Criminal Justice Exam

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Acceptable pleas usually do not include

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A.) Insanity

Front 2

A(n) ___________ is a formal written accusation submitted to the court by a grand jury alleging that a specified person has committed a specified offense.

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A.) Indictment

Front 3

On occasion, a person may be tricked into consuming an intoxication substance. This defense is known as:

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A.) Excuses

Front 4

In the multiple- murder trial of Colin Ferguson, who was charged with killing 6 train passengers and wounding 19 others, which defense was used?

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A.) Black rage

Front 5

The _________ holds that a person is not guilty of a crime if, at the time of the crime, he or she either didn't know what he or she was doing or didn't know that it was wrong

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A.) Mc'Naghten Rule

Front 6

Bail is usually set at the

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A.) First appearance before the judge

Front 7

The textbook lists several factors indirectly related to crime that can affect crime rates. Three are listed below. Which of the following was not listed?

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A.) Family Size

Front 8

Under the tithing system, groups of 10 families (or tithing) would follow three of the principles listed below. Which one does NOT belong?

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A.) Select on man form each parish as chief peacekeeper

Front 9

One general grouping in your textbook lists four categories of local police functions. Three are listed below. Which is NOT one of the functions discussed in your text?

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A.) Public education

Front 10

All of the following are reasons for the growth of private security in America except:

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A.) Public police agencies requesting assistance from private agencies

Front 11

How many offense are included in the NIBRS?

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A.) 46

Front 12

According to available research, which of the following factors does NOT influence the exercise of discretion on the part of police patrol officers?

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A.) Personal characteristics of officers

Front 13

Which Supreme Court is not directly relevant to police liability issues?

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A.) Tennessee v. Garner

Front 14

This rule requires that incriminating evidence be seized by police according to the Constitutional specifications of the due process or it will not be allowed as evidence in court.

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A.) Exclusionary rule.

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Which legal principles excludes from introduction at trial any evidence later developed or derived as a resulted from an illegal search or seizure?

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A.) Fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine.

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The new enhanced UCR s called the

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A.) National Incident-Based Reporting System

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In ________, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that considerations of public safety can be overriding and negate the need for the rights advisement prior to limited questioning.

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A.) New York v. Quarles

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A _________ is a person who has special knowledge recognized by the court as relevant to the determination of guilt or innocence of the accused.

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A.) Expert witness

Front 19

Which of the following is not an element of community policing?

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A.) Centralization of command

Front 20

Which type of police corruption occurs in order to further the organizational goals of the law enforcement?

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A.) Abuse of authority

Front 21

What name is most closely associated with the watchman style of policing?

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A.) James. Q. Wilson

Front 22

Historically, officers were allowed to use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspected felon. This was known as the

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A.) Fleeing Felon Rule

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Which one of the following is unquestionably the most time-consuming and resources-intensive task of any police agency?

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A.) Patrol

Front 24

Who persuaded the University of California to offer Criminal Justice as an academic discipline ?

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A.) August Vollmer

Front 25

Which early codification of laws made the practices of justice routine in Babylonian society by making punishments more predictable?

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A.) The Code of Hammurabi

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England's "Great Charter" is comparable to America's

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A.) Bill of Rights

Front 27

Laws channel human behavior while they simultaneously constrain it, and they empower individuals while contributing to?

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A.) Social order

Front 28

Murder, motor vehicle theft, and robbery all fall under what branch of modern law?

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A.) Criminal

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Each of the three branches of government are independent, but has the power to restrain the other branches of modern law ?

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A.) Checks and Balances

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___________ means that's the Court can review any federal or state law to see if it is in agreement with the Constitution.

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A.) Judicial review

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A ___________ vote of Congress is necessary to pass a bill vetoed by the President , in order for it to become law.

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A.) Two-Third

Front 32

A wrist issued by a judge which requires a law official to bring a prisoner to court and show cause for holding the prisoner is known as

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A.) A writ of habeas corpus

Front 33

The Major of Whiteville attempts to pass a law outlawing "street meetings" in his town. Why cant he do this?

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A.) The First Amendment

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The purpose of the ___________ is to allow citizens to learn about the business of government .

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A.) Freedom of information Act.

Front 35

Which constitutional amendment established legal boundaries for the search and seizure of evidence?

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A.) Fourth

Front 36

Which model of the criminal justice system assumes that the efforts of the component parts of the system are fragmented?

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A.) Conflict model

Front 37

Because it is concerned only with violations of law, criminal justice has a more narrow focus than

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A.) Social justice

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The use of sanctions and rewards available through a group to influence and shape behavior of the groups members is termed

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A.) Social control

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The study of crime, prevention, and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders is known as :

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A.) Criminal justice

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Which stage in the criminal justice process involves taking pictures and fingerprints of the suspect?

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A.) Booking

Front 41

All of the following rights are stated in the Miranda Warning Expect

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A.) "You have the right to bail."

Front 42

Which crime best describes an attempt to overthrow the government of the society of which one is a member?

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A,) Treason

Front 43

The local government to ensure order in the city/county to regulate the citizens usually creates these laws?

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A.) Ordinances

Front 44

An offense punishable by incarceration, usually in a local confinement facility, typically limited to a year or less.

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A.) Misdemeanor

Front 45

A crime that seriously disrupts businesses commerce and federal agencies that are on the rise would be ________________.

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A.) Computer crimes

Front 46

Which type of a defense is an attorney using when he or she claims that the defendants actions were necessary to ensure her safety?

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A.) Self-defense

Front 47

When the defendant is incapable of understanding the nature of charges and proceedings. He will be declared

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A.) Incompetent

Front 48

Which of the following data sources asks respondents to reveal an illegal activity in which they have been involved?

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A.) Self-report data

Front 49

Which source of data is published by the Bureau of justice statistics through support provided by the justice system improvement act of 1979?

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A.) Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

Front 50

For many crime victims, ____________ is/are the most burdensome and lasting consequence of their victimization

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A.) Fear

Front 51

According to Peel, the main function of the police was to ___________ by ____________ of the community

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A.) Prevent crime; preventive patrol

Front 52

What were the two qualifications posted by Cincinnati in the 1880's to become a police officer?

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A.) High moral character; foot speed