Deck 10: Prosecutor Information Systems

Question 1

Prosecutor Management Systems (PMS) include a number of modules, which module is not part of a PMS:

A) Master Name Index
B) Master Vehicle Index
C) Master Calendaring
D) Case Manager

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The primary module in a Prosecutor Management System is

A) Case Manager
B) Master Name Index
C) Master Calendaring
D) Master Vehicle Index

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The main tool used in the Master Name Index to search phonetic spelling of names is:

A) A Direct Name Search
B) Exact Name Search
C) Soundex Name Search
D) None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Sophisticated name searching routines provide for name searches:

A) Simple name searches
B) Quality Name Searches
C) Family Name Searches
D) Hyphenated Name Searches

Question 5

Searching by phonetic spelling of a name is known as a:

A) Standard name search
B) Soundex Name Search
C) Normal Name Search
D) None of the above

Question 6

The MNI provides the subjects:

A) Involvements in all cases
B) Involvement with a specific case
C) None of the above
D) Both of the above

Question 7

What is Chain of Custody?

A) Shackles used to control prisoners
B) the chronological documentation or paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence
C) The disposition of property seized in a criminal case
D) None of the above

Question 8

Prosecutors often receive documentation from other agencies. How is this information best handled:

A) Scan the documents and attach them to the electronic casefile
B) Copy the documents and place them in the paper casefile folder
C) Email them to the assigned attorney.
D) None of the above

Question 9

A major failure in the O.J. Simpson trial was that the:

A) Evidence was not sufficient to convict
B) Evidence was limited
C) Evidence chain of custody was broken with several pieces of evidence
D) None of the above

Question 10

Linking documents to a case is crucial because

A) It makes storage easier
B) The prosecutor's office does not generate all documents associated with a case.
C) It proves the guilt of the suspect
D) None of the above

Question 11

A good prosecutor system will track discovery requests:

A) The prosecutor does not have to track discovery requests
B) The prosecutor does not have to track the result of the discovery request
C) The prosecutor system should track all aspects of a discovery request and final disposition of that request.
D) None of the above

Question 12

Plea bargaining is a prime function within any prosecutor's office. A modern prosecutorial systems manages plea bargains by:

A) Tracking conditions of the plea offer and who made the offer
B) Determining if the plea bargain is made by the judge
C) Assuring the arresting and investigating police officer agree with the plea
D) None of the above

Question 13

In order to insure a person pays back the victim as ordered by the courts, prosecutor systems provide:

A) An accounting system that measures profit and loss
B) A restitution module that tracks court ordered restitution to the victim
C) Both of the above
D) Neither of the above

Question 14

The Child Support module of a prosecutor's system tracks court ordered child support and:

A) Fines parents that fail to pay child support
B) Provides relief to parents that cannot afford child support payments
C) Prosecutes parents that fail to pay child support payments
D) None of the above

Question 15

Prosecutor offices must have the ability to transfer data to external report generators and analysis tools. Which of the following are such a tool.

A) Spread Sheet
B) Database manager
C) Word Processor
D) All of the above

Question 16

Like the Master Name Index (MNI) typically found in a police record management system, a prosecutor's system has a similar MNI.

Question 17

The initial case report itself typically comes from the prosecutor's office.

Question 18

A laboratory report will often come to the Prosecutor's office in the form of a written report, which can be scanned and attached to the Case File.

Question 19

Juror tracking only keeps track of the jurors who have been interviewed.

Question 20

In addition to capturing the information about the discovery request, the system must capture information as to the distribution as a result of the request and to who received the requested information.

Question 21

Many prosecuting attorney offices maintain their calendars through a third party package like Microsoft Office.

Question 22

In most prosecutor offices, and particularly in large offices, the deputy prosecutors maintain their own case assignments.

Question 23

For the most part, the maintenance of property and evidence associated with a case is in the property and evidence room within a police department.

Question 24

Most prosecutor offices do not make use of the Internet for interaction with the public.

Question 25

Prosecutors store significant volumes of information and retain this data for many years. Data warehousing and data mining is used to help store and access this data.