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Question 1 2 / 2 pts American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT one of those three main agencies?
corrections Correct!
prisons
police
courts
Question 2 2 / 2 pts A suspect becomes a defendant after
a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
a complaint has been made.
an absence of probable cause has been established. Correct!
one or more charges have been filed.
Question 3 2 / 2 pts Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge in a(n)
grand jury.
indictment. Correct!
bench trial.
arraignment.
Question 4 2 / 2 pts Overcriminalization is mainly a problem when addressing which types of crimes?
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Federal crimes Correct!
Victimless crimes
Question 5 2 / 2 pts In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is ________, and the lower limit is usually ________.
16; 7
16; 12
18; 12 Correct!
18; 7
Question 6 2 / 2 pts Insanity is a medical term, not a legal one.
True Correct!
False
Question 7 2 / 2 pts A theory of crime attempts to explain why or how a certain thing or things are related to criminal behavior. Correct!
True
False
Question 8
False
Question 13 2 / 2 pts The vast majority of American law enforcement agencies are Correct!
local.
federal.
multi-jurisdictional.
foreign.
Question 14 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is one of the principles advocated by August Vollmer to professionalize American policing?
The major function of the police was preventing rather than fighting crime.
Order maintenance is a key role of the police.
Police and politicians need to work closely for best results. Correct!
Education is a key ingredient in professionalizing policing.
Question 15 0 / 2 pts Early police agencies required new officers to undergo a short period of training. You Answered
True Correct Answer
False
Question 16 2 / 2 pts Because the police have multiple responsibilities that may be incompatible, they may suffer from _________.
Correct!
role conflict
role expectation
operational style conflict
role confusion
Question 17 2 / 2 pts An officer who places emphasis on both social order and due process would fall into which of John Broderick's operational styles?
enforcer Correct!
idealist
realist
optimist
Question 18 2 / 2 pts The police possess narrow discretion.
True Correct!
False
Question 19 2 / 2 pts The movement to limit the discretion of police officers is the result of
increasingly positive police-community relations.
decreasing crime rates. Correct!
abuses of discretion.
Intermediate appellate courts
Specialty courts
Trial courts of limited jurisdiction Correct!
Trial courts of general jurisdiction
Question 24 2 / 2 pts The role of the defense attorney is to decide their client's guilt or innocence.
True Correct!
False
Question 25 2 / 2 pts ________ is defined as the attempt to correct the personality and behavior of convicted offenders through educational, vocational, or therapeutic treatment and to return them to society as law-abiding citizens. Correct!
Rehabilitation
Incapacitation
Deterrence
Retribution
Question 26 2 / 2 pts The federal government's Crime Victims Fund receives its funding from which of the following sources?
annual congressional appropriations
fees for federal gun registration Correct!
fines and penalties paid by federal criminal offenders
fees paid by crime victims
Question 27 2 / 2 pts As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia, the death penalty laws of the majority of states in the U.S. were voided. Correct!
True
False
Question 28 2 / 2 pts Which of the following statements regarding private correctional facilities is true?
Private prisons are held to the same standards of transparency as government-operated facilities
Correctional officers in private prisons receive similar training opportunities as their public counterparts Correct!
Employees in private prisons are at greater risk of inmate violence compared to those working in public prisons
Currently, about one-third of all incarcerated people are held in private prisons
Question 29 2 / 2 pts Penology is the study of prison management and the treatment of offenders. Correct!
True
False
Question 30 2 / 2 pts Private prisons can be constructed and opened more quickly than public prisons. Correct!
True
punishment
deterrence Correct!
rehabilitation
Question 35 2 / 2 pts A violation of probation conditions is more likely to result in revocation than a violation of parole conditions.
True Correct!
False
Question 36 2 / 2 pts In programs like intensive-supervision probation and parole, net widening occurs when the offenders placed in the program are not those for whom the program was designed. Correct!
True
False
Question 37 2 / 2 pts In most U.S. jurisdictions, juveniles are defined as individuals between the ages of ________.
12 and 18 Correct!
7 and 18
7 and 16
12 and 16
Question 38 2 / 2 pts Receiving a civil citation allows a juvenile offender to avoid an arrest record and the problems associated with having such a record.
Correct!
True
False
