Test Bank for Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley Answers are at the End of Each Chapter

Test Bank for Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm,
Keith N. Haley
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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, shows which type of call for service to be the most common?
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A) burglar alarms WS


B) unwanted persons WS


C) violent offenses WS


D) prisoner transportation WS




2) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, or
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ganized religion, the media, and the law in that it
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A) requires society to abide by passive social values.
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B) exists as a single system. WS WS WS WS


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 i
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s a(n)
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A) institution of social control. WS WS WS


B) private response to crime.
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C) informal method of social control.
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D) subtle social control.
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4) American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following i
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s 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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States?
A) libel
B) a misdemeanor
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C) slander
D) a felony
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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 WS


B) Booking
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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 the
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A) summary trial WS


B) information
C) arrest warrant WS


D) grand jury WS




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,10) The purpose of a(n)
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is for a judge to determine whether there is probable ca
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use to WS WS believe that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or
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she is WS WS charged.
A) preliminary hearing WS


B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
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11) The primary purpose of a(n)
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is to hear the formal information or indictment a WS WS WS WS WS WS WS WS


nd to WS WS allow the defendant to enter a plea.
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A) preliminary hearing WS


B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
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12) About WS


of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them
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in an arrangement called plea bargaining.
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A) 95 percent WS


B) 75 percent WS


C) 50 percent WS


D) 25 percent WS




13) Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided b
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y a judge in a(n)
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A) grand jury. WS


B) indictment.
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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.
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C) determine whether there is probable cause. WS WS WS WS WS


D) ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice pr
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ocess.


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, 15) Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Whic
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h of the following is NOT one of these punishments?
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A) probation
B) transportation
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D) death



16) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which
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of the following is an example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant
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may appeal a conviction?
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A) mistaken interpretations of law WS WS WS


B) defects in jury selection WS WS WS


C) improper admission of evidence at trial WS WS WS WS WS


D) illegal search and seizure WS WS WS




17) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which
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of the following is an example of a legal ground on which a defendant may appe
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al a conviction?
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A) defects in jury selection WS WS WS


B) incompetent assistance of counsel WS WS WS


C) improper questioning of the defendant by the police
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D) identification of the defendant through a defective police lineup
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18) Which WS 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 sche
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dule an arraignment date at the
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A) initial appearance WS


B) summary trial WS


C) stage of booking WS WS


D) stage of arrest WS WS




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