HSCO EXAM 1 ACTUAL SCRIPT WITH 100
PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Describe the major components of the criminal justice system.
Answer: (1) Law enforcement (e.g., police officer, deputy sheriff)
(a) Keep the peace(b) Apprehend violators and combat crime(c)
Prevent crime
(d) Provide social services
(2) Courts
(a) Hold fair and impartial trials (i.e., ensure due process)
(b) Determine guilt or innocence
(c) Impose sentences on the guilty
(d) Key personnel includes judges, prosecutors, and defense
attorneys
(3) Corrections - responsible for supervising the offender
(a) Prisons/county jails
(b) Parole(c) Probation
(d) Halfway houses
(e) Work release programs
◉ List the goals of sentencing.
Answer: (1) Punish the offender and in many cases, rehabilitate
the offender
, (2) Protect society
(3) Restore the victim as much as possible
◉ List the general rules for effective courtroom testimony.
Answer: 1) Be prepared
2) Project a positive image
3) Dress in professional attire
4) Sit, stand, and walk with good posture
5) Project your voice
6) Give direct answers to questions from attorneys or the judge
7) If permitted to take reports and notes to the witness stand, ask
for a moment to review them (Do not read directly from the
report unless told to do so)
8) Be honest
◉ Which specific Amendments are the primary sources of inmate
rights?
Answer: 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th
◉ Case Law Precedent in Inmate Rights
Answer: 1) The making of law through the court's interpretation
of the Constitution, statutes, and other laws
2) A decided case that furnishes a basis for determining later
cases involving similar facts or issues
PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Describe the major components of the criminal justice system.
Answer: (1) Law enforcement (e.g., police officer, deputy sheriff)
(a) Keep the peace(b) Apprehend violators and combat crime(c)
Prevent crime
(d) Provide social services
(2) Courts
(a) Hold fair and impartial trials (i.e., ensure due process)
(b) Determine guilt or innocence
(c) Impose sentences on the guilty
(d) Key personnel includes judges, prosecutors, and defense
attorneys
(3) Corrections - responsible for supervising the offender
(a) Prisons/county jails
(b) Parole(c) Probation
(d) Halfway houses
(e) Work release programs
◉ List the goals of sentencing.
Answer: (1) Punish the offender and in many cases, rehabilitate
the offender
, (2) Protect society
(3) Restore the victim as much as possible
◉ List the general rules for effective courtroom testimony.
Answer: 1) Be prepared
2) Project a positive image
3) Dress in professional attire
4) Sit, stand, and walk with good posture
5) Project your voice
6) Give direct answers to questions from attorneys or the judge
7) If permitted to take reports and notes to the witness stand, ask
for a moment to review them (Do not read directly from the
report unless told to do so)
8) Be honest
◉ Which specific Amendments are the primary sources of inmate
rights?
Answer: 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th
◉ Case Law Precedent in Inmate Rights
Answer: 1) The making of law through the court's interpretation
of the Constitution, statutes, and other laws
2) A decided case that furnishes a basis for determining later
cases involving similar facts or issues
