Juvenile Justice Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the juvenile justice system in the United States, focusing on the historical development, philosophical foundations, and current practices concerning young offenders. Students will examine the differences between adult and juvenile legal processes, the role of law enforcement, courts, corrections, and community agencies in addressing youth crime and delinquency. Key topics include the causes of juvenile delinquency, prevention and intervention strategies, legal rights of minors, and emerging issues such as restorative justice and reform initiatives. By analyzing case studies and recent research, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and complexities involved in providing justice and rehabilitation for juveniles.
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The American System of Criminal Justice 14th Edition by George F. Cole
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Chapter 1: Crime and Justice in America
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Q1) Historically associated with images of certain ethnic groups,______ crime is a framework of the perpetration of such criminal acts as gambling,drugs,and prostitution.
A) political
B) victimless
C) visible
D) organized
Answer: D
Q2) Visible crimes are typically committed by older career criminals in their 40s.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) All countries of the world have the same definitions of rape as a crime.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Policies developed through guidance from research studies that demonstrate which approaches are most useful and cost-effective for advancing desired goals are known as _______________.
Answer: evidence-based practices
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Chapter 2: Victimization and Criminal Behavior
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Q1) Positivist criminologists believe that science can be used to discover the causes of crime and to treat deviants.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The tangible costs of crime are large.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Television feeds our fear of crime
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ________ theory,a type of social process theory,stresses that social links keep people in line with accepted norms.
A) Labeling
B) Learning
C) Control
D) Normal
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Relatively few offenders break federal criminal laws compared to the large numbers who break state criminal laws.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) To achieve the goals of criminal justice,many kinds of organizations-such as police,prosecution,_______,and corrections-have been formed.
A) courts
B) defense
C) bail bonds
D) magistrate
Answer: A
Q3) At all levels of the justice process,there is a high degree of discretion employed by decision makers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) If a person is taken into custody,this is called a(n)____________________.
Answer: arrest
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Chapter 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law
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Q1) The constitutional amendments that deal with criminal defendants' rights are the Fourth,_________________,____________________,and
Q2) ____________________ refers to a guilty state of mind.
Q3) For much of U.S.history,criminal defendants were not guaranteed the right to an attorney in all states.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The phrase that distinguishes murder from nonnegligent manslaughter is A) parens patriae.
B) mala prohibita.
C) In re Gault.
D) malice aforethought.
Q5) An inchoate offense does not require mens rea to prosecute.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The _________ does not refer to a jury of one's peers; instead the Supreme Court has held that the amendment requires a selection process from a cross section of the community.
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Q7) ____________________ law defines relationships between individuals in society.
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Chapter 5: Police
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Q1) Kasey is employed by the FBI; therefore she works for what type of law enforcement agency?
A) Federal
B) State
C) County
D) Municipal
Q2) The police can enforce every law and catch every lawbreaker if they have the resources.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which historical era was influenced by the Progressives?
A) The political era
B) The professional era
C) The community Policing era
D) The reform era
Q4) The community policing model argues that it is easy to improve the percentage of crimes solved.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What impact do budgetary constraints have on community policing?
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Chapter 6: Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations
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Q1) Predict the future of law enforcement within the next 10 years.Take into account budget cuts and the vast increases in technology.
Q2) Steve Herbert found a high sense of morality in the law enforcement subculture.Which of the following is not a dilemma that officers must overcome?
A) The contradiction between the goal of preventing crime and the officers' inability to do so
B) The fact that officers must use their discretion to "handle" situations in ways that do not strictly follow procedures
C) The fact that what is right is not always legal
D) The fact that they invariably act against at least one citizen's interest, often with recourse to coercive force that can maim or kill
Q3) Which of the following is a vice offense?
A) Assault
B) Traffic violation
C) Arson
D) Prostitution
Q4) When police prioritize calls,this is called ____________________.
Q5) How does isolation help to define the police officer's working personality?
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Chapter 7: Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges
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Q1) Explain the necessity of fusion centers in the War on Terror.Do fusion centers have the capability to infringe on U.S.citizens' rights?
Q2) Why is it so difficult for internal affairs units to investigate crimes committed by police?
Q3) The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that police must use "objective reasonableness" in judging whether to use deadly force in the case of
A) Whren v. U.S. (1996).
B) Maryland v. Wilson (1997).
C) Tennessee v. Garner (1985).
D) Graham v. Connor (1989).
Q4) The rise of private agencies is not related to the increase in crime.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Some law enforcement executives have been concerned that the increased focus on homeland security and fighting terrorism has diverted funding from local police agencies.Do you believe that we are ignoring problems in our own country while trying to fight terrorism? Discuss your opinion,and why you feel that way.
Q6) _________________ is used to determine an individual's genetic fingerprint.
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Chapter 8: Police and Constitutional Law
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Q1) Officer Castro would not need probable cause to search the vehicle if the driver gave Officer Castro permission to search.This would be known as a(n)_________ search.
A) exigent circumstances
B) illegal
C) stop-and-frisk
D) consent
Q2) The U.S.Supreme Court created the good faith exception in the case of
A) Nix v. Williams (1980).
B) Hester v. U.S. (1924).
C) Texas v. Johnson (1989).
D) U.S. v. Leon (1984).
Q3) After the suspect was taken into custody and the victims were taken to receive medical care,Officer Goldman's partners most likely would need to obtain a(n)_________ to collect all the remaining evidence to prosecute the case.
A)arrest warrant
B)search warrant
C)seizure
D)consent
Q4) Police officers must establish ____________________ to obtain a warrant.
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Chapter 9: Courts and Pretrial Processes
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Q1) It is easy for a poor person with little education to become a judge.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why is it important that states develop standardized court structures?
Q3) In 1984,Congress passed the Bail Reform Act.This legislation authorized the use of A) citations.
B) 10% cash bail.
C) release on recognizance.
D) preventive detention.
Q4) A(n)__________ election is an election in which candidates' party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.
Q5) The fragmented structure of state courts is the biggest barrier to effective justice.
A)True
B)False
Q6) All courts in the United States use a basic three-tiered structure.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The ____________________ system involves an active judge.
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Chapter 10: Prosecution and Defense
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Q1) Dianne spends a great deal of her time prosecuting drug crimes.Outside of drug offenses,which type of crime would Dianne prosecute the most?
A) Murder
B) White-collar crime
C) Sexual assault
D) Robbery
Q2) The job of the defense attorney is accurately depicted in most legally themed television shows.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ defense attorneys now handle up to 85% of the cases in many places.
A) Publicly funded
B) Retained counsel
C) Corporate
D) Federal
Q4) Prosecutors wishing to maintain a high ____________________ rate will drop cases with weak evidence.
Q5) ____________________ defendants cannot afford to hire a private attorney.
Q6) _________ evidence is not available to prove innocence in most cases.
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Chapter 11: Determination of Guilt: Plea Bargaining and Trials
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Q1) Only about 1% of habeas corpus petitions are successful.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A shared understanding that creates an expectation that a guilty plea will lead to a less-than-maximum sentence is called a(n)____________________.
Q3) Plea bargaining is also referred to as "copping out."
A)True
B)False
Q4) The standard used by a juror to decide if the prosecution has provided enough evidence for conviction is
A) inclination.
B) reasonable doubt.
C) probable cause.
D) preponderance.
Q5) When plea bargaining was barred in the felony trial courts,it did not _______.
Q6) Unstable __________ lack all three workgroup criteria: close working relationships,shared values,and reasons to cooperate.
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Q7) For most cases,the most important step in the criminal justice process is
Chapter 12: Punishment and Sentencing
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Q1) Gender does not affect sentencing decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In your opinion,why does the United States rely on incarceration so heavily as a form of punishment? Why don't we use intermediate sanctions as frequently as other countries do?
Q3) Alex was charged with murder in the first degree,which is a felony.What jurisdiction would have heard Alex's case?
A) Specific
B) General
C) Local
D) Federal
Q4) When the goal of punishment is to restore a convicted offender to society through therapy,this is called
A) incapacitation.
B) special deterrence.
C) rehabilitation.
D) retribution.
Q5) Which purposes of punishment is the death penalty designed to serve?
Q6) _______________ indicate to judges the expected sanction for certain offenses.
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Chapter 13: Corrections
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Q1) Prior to the nineteenth century,female prisoners were treated no differently than male prisoners.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The rehabilitation model of corrections involved recommendations regarding behavior changes from social scientists.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true concerning crime rates and the prison population since 1991?
A) Crime rates and the prison population are both declining.
B) Crime rates and the prison population are both increasing.
C) Crime rates and the prison population are both stable.
D) Crime rates are decreasing and the prison population is increasing.
Q4) The Declaration of Principles concerning corrections addressed the issue of female prisoners.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How has the use of technology affected prisoners? How has it challenged guards?
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Q6) The gender of the large majority of jail inmates is ____________________.
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Chapter 14: Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
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Q1) Another name for boot camp is
A) shock incarceration.
B) military indoctrination.
C) part-time incarceration.
D) inside/outside programming.
Q2) Community corrections recognizes that factors within the community that encourage criminal behavior can never be changed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____________________ model emphasis reparation to the victim and the community,approaching crime from a problem-solving perspective.
Q4) A(n)____________ is a community correctional center where an offender reports each day to comply with elements of a sentence.
Q5) Repayment by an offender to a victim is called ____________________.
Q6) ________ is considered the first probation officer in the United States.
Q7) In order to be successful,community corrections programs must be given adequate resources.
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A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Incarceration and Prison Society
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Q1) ____________________ is the concept of male honor and the sacredness of one's reputation as a man.
Q2) State legislators always support increases in funding for educational programs within the prison system because of their success in reducing recidivism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Inmates who are ____________________ try to take advantage of prison programs.
Q4) Officer Meeks is responsible for identifying gang information in order to _________ rival gangs by housing them in separate units.
A) combine
B) segregate
C) integrate
D) identify
Q5) Which of the following is true concerning the authority of prison officials?
A) The authority of prison officials is unlimited.
B) The authority of prison officials is limited.
C) Prison officials have no authority.
D) The authority of prison officials is limited in state prisons, but unlimited in federal prisons.
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Chapter 16: Reentry Into the Community
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Q1) Parole decisions can be made arbitrarily,depending on the whims of the parole board.
A)True B)False
Q2) Based on information contained in the companion website,how is the parole system in Japan different from that in the United States?
A) Japan has no parole system.
B) Japanese parole involves extensive participation from community volunteers.
C) Japan only offers parole to misdemeanor offenders.
D) Japan only offers parole to younger inmates.
Q3) If a parole officer finds that a parolee has committed a technical violation,he or she can revoke parole without a hearing.
A)True B)False
Q4) If a parolee violates the conditions of his or her parole,parole may be
Q5) Pardons are sometimes given to remedy a miscarriage of justice. A)True B)False
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Chapter 17: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true concerning juvenile court?
A) Juvenile court is highly centralized at the state level.
B) Juvenile court is a complex institution performing a wide variety of functions.
C) Juvenile court maintains separation between goals and values.
D) Juvenile court controls and understands the causes of juvenile crime.
Q2) In England,the doctrine that allowed the courts to hold protective jurisdiction over all children was called
A) judicial waiver.
B) parens patriae.
C) In re Gault.
D) status offense.
Q3) The ____________________ period of juvenile justice viewed the offending child as evil.
Q4) What new crimes does new technology pose for the juvenile justice system?
Q5) A child's behavioral history affects the disposition of a case of juvenile delinquency.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Curfew violations and loitering are referred to as ____________________ crimes.
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