INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE GSU
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ what does the courts at the state level consist of. Answer: state
supreme court, and state court of appeals
◉ what does the courts at the local level consist of. Answer: criminal
court, city or town court, justice of the peace court, traffic court, and
juvenile court
◉ what does the corrections at the federal level consist of. Answer:
federal bureau of prisons, federal probation, and federal parole
◉ what does the corrections at the state level consist of. Answer:
state department of corrections and state parole
◉ what does the corrections at the local level consist of. Answer:
county jail, city lock up, county probation, and community
corrections
◉ what is the highway patrol a function of. Answer: it is a function of
the state
, ◉ do every state have a highway patrol. Answer: no, Hawaii does not
have a highway patrol system
◉ what is the highest appellate court. Answer: u. s. supreme court
◉ what do appellate court do. Answer: it hears appeals of cases
brought to them from lower courts, they do not retry cases, but
rather review transcripts from cases of legal procedure, such as the
admission of illegally obtained evidence, which may form a basis for
overturning or modifying a lower courts decision
◉ how many justices sit on the u. s. supreme court. Answer: nine
◉ what does the criminal justice process involve. Answer: it involves
the procedures used by the criminal justice system, from someones
initial contact with police to his or her possible arrest, charging,
booking, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration or
placement on probation.
◉ what is the first contact. Answer: law enforcement initial contact,
criminal investigation, and arrest and booking
◉ what are the goals of police. Answer: enforce the law, and
maintain order
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ what does the courts at the state level consist of. Answer: state
supreme court, and state court of appeals
◉ what does the courts at the local level consist of. Answer: criminal
court, city or town court, justice of the peace court, traffic court, and
juvenile court
◉ what does the corrections at the federal level consist of. Answer:
federal bureau of prisons, federal probation, and federal parole
◉ what does the corrections at the state level consist of. Answer:
state department of corrections and state parole
◉ what does the corrections at the local level consist of. Answer:
county jail, city lock up, county probation, and community
corrections
◉ what is the highway patrol a function of. Answer: it is a function of
the state
, ◉ do every state have a highway patrol. Answer: no, Hawaii does not
have a highway patrol system
◉ what is the highest appellate court. Answer: u. s. supreme court
◉ what do appellate court do. Answer: it hears appeals of cases
brought to them from lower courts, they do not retry cases, but
rather review transcripts from cases of legal procedure, such as the
admission of illegally obtained evidence, which may form a basis for
overturning or modifying a lower courts decision
◉ how many justices sit on the u. s. supreme court. Answer: nine
◉ what does the criminal justice process involve. Answer: it involves
the procedures used by the criminal justice system, from someones
initial contact with police to his or her possible arrest, charging,
booking, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and incarceration or
placement on probation.
◉ what is the first contact. Answer: law enforcement initial contact,
criminal investigation, and arrest and booking
◉ what are the goals of police. Answer: enforce the law, and
maintain order
