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Chapter 4: Criminal Law and Defenses
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Q1) Which of the following is a difference between civil law and criminal law?
A)A civil lawsuit tends to bring greater moral condemnation from society than does losing a criminal conviction.
B)The government alone is allowed to file civil cases,while individuals alone are allowed to file criminal cases.
C)Civil law operates under the assumption that society has been injured by a defendant's actions,while criminal law operates under the assumption that an individual has been injured by a defendant's action.
D)Civil defendants are found liable and criminal defendants are found guilty.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about criminal laws?
A)Today,infractions are classified as more serious crimes than felonies.
B)A felony is a minor violation of a local ordinance or state law that brings a potential punishment of fines.
C)People who commit misdemeanors usually face death sentences,while people who commit felonies usually face probation or incarceration in jails.
D)The procedures for prosecuting misdemeanors are considerably less complex than those for felonies.
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Chapter 5: Overview of Policing
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Q1) David works as one of the support personnel in the FBI.Which of the following is a position within the FBI that David is NOT likely to hold?
A)A special agent
B)A scientist
C)An information analyst
D)A language specialist
Q2) Training curricula of a police academy include:
A)community building.
B)ethics and integrity.
C)human diversity.
D)all of these.
Q3) The greatest influence on the decision to arrest is:
A)the readiness of the prosecutor to prosecute.
B)the workload of the police department.
C)the victim's preference for arrest.
D)the severity of the crime.
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Chapter 6: Policing Operations
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Q1) All of the following are examples of service activities of police EXCEPT:
A)assisting disoriented elder adults.
B)controlling traffic.
C)arranging for the tow of a broken down car.
D)giving directions.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the components of community-oriented policing?
A)Police-community reciprocity
B)Centralization of police units
C)Proactive policing using foot patrols
D)Civilianization of the police force
Q3) Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the homeless?
A)All homeless people are unemployed.
B)Homeless persons are often victims of crime.
C)More Blacks are homeless than are Whites.
D)All of these statements are false.
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Chapter 7: Legal and Special Issues in Policing
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Q1) The ________ test established by the Supreme Court means that confessions are inadmissible unless made willingly.
A)vulnerability
B)voluntariness
C)standing
D)longevity
Q2) The ________ Amendment states that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
A)Sixth
B)Third
C)Fifth
D)Fourth
Q3) ________ allows evidence to be admissible if its discovery was not related to any improper search or seizure.
A)The independent source exception
B)The good faith exception
C)Attenuation
D)The inevitable discovery exception
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Chapter 8: The Courts
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Q1) If a judge on the appellate court disagrees with the majority decision,he or she can write a ________ opinion.
A)consenting
B)dissenting
C)concurring
D)recanting
Q2) In 2006,which of the following rules did the Supreme Court pass concerning suspected terrorists?
A)Suspected terrorists could be tried in courts-martial since they would have violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
B)Special military courts could try suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay if they were held there for more than five years.
C)Special military courts could not try suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay.
D)All of these answers are correct.
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Chapter 10: Sentencing
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Q1) In 2014,juries sentenced ________ offenders to death.
A)over 600
B)over 1,000
C)under 100
D)over 500
Q2) What has research found concerning California's three-strikes policy?
A)California's three-strikes laws have played only a minimal role in the state's declining crime rate.
B)Crime rates in California have increased since the law was enacted.
C)The three strikes laws are more often applied to women.
D)Crime rates have decreased since the law was enacteD.
Q3) For deterrence to be successful,what goal must it achieve?
A)The offender must have to pay a large fine as part of his or her sentence.
B)The offender must have a job that he or she will lose once they are sentenced.
C)The offender must be sentenced to at least five years in prison.
D)The public must be educated about the sentencing policies and how the criminal justice system works.
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Chapter 11: Overview of Corrections
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Q1) If you were a woman being held while awaiting trial in the early colonial period of the United States,you would most likely be housed:
A)with other women.
B)in a state prison.
C)with other women,men,and even children.
D)in solitary confinement.
Q2) One of the most commonly used penal colonies during the late 1700s was:
A)AustraliA.
B)Great Britain.
C)Canada.
D)Mexico.
Q3) If you were sentenced to row ships during the 1400s and 1500s in England,you were sentenced to:
A)a plague town.
B)the sulfur pits.
C)a hulk.
D)galley slavery.
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Chapter 12: Jails and Prisons
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Q1) Jack and Jill have both been convicted of possession of illegal drugs and have been sentenced.Jack is sentenced to nine months of incarceration,while Jill has been sentenced to 18 months of incarceration.Jack will most likely serve his sentence in a:
A)halfway house.
B)prison.
C)jail.
D)restitution center.
Q2) Over half of the inmates sentenced to federal prison have been convicted of a ________ offense.
A)property
B)drug
C)public order
D)violent
Q3) Which of the following inmates are most likely to be housed in a supermax prison?
A)Inmates with antisocial personality
B)All of these
C)Gang members
D)Inmates deemed a high escape risk
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Chapter 13: Community Corrections
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Q1) Children are most likely to be molested by:
A)teachers and coaches.
B)neighbors.
C)strangers.
D)family members.
Q2) John Smith is a first-time offender convicted of a nonviolent crime.The judge does not believe he is a threat to public safety and wants to give him the chance to remain in the community and be rehabilitated,so he sentences him to six months of community corrections under court supervision,with specific conditions that he must follow.John has most likely been sentenced to:
A)probation.
B)a halfway house
C)parole.
D)a restitution center.
Q3) Modern parole is typically administered at the state and ________ levels of government.
A)county
B)national
C)federal
D)municipal
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Chapter 14: Understanding and Helping Victims
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Q1) Stephanie is a victim of sexual assault.While recovering,Stephanie has received several therapeutic interventions.It has been six months since her attack,and she is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).She is terrified to leave the house,has stopped attending classes,and has quit her job.To get through this,she has started seeing a psychiatrist and taking medication so that she might be able to soon lead a functional life again.The type of therapy that Stephanie is undergoing is:
A)short-term therapy.
B)long-term therapy.
C)clinical therapy.
D)physiotherapy.
Q2) Femicide is:
A)the killing of a woman.
B)the killing of a father.
C)the killing of an infant.
D)the killing of a chilD.
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Chapter 15: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) A direct file is the same thing as a:
A)prosecutorial waiver.
B)defense waiver.
C)statutory waiver.
D)judicial waiver.
Q2) All of the following are alternatives to incarceration EXCEPT:
A)boot camps.
B)day reporting centers.
C)group homes.
D)parole.
Q3) Terry was arrested for stealing a car.His case was being heard by a juvenile court judge.The judge adjudicated Terry guilty based on a preponderance of the evidence.This ruling is in violation of which U.S.Supreme Court case?
A)In re Gault
B)Breed v.Jones
C)McKeiver v.Pennsylvania
D)In re Winship
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