13: Corrections: History, Institutions, and Populations
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Q1) In 1827, the Western State Penitentiary was built using a semicircle formation most known in the Pennsylvania system prisons.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Alexander Maconochie is most known for his work with prison reform in the area of transportation of inmates from England.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Given what we know about their crimes, which of the brothers will be most likely to have educational opportunities in his facilities
A)James only
B)John only
C)Jason and John only
D)All three brothers have educational opportunities as part of the prison experience
Q4) The medical model was still widely used from 1960 to 1980 in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast traditional jails with new-generation jail designs.
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Chapter 14: Prison Life: Living in and Leaving Prison
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Q1) Explain how individual and group counseling, faith-based programs, and drug treatment have helped rehabilitate some inmates.
Q2) In female prisons, it is not uncommon for the inmates to create their own ___________________, or groups containing masculine and feminine figures such as fathers, mothers, and sibling children.
Q3) Following the above decision, the inmate's lawyer cited the case of Hope v. Pelzer, which ruled that:
A)Improper medical care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
B)Correctional officials who knowingly violate an inmate's Eighth Amendment rights can be held liable for damages.
C)Inmates who have their Eighth Amendment rights violated should be immediately released or have their sentence reduced.
D)Prisoners should be given special privileges if they are diagnosed with or contract a disease that is detrimental to the health of the prison population.
Q4) The federal government helped put private industry into prisons with the passage of the ______________________ Program in 1976.
Q5) ____________________ is assimilation into the separate culture of the prison.
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Chapter 15: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) Which of the following is not a consideration with regard to whether or not a juvenile apprehended in the act of committing a crime is referred to juvenile court
A)Offense seriousness
B)The child's past contacts with the police
C)Cooperation
D)Probable cause.
Q2) Discuss the key factors associated with the reform movement that began in the United States in the mid-1800s. What positive and negative acts originated from this time
Q3) Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court case held that juveniles have the same right to due process at trial as adults
A)Kent v. United States (1966)
B)Breed v. Jones (1975)
C)Fare v. Michael C (1979)
D)In re Gault (1967)
Q4) The hearing in which a judge decides to waive a juvenile to adult court is called a
Q5) Warrantless searches in schools are based on the legal standard of
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