CRJ 203 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Define the
In the United States the two methods of estimating the amount of crime
two methods
are the Uniform Crime Reports, based on crimes reported to the police,
of es-
and the National Crime Victimization Survey, based on self-reports
timating the
from households.
amount of
crime in the
United States
2. Discuss how
ar- rests Arrests made by the police impact the criminal court process in two
made by the ways: (1) if the police fail to gather enough evidence, it will be diflcult for
police im- the police to gain a conviction, and (2) the increase in the number of
pact the arrests has swollen the dockets of the courts.
criminal court
process
3. Describe the four (1) celebrated cases (which are very atypical), (2) serious felonies (whic
are
layers of the treated as meriting major attention), (3) lesser felonies (which are treated as
criminal of less importance), and (4) the lower depths (which comprise the large
justice volume of misdemeanor arrests
wedding
cake.
4. List the four ways Defendants are formally charged in court with a violation of the criminal
law by, (1)
that criminals are a complaint signed by the victim, (2) a bill of information filed by the
prosecutor,
formally important docu- ments
charged in
court and the 5. List the four most common ways that
major actors defen- dants secure pre- trial release
in each of
these
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ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
(3) an arrest warrant
prepared by the police, or
(4) a true bill issued by a
grand jury. The four most common ways defendants secure pretrial release are (1)
release on recognizance (ROR), (2) cash bond, (3) property bond, and
(4) bail bond through the services of a commercial bail agent.
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ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
6. Compare and views of the prelimi- nary hearing
contrast "law
on the books" 9. Explain why some jurisdic- tions use
and "law in grand
action"
approaches to
bail setting,
in- cluding the
over- all
effects of the
bail system
on criminal
defen- dants
and their
cases
7. Explain the
role bail
agents play
in the
criminal
justice
system
8. Contrast how
the law on the
books
approach to
criminal jus-
tice and the
law in action
perspective
offer
contrasting
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, CRJ 203 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Law on the books expresses specialized form of insurance and makes a profit by focus- ing on
a strong preference for bail low-risk ottenders accused of less serious crimes
unless clear and convict-
ing evidence establishes
that (1) there is a serious
risk that the person will The law on the books approach to criminal justice emphasizes that
flee; during the preliminary hearing the judge decides whether there is
(2) the person may obstruct probable cause to hold the defendant, while the law in action
justice or threaten, injure, or perspective emphasizes that in most jurisdictions there is a strong
intimidate a prospective probability that the case will proceed.
witness or juror; or (3) the
ottense is one of violence
or one punishable by life
imprisonment or death. In
contrast, law in action
attects bail setting in terms
of uncertainty, risk, jail
Grand juries are used extensively in jurisdictions where the constitution
overcrowding, and situational
requires a grand jury indictment in all felonies. In jurisdictions that do
justice. How these factors
not have this
coalesce in a bail decision
attects the processing of
criminal defendants in terms
of jail conditions, disparate
impact on racial and ethnic
minorities, the failure of
some defendants to appear
in court as promised, and
case disposition.
The bail agent provides a
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ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Define the
In the United States the two methods of estimating the amount of crime
two methods
are the Uniform Crime Reports, based on crimes reported to the police,
of es-
and the National Crime Victimization Survey, based on self-reports
timating the
from households.
amount of
crime in the
United States
2. Discuss how
ar- rests Arrests made by the police impact the criminal court process in two
made by the ways: (1) if the police fail to gather enough evidence, it will be diflcult for
police im- the police to gain a conviction, and (2) the increase in the number of
pact the arrests has swollen the dockets of the courts.
criminal court
process
3. Describe the four (1) celebrated cases (which are very atypical), (2) serious felonies (whic
are
layers of the treated as meriting major attention), (3) lesser felonies (which are treated as
criminal of less importance), and (4) the lower depths (which comprise the large
justice volume of misdemeanor arrests
wedding
cake.
4. List the four ways Defendants are formally charged in court with a violation of the criminal
law by, (1)
that criminals are a complaint signed by the victim, (2) a bill of information filed by the
prosecutor,
formally important docu- ments
charged in
court and the 5. List the four most common ways that
major actors defen- dants secure pre- trial release
in each of
these
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54
, CRJ 203 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
(3) an arrest warrant
prepared by the police, or
(4) a true bill issued by a
grand jury. The four most common ways defendants secure pretrial release are (1)
release on recognizance (ROR), (2) cash bond, (3) property bond, and
(4) bail bond through the services of a commercial bail agent.
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54
, CRJ 203 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
6. Compare and views of the prelimi- nary hearing
contrast "law
on the books" 9. Explain why some jurisdic- tions use
and "law in grand
action"
approaches to
bail setting,
in- cluding the
over- all
effects of the
bail system
on criminal
defen- dants
and their
cases
7. Explain the
role bail
agents play
in the
criminal
justice
system
8. Contrast how
the law on the
books
approach to
criminal jus-
tice and the
law in action
perspective
offer
contrasting
3/
54
, CRJ 203 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Law on the books expresses specialized form of insurance and makes a profit by focus- ing on
a strong preference for bail low-risk ottenders accused of less serious crimes
unless clear and convict-
ing evidence establishes
that (1) there is a serious
risk that the person will The law on the books approach to criminal justice emphasizes that
flee; during the preliminary hearing the judge decides whether there is
(2) the person may obstruct probable cause to hold the defendant, while the law in action
justice or threaten, injure, or perspective emphasizes that in most jurisdictions there is a strong
intimidate a prospective probability that the case will proceed.
witness or juror; or (3) the
ottense is one of violence
or one punishable by life
imprisonment or death. In
contrast, law in action
attects bail setting in terms
of uncertainty, risk, jail
Grand juries are used extensively in jurisdictions where the constitution
overcrowding, and situational
requires a grand jury indictment in all felonies. In jurisdictions that do
justice. How these factors
not have this
coalesce in a bail decision
attects the processing of
criminal defendants in terms
of jail conditions, disparate
impact on racial and ethnic
minorities, the failure of
some defendants to appear
in court as promised, and
case disposition.
The bail agent provides a
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