Deck 1: What Is Criminal Justice?

Question 1

A(n)________ is defined as criminal proceedings: the examination in court of the issues of fact and relevant law in a case for the purpose of convicting or acquitting the defendant.

A)Trial
B)Indictment
C)Arraignment
D)Probable Cause

Answer 1

A

Question 2

One who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety,the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a:

A)Social Justice Advocate.
B)Public Safety Advocate.
C)Multiculturalism Advocate.
D)Civil Justice Advocate.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

James Eagan Holmes is well known because of his deadly attack in:

A)Aurora,Colorado.
B)Newtown,Connecticut.
C)Columbine High School.
D)Newark,Delaware.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following describes the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders?

A)Incarceration
B)Criminology
C)Indictment
D)Multiculturalism

Question 5

What are the three major components of the Criminal Justice System?

A)Police,Courts,Corrections
B)Police,Legislature,Corrections
C)Police,Courts,Legislature
D)Police,Legislature,Community

Question 6

Which Amendment to the U.S.Constitution is concerned with the defendant's right to a trial by jury?

A)Fourth
B)Fifth
C)Sixth
D)Eighth

Question 7

Which of the following refers to crime fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research?

A)Crime-control model
B)Evidence-based practice
C)Social-control model
D)Criminology

Question 8

Multiculturalism is often used in conjunction with what other term?

A)Traditionalist
B)Diversity
C)Homogeneous
D)Ethnocentric

Question 9

Race and Ethnicity are buzz words that people use when discussing:

A)Religion.
B)Fourth Amendment.
C)Multiculturalism.
D)Terrorism.

Question 10

During which step in the pretrial activities does a judicial officer determine if a crime has been committed?

A)Indictment
B)Information
C)Preliminary Hearing
D)Information

Question 11

The Corrections stage begins once a defendant has been convicted,but before sentencing.

Question 12

A criminal justice perspective model that emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal offenders is known as:

A)Social control model.
B)Due process model.
C)Crime-control model.
D)Omnibus bill model.

Question 13

An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong is known as:

A)Public order advocacy.
B)Individual rights advocacy.
C)Social justice.
D)Individual justice.

Question 14

Which of the following is a formal,written accusation submitted to a court by a prosecutor,alleging that a specified person has committed a specified offense?

A)An Information
B)An Arraignment
C)An Indictment
D)Arrest Report

Question 15

Which stage in the criminal justice process involves taking pictures and fingerprints of a suspect?

A)Arraignment
B)Indictment
C)Preliminary Hearing
D)Booking

Question 16

The rights guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.Constitution are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal processing by the criminal justice system.These rights are also known as:

A)Society's rights.
B)Group rights.
C)Individual rights.
D)Fifth Amendment rights.

Question 17

Which model below best assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to achieve justice?

A)Due Process model
B)Conflict model
C)Individual rights model
D)Consensus model

Question 18

A condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change,uneven development of culture,maladaptiveness,disharmony,conflict,and lack of consensus is also known as:

A)Social order.
B)Social chaos.
C)Social organization.
D)Social disorganization.

Question 19

The conflict model assumes that the criminal justice system's components function primarily to serve their own interests.

Question 20

Two or more sentences imposed at the same time,after conviction for more than one offense,and served at the same time is:

A)Consecutive sentencing.
B)Double Jeopardy sentencing.
C)Single sentencing.
D)Concurrent sentencing.

Question 21

Due Process is a guaranteed right found only in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Question 22

Criminal law is the law of civil procedure and the array of procedures and activities having to do with private rights and remedies sought by civil action.

Question 23

Criminology is the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders.

Question 24

The __________ model of criminal justice assumes that each of the component parts strive toward a common goal.

Question 25

A(n)_____________ is issued by a judicial officer directing a law enforcement officer to perform a specified act and affording the officer protection from damages if he or she performs it.

Question 26

The Crime-control model is defined as a criminal justice perspective that emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal offenders.

Question 27

The Conflict model is a criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system's components function primarily to serve their own interests.According to this theoretical framework,justice is more a product of conflicts among agencies within the system than it is the result of cooperation among component agencies.

Question 28

Not guilty,guilty,and no contest are all acceptable pleas at the______________.

Question 29

A(n)_________________ jury is a group of jurors,who have been selected according to law and have been sworn to hear the evidence and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the accused person to trial,convened to investigate criminal activity generally.

Question 30

A(n)_________ occurs when conduct,for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse,is in violation of the criminal laws of a state,the federal government,or a local jurisdiction.

Question 31

Both Adam Lanza and James Eagan Holmes were high achievers in school and were thought to be very bright.

Question 32

A criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system's components function primarily to serve their own interests is known as the ___________________ model.

Question 33

Crimes can have legally acceptable justifications or excuses.

Question 34

A public-order advocate is one who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety,the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights.

Question 35

A consecutive sentence occurs when one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time,after conviction for more than one offense,are served in sequence with the other sentence.

Question 36

Evidence-based practice involves crime-fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research.

Question 37

The Consensus model is a criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call justice.

Question 38

A concurrent sentence occurs when one of two or more sentences imposed at the same time,after conviction for more than one offense,are served at the same time.

Question 39

A(n)_____________warrant is issued by a judge and provides the legal basis for an apprehension by police officers for crimes not committed in their presence.

Question 40

Bernie Madoff was found not guilty of fraud after a lengthy trial.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the four main components of the pre-trial part of the criminal justice system.

Question 42

What does justice mean to you? Discuss the three types of justice and their effect on individual rights to support your answer.

Question 43

List and explain the four steps in the pretrial activities.

Question 44

Compare and contrast the three main components of the criminal justice system.

Question 45

Analyze and comment on what is meant by due process of law to you.Support your opinions with facts and data.

Question 46

_________ is the money or property pledged to the court or actually deposited with the court to affect the release of a person from legal custody.

Question 47

An administrative procedure where pictures,fingerprints,and personal information are obtained.A record of the events leading up to and including the arrest is created and in some jurisdictions,DNA evidence may be collected at this time.This is known as the ______________ stage in the criminal arrest processing.

Question 48

Compare and contrast the consensus and conflict models found in the criminal justice system.

Question 49

Define multiculturalism and discuss the importance of multiculturalism in the criminal justice process.