CJUS 300 Quiz 4 Questions and
Answers
An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send to it records of a case is
exercised by a - Answer- Writ of certiorari.
A state's major trial courts are called - Answer- Courts of general jurisdiction
The America correctional movement began in - Answer- Pennsylvania
Which penitentiary was a round building, permitting control of all cells from a central
point? - Answer- Western
The United States currently has ______ super Max units in 42 states. - Answer- 60
If a defendant pleads ______, he or she admits criminal liability for the purpose of the
immediate proceeding only. - Answer- Nolo contendere
Congregate labor was used in which penitentiary? - Answer- auburn
A motion for a sanity hearings is made when - Answer- the defendant claims that mental
illness deprived him or her legal responsibility.
Which type of facility does not normally house convicted persons? - Answer- Detention
centers
Municipal courts, justice of the peace, and magistrate's courts are examples of what
level of courts of law? - Answer- Courts of limited or special jurisdiction
A serious prison riot broke out in which prison in 1971? - Answer- Attica
An offender may be required to provide financial reimbursement to cover the cost of a
victim's loss. This sanction is referred to as - Answer- restitution
______ is a sentencing option where a defendant is sentenced to complete a period of
community supervision with special limitations. - Answer- Probation
Answers
An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send to it records of a case is
exercised by a - Answer- Writ of certiorari.
A state's major trial courts are called - Answer- Courts of general jurisdiction
The America correctional movement began in - Answer- Pennsylvania
Which penitentiary was a round building, permitting control of all cells from a central
point? - Answer- Western
The United States currently has ______ super Max units in 42 states. - Answer- 60
If a defendant pleads ______, he or she admits criminal liability for the purpose of the
immediate proceeding only. - Answer- Nolo contendere
Congregate labor was used in which penitentiary? - Answer- auburn
A motion for a sanity hearings is made when - Answer- the defendant claims that mental
illness deprived him or her legal responsibility.
Which type of facility does not normally house convicted persons? - Answer- Detention
centers
Municipal courts, justice of the peace, and magistrate's courts are examples of what
level of courts of law? - Answer- Courts of limited or special jurisdiction
A serious prison riot broke out in which prison in 1971? - Answer- Attica
An offender may be required to provide financial reimbursement to cover the cost of a
victim's loss. This sanction is referred to as - Answer- restitution
______ is a sentencing option where a defendant is sentenced to complete a period of
community supervision with special limitations. - Answer- Probation
