CRJ 104: Module 8 (Ch. 10) Complete
Questions and Answers
Judicial Selection (methods of) - correct answer-✅means by which judges are selected for the bench, to
include election, a nominating commission, or a hybrid of these methods
Merit Selection - correct answer-✅A means of selecting judges whereby names of interested candidates
are considered by a committee and recommendations are then made to the governor, who then makes
the appointment; known also as the Missouri Plan.
Judicial Misconduct - correct answer-✅inappropriate behavior by a judge
Prosecuting Attorney - correct answer-✅- Represents the "people"
- Can determine whether a criminal charge will be filed, the level it will be filed, and whether the charge
should be dismissed
- Bears the burden of proof in a criminal trial
Defense Attorney - correct answer-✅- Represents the accused
- Can be appointed or can be retained privately by defendant
- Guaranteed to an individual through the Sixth Amendment
Public Defender - correct answer-✅An attorney whose full-time job is to represent indigent defendants.
Courtroom Work Group - correct answer-✅The criminal justice professionals who work together to
move cases through the court system.
Rehabilitation - correct answer-✅- Reformation of the defendant is a goal
- Belief that the incarceration of all convicted offenders may cause more harm than good
- 'Medical model' of the criminal justice system
- Courts should provide defendants with treatment to address their behaviors
Due Process - correct answer-✅- Protect the constitutional rights of defendants
- Ensure fair treatment of defendants
- Concerned with 'legal' rather than 'actual' guilt
Crime Control - correct answer-✅- Focus on the deterrence of criminal conduct
- Emphasis on punishment and retribution
- Concerned with protecting society from dangerous individuals
- Belief that defendants must be held accountable for the harm they have caused society
Bureaucratic - correct answer-✅- Administrative function of the court
- Concerned with processing cases quickly and efficiently
Judge - correct answer-✅- "Linchpin" of the courtroom
- Neutral arbitrators of court process
Circumstantial Evidence - correct answer-✅indirect evidence that is offered to establish - by inference
only - the likelihood of a fact that is in question.
Direct Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that establishes the existence of a fact that is in question
without an individual having to rely on inference.
Prejudicial Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that is meant to distract, mislead, or cause jurors to
decide an issue on an emotional basis.
Relevant Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that would make a fact in question more or less
probable than it would be without the evidence.
Lay Testimony - correct answer-✅Testimony from the witness who can truthfully and accurately testify
on a fact in question without having specialized knowledge or training.
Expert Testimony - correct answer-✅Testimony from a witness with professional training or substantial
experience qualifying him/her to testify on a certain subject.
Questions and Answers
Judicial Selection (methods of) - correct answer-✅means by which judges are selected for the bench, to
include election, a nominating commission, or a hybrid of these methods
Merit Selection - correct answer-✅A means of selecting judges whereby names of interested candidates
are considered by a committee and recommendations are then made to the governor, who then makes
the appointment; known also as the Missouri Plan.
Judicial Misconduct - correct answer-✅inappropriate behavior by a judge
Prosecuting Attorney - correct answer-✅- Represents the "people"
- Can determine whether a criminal charge will be filed, the level it will be filed, and whether the charge
should be dismissed
- Bears the burden of proof in a criminal trial
Defense Attorney - correct answer-✅- Represents the accused
- Can be appointed or can be retained privately by defendant
- Guaranteed to an individual through the Sixth Amendment
Public Defender - correct answer-✅An attorney whose full-time job is to represent indigent defendants.
Courtroom Work Group - correct answer-✅The criminal justice professionals who work together to
move cases through the court system.
Rehabilitation - correct answer-✅- Reformation of the defendant is a goal
- Belief that the incarceration of all convicted offenders may cause more harm than good
- 'Medical model' of the criminal justice system
- Courts should provide defendants with treatment to address their behaviors
Due Process - correct answer-✅- Protect the constitutional rights of defendants
- Ensure fair treatment of defendants
- Concerned with 'legal' rather than 'actual' guilt
Crime Control - correct answer-✅- Focus on the deterrence of criminal conduct
- Emphasis on punishment and retribution
- Concerned with protecting society from dangerous individuals
- Belief that defendants must be held accountable for the harm they have caused society
Bureaucratic - correct answer-✅- Administrative function of the court
- Concerned with processing cases quickly and efficiently
Judge - correct answer-✅- "Linchpin" of the courtroom
- Neutral arbitrators of court process
Circumstantial Evidence - correct answer-✅indirect evidence that is offered to establish - by inference
only - the likelihood of a fact that is in question.
Direct Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that establishes the existence of a fact that is in question
without an individual having to rely on inference.
Prejudicial Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that is meant to distract, mislead, or cause jurors to
decide an issue on an emotional basis.
Relevant Evidence - correct answer-✅Evidence that would make a fact in question more or less
probable than it would be without the evidence.
Lay Testimony - correct answer-✅Testimony from the witness who can truthfully and accurately testify
on a fact in question without having specialized knowledge or training.
Expert Testimony - correct answer-✅Testimony from a witness with professional training or substantial
experience qualifying him/her to testify on a certain subject.
