CJC 250 Test 1 Gibbs Ball State
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Solutions 2025-2026 Set.
3 complementary court perspectives - Answer law on the books
law in action
courts and controversy
law on the books - Answer assists in the understanding of our legal foundation
law in action - Answer a focus on discretionary decisions and why they are made, and their
effect on formal law
courts and controversy - Answer Considers the policy choices, priorities, potential reforms to
the system, and what directions such reforms should take
An interdependent criminal justice system - Answer o All three entities of the criminal justice
system are inter-related
o The courts prosecute and impose sentences, but are unable to see them carried out
o The decisions made by one of the three entities as an effect on the other two
A fragmented criminal justice nonsystem - Answer The activities and efforts from each of the
three entities is not coordinated with the other two. Frequently, what occurs in one branch has
an adverse effect on another
fragmentation of the courts - Answer federalism
dual court system - Answer federal and state
trial courts - Answer o Of the 17,000 courts, most are trial courts...where trials are held
o Lower courts, initially process felony cases, but ultimately have them transferred. Try many
misdemeanor cases. Generally this is at the municipal level.
o Major courts - try felony cases. Generally this is at the county level
, the actors in the courthouse - Answer prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges
prosecutors - Answer o The "gatekeepers to the court"
o The most influential of the courts actors, as they decide who to charge, what to charge, which
cases to plea, and what cases to try
defense attorneys - Answer o Appointed
o Public defender
o Private
judges - Answer o Generally elected at the local level and appointed by the President at the
federal level
o They ensure procedural law is being followed
Following the process - Answer crime
arrest
initial appearance
bail
grand jury
preliminary hearing
arraignment
discovery
pretrial motions
plea bargains
trial
sentencing
appeal
crime - Answer misdemeanors, felonies, and violations,
Dictated by potential punishment
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions 2025-2026 Set.
3 complementary court perspectives - Answer law on the books
law in action
courts and controversy
law on the books - Answer assists in the understanding of our legal foundation
law in action - Answer a focus on discretionary decisions and why they are made, and their
effect on formal law
courts and controversy - Answer Considers the policy choices, priorities, potential reforms to
the system, and what directions such reforms should take
An interdependent criminal justice system - Answer o All three entities of the criminal justice
system are inter-related
o The courts prosecute and impose sentences, but are unable to see them carried out
o The decisions made by one of the three entities as an effect on the other two
A fragmented criminal justice nonsystem - Answer The activities and efforts from each of the
three entities is not coordinated with the other two. Frequently, what occurs in one branch has
an adverse effect on another
fragmentation of the courts - Answer federalism
dual court system - Answer federal and state
trial courts - Answer o Of the 17,000 courts, most are trial courts...where trials are held
o Lower courts, initially process felony cases, but ultimately have them transferred. Try many
misdemeanor cases. Generally this is at the municipal level.
o Major courts - try felony cases. Generally this is at the county level
, the actors in the courthouse - Answer prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges
prosecutors - Answer o The "gatekeepers to the court"
o The most influential of the courts actors, as they decide who to charge, what to charge, which
cases to plea, and what cases to try
defense attorneys - Answer o Appointed
o Public defender
o Private
judges - Answer o Generally elected at the local level and appointed by the President at the
federal level
o They ensure procedural law is being followed
Following the process - Answer crime
arrest
initial appearance
bail
grand jury
preliminary hearing
arraignment
discovery
pretrial motions
plea bargains
trial
sentencing
appeal
crime - Answer misdemeanors, felonies, and violations,
Dictated by potential punishment
