CCJS 418 Exam I questions and answers
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exclusive jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔for certain types of cases: Treasury/currency crime,
national security, IRS-related
concurrent jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔could be prosecuted by either federal governmet or
state
-state crime on federal property (i.e., murder in MD on federal property)
-really big drug cases usuall handled by federal due to more resource availibility
venue - correct answer ✔✔smaller location than what's related to jurisdiction; narrower form
-cases in each distinct district handled by one office (i.e., the Greenbelt)
types of cases handled by federal courts - correct answer ✔✔
constitional underpinnings to criminal justice - correct answer ✔✔-street cops have to worry
about Fourth Amendment the most (related to improper handling of evidence)
-improper handling (search without probably cause) leads to evidence suppression; bringing up
this evidence in court leads to mistrial
-taking too much time during investigation violation of Fifth Amendment
federal law enforcement agencies - correct answer ✔✔FBI, United States Marshals Service
(USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of
Alcohol/Tobacco/Firearms/Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), NCIS
, role of federal prosecutor - correct answer ✔✔wants convictions and for defendant to plead
guilty
role of defense counsel - correct answer ✔✔
federal rules of evidence - correct answer ✔✔-basic requirement for evidence admissibility is
relevance; must be connected and relevant to case
-judge decides on which evidence is allowed before the trial
-government has burden of proof
types of evidence - correct answer ✔✔direct vs circumstantial; neither better than the other as
both serve the same purpose of the law
direct evidence - correct answer ✔✔real (such as documents and tangible items),
demonstrative, testimony, stipulations
real and demonstrative evidence - correct answer ✔✔-treated differently from testimony and
others
-must make them relevant to case
-must be identifiable and authenticated
demonstrative - correct answer ✔✔summarizes what evidence shows or demonstrating what
evidence shows (i.e., animated video of ho murder occurred or model of gun that was used)
how can evidence be authenticated - correct answer ✔✔-voices identified by someone familiar
with the person's voice or the person themself self-identifies
-handwriting: lay and expert evidence
-self-authentication: such as the newspaper
graded A+ updated
exclusive jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔for certain types of cases: Treasury/currency crime,
national security, IRS-related
concurrent jurisdiction - correct answer ✔✔could be prosecuted by either federal governmet or
state
-state crime on federal property (i.e., murder in MD on federal property)
-really big drug cases usuall handled by federal due to more resource availibility
venue - correct answer ✔✔smaller location than what's related to jurisdiction; narrower form
-cases in each distinct district handled by one office (i.e., the Greenbelt)
types of cases handled by federal courts - correct answer ✔✔
constitional underpinnings to criminal justice - correct answer ✔✔-street cops have to worry
about Fourth Amendment the most (related to improper handling of evidence)
-improper handling (search without probably cause) leads to evidence suppression; bringing up
this evidence in court leads to mistrial
-taking too much time during investigation violation of Fifth Amendment
federal law enforcement agencies - correct answer ✔✔FBI, United States Marshals Service
(USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of
Alcohol/Tobacco/Firearms/Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), NCIS
, role of federal prosecutor - correct answer ✔✔wants convictions and for defendant to plead
guilty
role of defense counsel - correct answer ✔✔
federal rules of evidence - correct answer ✔✔-basic requirement for evidence admissibility is
relevance; must be connected and relevant to case
-judge decides on which evidence is allowed before the trial
-government has burden of proof
types of evidence - correct answer ✔✔direct vs circumstantial; neither better than the other as
both serve the same purpose of the law
direct evidence - correct answer ✔✔real (such as documents and tangible items),
demonstrative, testimony, stipulations
real and demonstrative evidence - correct answer ✔✔-treated differently from testimony and
others
-must make them relevant to case
-must be identifiable and authenticated
demonstrative - correct answer ✔✔summarizes what evidence shows or demonstrating what
evidence shows (i.e., animated video of ho murder occurred or model of gun that was used)
how can evidence be authenticated - correct answer ✔✔-voices identified by someone familiar
with the person's voice or the person themself self-identifies
-handwriting: lay and expert evidence
-self-authentication: such as the newspaper
