Criminal Justice Test With Right Answers
Which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment? - ✅✅ eighth
What is a characteristic that judges should NOT take into consideration when
sentencing? - ✅✅ religion
Which types of sentences do NOT typically lead to an appeal? - ✅✅
indeterminate sentences
What is not a major justification for including victim impact statements at
sentencing? - ✅✅ encouraging harder sentences for offenders
In which punishment philosophy do offenders receive their "just desserts", and
potential offenders are made aware of the consequences of crime? - ✅✅
retribution
How many women have been executed in the United States in the past 110 years? -
✅✅ 53
Which punishment philosophy involves identifying the causes of an offender's
criminality and then determining the particular type of treatment most likely to
prevent the individual from re-offending? - ✅✅ rehabilitation
As of 2014, how many states and the federal government have statutes authorizing
the death penalty? - ✅✅ 31
, In which type of sentences is the actual time for release determined by a parole
board after the offender has served a portion of the minimum sentence? - ✅✅
indeterminate sentences
Which of the following describes someone that would NOT be found in a jail? -
✅✅ persons serving sentences more than a year
Which of the following describes a prison facility with the lowest level of security
that houses non-dangerous, stable offenders? - ✅✅ minimum security
What is an institution for the confinement of people who have been convicted of a
serious crime? - ✅✅ prison
Which is the correct order of the criminal process involving law enforcement? -
✅✅ initial contact; criminal investigation; arrest and booking
Which perspective of criminal justice maintains the goal of repairing harm that
criminal offenses inflict upon victims, offenders, and communities? - ✅✅
restorative justice model
Which is the correct order of the criminal process involving courts? - ✅✅
charging; initial appearance; preliminary hearing, or arraignment; bail and
detention; plea bargaining; trial; sentencing and appeals
Which perspective of criminal justice argues that crime is the result of the burdens
and benefits in society not being equally distributed among its members? - ✅✅
social justice model
Which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment? - ✅✅ eighth
What is a characteristic that judges should NOT take into consideration when
sentencing? - ✅✅ religion
Which types of sentences do NOT typically lead to an appeal? - ✅✅
indeterminate sentences
What is not a major justification for including victim impact statements at
sentencing? - ✅✅ encouraging harder sentences for offenders
In which punishment philosophy do offenders receive their "just desserts", and
potential offenders are made aware of the consequences of crime? - ✅✅
retribution
How many women have been executed in the United States in the past 110 years? -
✅✅ 53
Which punishment philosophy involves identifying the causes of an offender's
criminality and then determining the particular type of treatment most likely to
prevent the individual from re-offending? - ✅✅ rehabilitation
As of 2014, how many states and the federal government have statutes authorizing
the death penalty? - ✅✅ 31
, In which type of sentences is the actual time for release determined by a parole
board after the offender has served a portion of the minimum sentence? - ✅✅
indeterminate sentences
Which of the following describes someone that would NOT be found in a jail? -
✅✅ persons serving sentences more than a year
Which of the following describes a prison facility with the lowest level of security
that houses non-dangerous, stable offenders? - ✅✅ minimum security
What is an institution for the confinement of people who have been convicted of a
serious crime? - ✅✅ prison
Which is the correct order of the criminal process involving law enforcement? -
✅✅ initial contact; criminal investigation; arrest and booking
Which perspective of criminal justice maintains the goal of repairing harm that
criminal offenses inflict upon victims, offenders, and communities? - ✅✅
restorative justice model
Which is the correct order of the criminal process involving courts? - ✅✅
charging; initial appearance; preliminary hearing, or arraignment; bail and
detention; plea bargaining; trial; sentencing and appeals
Which perspective of criminal justice argues that crime is the result of the burdens
and benefits in society not being equally distributed among its members? - ✅✅
social justice model
