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Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley
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Chapter 1-14
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Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
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1) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland, Oregon,
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r1 shows which type of call for service to be the most common?
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A) burglar alarms r1
B) unwanted persons r1
C) violent offenses r1
D) prisoner transportation r1
2) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
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organized religion, the media, and the law in that it
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A) requires society to abide by passive social values. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
B) exists as a single system. r1 r1 r1 r1
C) is generally society's "last line of defense."
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D) is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
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3) Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is
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r1 a(n)
A) institution of social control. r1 r1 r1
B) private response to crime. r1 r1 r1
C) informal method of social control. r1 r1 r1 r1
D) subtle social control. r1 r1
4) American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is
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r1 NOT one of those three main agencies?
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A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United
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A) libel
B) a misdemeanor r1
C) slander
D) a felony r1
6) The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means
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A) the specific location in which a court is located.
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B) the loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country.
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C) a politically defined geographical area.
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D) the system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies.
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7) During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made?
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A) Initial appearance r1
B) Booking
C) Preliminary hearing r1
D) Arraignment
8) A suspect becomes a defendant after
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A) a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
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B) a complaint has been made.
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C) an absence of probable cause has been established.
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D) one or more charges have been filed.
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9) In ther1 r1 case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n)
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A) summary trial r1
B) information
C) arrest warrant r1
D) grand jury r1
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,10) The purpose of a(n)
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to believe that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is
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charged.
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A) preliminary hearing r1
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance r1
11) The primary purpose of a(n)
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to allow the defendant to enter a plea.
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A) preliminary hearing r1
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance r1
12) About of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in
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r1 an arrangement called plea bargaining.
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A) 95 percent r1
B) 75 percent r1
C) 50 percent r1
D) 25 percent r1
13) Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a
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r1 judge in a(n) r1 r1
A) grand jury. r1
B) indictment.
C) bench trial. r1
D) arraignment.
14) One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to
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A) outline the formal charge or charges against the defendant.
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B) allow the defendant to enter a plea. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
C) determine whether there is probable cause. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process.
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, 15) Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of
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the following is NOT one of these punishments?
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A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate punishments r1
D) death
16) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of
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the following is an example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may
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appeal a conviction?
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A) mistaken interpretations of law r1 r1 r1
B) defects in jury selection r1 r1 r1
C) improper admission of evidence at trial r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) illegal search and seizure r1 r1 r1
17) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of
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r1 conviction?
A) defects in jury selection r1 r1 r1
B) incompetent assistance of counsel r1 r1 r1
C) improper questioning of the defendant by the police r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) identification of the defendant through a defective police lineup r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
18) Which of the following statements is true of parole?
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A) It is unconditional in nature.
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B) It is given before prisoners have served their full sentences.
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C) It includes modifying the verdict of a lower court and reversing it.
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D) It is granted, by default, by all jurisdictions in the United States.
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19) In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule
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r1 an arraignment date at the
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A) initial appearance r1
B) summary trial r1
C) stage of booking r1 r1
D) stage of arrest r1 r1
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Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley
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Chapter 1-14
r1 r1
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
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Chapter 1 r1
Student name: r1
1) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland, Oregon,
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r1 shows which type of call for service to be the most common?
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A) burglar alarms r1
B) unwanted persons r1
C) violent offenses r1
D) prisoner transportation r1
2) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
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organized religion, the media, and the law in that it
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A) requires society to abide by passive social values. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
B) exists as a single system. r1 r1 r1 r1
C) is generally society's "last line of defense."
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D) is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
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3) Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is
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r1 a(n)
A) institution of social control. r1 r1 r1
B) private response to crime. r1 r1 r1
C) informal method of social control. r1 r1 r1 r1
D) subtle social control. r1 r1
4) American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is
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r1 NOT one of those three main agencies?
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A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United
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r1 States?
A) libel
B) a misdemeanor r1
C) slander
D) a felony r1
6) The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means
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A) the specific location in which a court is located.
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B) the loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country.
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C) a politically defined geographical area.
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D) the system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies.
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7) During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made?
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A) Initial appearance r1
B) Booking
C) Preliminary hearing r1
D) Arraignment
8) A suspect becomes a defendant after
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A) a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
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B) a complaint has been made.
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C) an absence of probable cause has been established.
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D) one or more charges have been filed.
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9) In ther1 r1 case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n)
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A) summary trial r1
B) information
C) arrest warrant r1
D) grand jury r1
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,10) The purpose of a(n)
r1 is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause
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to believe that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is
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charged.
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A) preliminary hearing r1
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance r1
11) The primary purpose of a(n)
r1 is to hear the formal information or indictment and
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to allow the defendant to enter a plea.
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A) preliminary hearing r1
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance r1
12) About of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in
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r1 an arrangement called plea bargaining.
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A) 95 percent r1
B) 75 percent r1
C) 50 percent r1
D) 25 percent r1
13) Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a
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r1 judge in a(n) r1 r1
A) grand jury. r1
B) indictment.
C) bench trial. r1
D) arraignment.
14) One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to
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A) outline the formal charge or charges against the defendant.
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B) allow the defendant to enter a plea. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
C) determine whether there is probable cause. r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process.
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, 15) Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of
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the following is NOT one of these punishments?
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A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate punishments r1
D) death
16) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of
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the following is an example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may
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appeal a conviction?
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A) mistaken interpretations of law r1 r1 r1
B) defects in jury selection r1 r1 r1
C) improper admission of evidence at trial r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) illegal search and seizure r1 r1 r1
17) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of
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r1 conviction?
A) defects in jury selection r1 r1 r1
B) incompetent assistance of counsel r1 r1 r1
C) improper questioning of the defendant by the police r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
D) identification of the defendant through a defective police lineup r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1 r1
18) Which of the following statements is true of parole?
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A) It is unconditional in nature.
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B) It is given before prisoners have served their full sentences.
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C) It includes modifying the verdict of a lower court and reversing it.
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D) It is granted, by default, by all jurisdictions in the United States.
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19) In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule
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r1 an arraignment date at the
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A) initial appearance r1
B) summary trial r1
C) stage of booking r1 r1
D) stage of arrest r1 r1
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