CRJ 220 - Final Exam Questions and
Answers
Court Actors: Jude, Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Clerk of Court, etc. - Answer-Judge : Most Prestigious,
Experienced
Prosecutor : Most Influential
Defense Attorney : Least Influential
Who is the most influential "Court Actor"? - Answer-Prosecutor
What is a "Dual Court" System? - Answer-Two distinct court systems IE: State and Federal Court
Key goal of the "Crime Control Model" - Answer-Repression of criminal conduct
Three main components of the American Criminal Justice system? - Answer-1. Police
2. Courts
3. Corrections
, Describe Criminal Justice in America - Answer-Fragmented non-system due-in-part to the decentralized
nature of American Government that distributes power between national and state governments.
Key characteristics of the "Due Process Model" of criminal justice - Answer-Defendant Rights
Key characteristics of "Common Law" - Answer-1. System that is "Judge Made"
2. Various Sources
3. Finds precedent from past cases.
How many layers are in a "typical" court room? - Answer-Four Layers
Court of "Last Resort" - Answer-Supreme Courts - both state and federal level
*What stages of felony cases are handled by lower courts?* - Answer-*Preliminary Court*
*What court handles misdemeanors?* - Answer-*Lower Courts*
Know the "non-members" of the courtroom work group. - Answer-1. Defendant ***
2. Jury
3. Victim
4. Spectators
Disadvantage of "Assembly-Line Justice" - Answer-No individual justice.
Answers
Court Actors: Jude, Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Clerk of Court, etc. - Answer-Judge : Most Prestigious,
Experienced
Prosecutor : Most Influential
Defense Attorney : Least Influential
Who is the most influential "Court Actor"? - Answer-Prosecutor
What is a "Dual Court" System? - Answer-Two distinct court systems IE: State and Federal Court
Key goal of the "Crime Control Model" - Answer-Repression of criminal conduct
Three main components of the American Criminal Justice system? - Answer-1. Police
2. Courts
3. Corrections
, Describe Criminal Justice in America - Answer-Fragmented non-system due-in-part to the decentralized
nature of American Government that distributes power between national and state governments.
Key characteristics of the "Due Process Model" of criminal justice - Answer-Defendant Rights
Key characteristics of "Common Law" - Answer-1. System that is "Judge Made"
2. Various Sources
3. Finds precedent from past cases.
How many layers are in a "typical" court room? - Answer-Four Layers
Court of "Last Resort" - Answer-Supreme Courts - both state and federal level
*What stages of felony cases are handled by lower courts?* - Answer-*Preliminary Court*
*What court handles misdemeanors?* - Answer-*Lower Courts*
Know the "non-members" of the courtroom work group. - Answer-1. Defendant ***
2. Jury
3. Victim
4. Spectators
Disadvantage of "Assembly-Line Justice" - Answer-No individual justice.
