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Introduction5to5Criminal5Justice510e5 Robert5M.5Bohm,5Keith5N.5Haley5Chapt
er51-14
Answers5are5at5the5End5of5Each5Chapter
Chapter51
Student5name:
1) As5discussed5in5your5textbook,5the5list5of5calls5for5police5service5in5Portland,5Oregon,5sho
ws5which5type5of5call5for5service5to5be5the5most5common?
A) burglar5alarms
B) unwanted5persons
C) violent5offenses
D) prisoner5transportation
2) As5an5institution5of5social5control,5criminal5justice5differs5from5the5family,5schools,5organize
d5religion,5the5media,5and5the5law5in5that5it
A) requires5society5to5abide5by5passive5social5values.
B) exists5as5a5single5system.
C) is5generally5society's5"last5line5of5defense."
D) is5usually5used5along5with5other5institutions5of5social5control.
3) Like5the5family,5schools,5organized5religion,5the5media,5and5the5law,5criminal5justice5is5a(n)
A) institution5of5social5control.
B) private5response5to5crime.
C) informal5method5of5social5control.
D) subtle5social5control.
4) American5criminal5justice5consists5of5three5main5agencies.5Which5of5the5following5is5NO
T5one5of5those5three5main5agencies?
A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which5of5the5following5types5of5offenses5may5be5punishable5by5death5in5the5United5States?
A) libel
B) a5misdemeanor
C) slander
D) a5felony
6) The5term5"jurisdiction,"5as5used5in5your5text,5means
A) the5specific5location5in5which5a5court5is5located.
B) the5loose5confederation5of5prisons5and5jails5around5the5country.
C) a5politically5defined5geographical5area.
D) the5system5of5rank5and5hierarchy5within5police5agencies.
7) During5which5of5the5following5stages5is5an5administrative5record5of5an5arrest5made?
A) Initial5appearance
B) Booking
C) Preliminary5hearing
D) Arraignment
8) A5suspect5becomes5a5defendant5after
A) a5grand5jury5issues5a5no5bill5against5the5suspect.
B) a5complaint5has5been5made.
C) an5absence5of5probable5cause5has5been5established.
D) one5or5more5charges5have5been5filed.
9) In5the5case5of5a5misdemeanor5or5an5ordinance5violation,5a(n)5 may5be5held.
A) summary5trial
B) information
C) arrest5warrant
D) grand5jury
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,10) The5purpose5of5a(n)5
is5for5a5judge5to5determine5whether5there5is5probable5cause5t
o5believe5that5the5defendant5committed5the5crime5or5crimes5with5which5he5or5she5is5charge
d.
A) preliminary5hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial5appearance
11) The5primary5purpose5of5a(n)5
is5to5hear5the5formal5information5or5indictment5and5t
o5allow5the5defendant5to5enter5a5plea.
A) preliminary5hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial5appearance
12) About5
of5criminal5defendants5plead5guilty5to5the5charges5against5them5in5a
n5arrangement5called5plea5bargaining.
A) 955percent
B) 755percent
C) 505percent
D) 255percent
13) Cases5that5are5not5resolved5through5plea5bargaining5or5by5a5jury5trial5are5decided5by5a5jud
ge5in5a(n)
A) grand5jury.
B) indictment.
C) bench5trial.
D) arraignment.
14) One5of5the5main5purposes5of5an5arraignment5is5to
A) outline5the5formal5charge5or5charges5against5the5defendant.
B) allow5the5defendant5to5enter5a5plea.
C) determine5whether5there5is5probable5cause.
D) ensure5that5the5defendant5will5appear5at5a5later5stage5in5the5criminal5justice5process.
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, 15) Currently,5five5general5types5of5punishment5are5in5use5in5the5United5States.5Which5of5th
e5following5is5NOT5one5of5these5punishments?
A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate5punishments
D) death
16) Defendants5can5appeal5their5convictions5on5legal5or5constitutional5grounds.5Which5of5th
e5following5is5an5example5of5a5constitutional5ground5on5which5a5defendant5may5appeal
5a5conviction?
A) mistaken5interpretations5of5law
B) defects5in5jury5selection
C) improper5admission5of5evidence5at5trial
D) illegal5search5and5seizure
17) Defendants5can5appeal5their5convictions5on5legal5or5constitutional5grounds.5Which5of5the
5following5is5an5example5of5a5legal5ground5on5which5a5defendant5may5appeal5a5convictio
n?
A) defects5in5jury5selection
B) incompetent5assistance5of5counsel
C) improper5questioning5of5the5defendant5by5the5police
D) identification5of5the5defendant5through5a5defective5police5lineup
18) Which5of5the5following5statements5is5true5of5parole?
A) It5is5unconditional5in5nature.
B) It5is5given5before5prisoners5have5served5their5full5sentences.
C) It5includes5modifying5the5verdict5of5a5lower5court5and5reversing5it.
D) It5is5granted,5by5default,5by5all5jurisdictions5in5the5United5States.
19) In5the5United5States,5the5states5that5do5not5utilize5preliminary5hearings5schedule5a
n5arraignment5date5at5the5 .
A) initial5appearance
B) summary5trial
C) stage5of5booking
D) stage5of5arrest
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Introduction5to5Criminal5Justice510e5 Robert5M.5Bohm,5Keith5N.5Haley5Chapt
er51-14
Answers5are5at5the5End5of5Each5Chapter
Chapter51
Student5name:
1) As5discussed5in5your5textbook,5the5list5of5calls5for5police5service5in5Portland,5Oregon,5sho
ws5which5type5of5call5for5service5to5be5the5most5common?
A) burglar5alarms
B) unwanted5persons
C) violent5offenses
D) prisoner5transportation
2) As5an5institution5of5social5control,5criminal5justice5differs5from5the5family,5schools,5organize
d5religion,5the5media,5and5the5law5in5that5it
A) requires5society5to5abide5by5passive5social5values.
B) exists5as5a5single5system.
C) is5generally5society's5"last5line5of5defense."
D) is5usually5used5along5with5other5institutions5of5social5control.
3) Like5the5family,5schools,5organized5religion,5the5media,5and5the5law,5criminal5justice5is5a(n)
A) institution5of5social5control.
B) private5response5to5crime.
C) informal5method5of5social5control.
D) subtle5social5control.
4) American5criminal5justice5consists5of5three5main5agencies.5Which5of5the5following5is5NO
T5one5of5those5three5main5agencies?
A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which5of5the5following5types5of5offenses5may5be5punishable5by5death5in5the5United5States?
A) libel
B) a5misdemeanor
C) slander
D) a5felony
6) The5term5"jurisdiction,"5as5used5in5your5text,5means
A) the5specific5location5in5which5a5court5is5located.
B) the5loose5confederation5of5prisons5and5jails5around5the5country.
C) a5politically5defined5geographical5area.
D) the5system5of5rank5and5hierarchy5within5police5agencies.
7) During5which5of5the5following5stages5is5an5administrative5record5of5an5arrest5made?
A) Initial5appearance
B) Booking
C) Preliminary5hearing
D) Arraignment
8) A5suspect5becomes5a5defendant5after
A) a5grand5jury5issues5a5no5bill5against5the5suspect.
B) a5complaint5has5been5made.
C) an5absence5of5probable5cause5has5been5established.
D) one5or5more5charges5have5been5filed.
9) In5the5case5of5a5misdemeanor5or5an5ordinance5violation,5a(n)5 may5be5held.
A) summary5trial
B) information
C) arrest5warrant
D) grand5jury
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,10) The5purpose5of5a(n)5
is5for5a5judge5to5determine5whether5there5is5probable5cause5t
o5believe5that5the5defendant5committed5the5crime5or5crimes5with5which5he5or5she5is5charge
d.
A) preliminary5hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial5appearance
11) The5primary5purpose5of5a(n)5
is5to5hear5the5formal5information5or5indictment5and5t
o5allow5the5defendant5to5enter5a5plea.
A) preliminary5hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial5appearance
12) About5
of5criminal5defendants5plead5guilty5to5the5charges5against5them5in5a
n5arrangement5called5plea5bargaining.
A) 955percent
B) 755percent
C) 505percent
D) 255percent
13) Cases5that5are5not5resolved5through5plea5bargaining5or5by5a5jury5trial5are5decided5by5a5jud
ge5in5a(n)
A) grand5jury.
B) indictment.
C) bench5trial.
D) arraignment.
14) One5of5the5main5purposes5of5an5arraignment5is5to
A) outline5the5formal5charge5or5charges5against5the5defendant.
B) allow5the5defendant5to5enter5a5plea.
C) determine5whether5there5is5probable5cause.
D) ensure5that5the5defendant5will5appear5at5a5later5stage5in5the5criminal5justice5process.
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, 15) Currently,5five5general5types5of5punishment5are5in5use5in5the5United5States.5Which5of5th
e5following5is5NOT5one5of5these5punishments?
A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate5punishments
D) death
16) Defendants5can5appeal5their5convictions5on5legal5or5constitutional5grounds.5Which5of5th
e5following5is5an5example5of5a5constitutional5ground5on5which5a5defendant5may5appeal
5a5conviction?
A) mistaken5interpretations5of5law
B) defects5in5jury5selection
C) improper5admission5of5evidence5at5trial
D) illegal5search5and5seizure
17) Defendants5can5appeal5their5convictions5on5legal5or5constitutional5grounds.5Which5of5the
5following5is5an5example5of5a5legal5ground5on5which5a5defendant5may5appeal5a5convictio
n?
A) defects5in5jury5selection
B) incompetent5assistance5of5counsel
C) improper5questioning5of5the5defendant5by5the5police
D) identification5of5the5defendant5through5a5defective5police5lineup
18) Which5of5the5following5statements5is5true5of5parole?
A) It5is5unconditional5in5nature.
B) It5is5given5before5prisoners5have5served5their5full5sentences.
C) It5includes5modifying5the5verdict5of5a5lower5court5and5reversing5it.
D) It5is5granted,5by5default,5by5all5jurisdictions5in5the5United5States.
19) In5the5United5States,5the5states5that5do5not5utilize5preliminary5hearings5schedule5a
n5arraignment5date5at5the5 .
A) initial5appearance
B) summary5trial
C) stage5of5booking
D) stage5of5arrest
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