Deck 2: Management Positions in Criminal Justice

Question 1

Managerial ranking in policing closely follows

A)a business model
B)a military model
C)a labor union model
D)none of the above

Answer 1

a military model

Question 2

The chief executive officer of the municipal police department is normally called

A)Captain
B)Lieutenant
C)Chief
D)Director

Answer 2

Chief

Question 3

Sheriffs are typically

A)Appointed the Governor
B)Appointed by the County commission
C)selected in a merit system
D)elected within their counties

Answer 3

elected within their counties

Question 4

In the federal system mid-level managers attain their position through

A)Presidential appointment
B)Merit and civil service procedures
C)Congressional appointment
D)None of the above

Question 5

Federal prosecutors are

A)elected
B)appointees of the Justice Department
C)Congressionally selected
D)Given lifetime tenure

Question 6

Of Blumberg's prosecution typologies, the one that works closely with law enforcement agencies, bringing criminal cases to trial or disposition by plea bargaining is

A)The power broker
B)The political enforcer
C)The overseer of police
D)The dispenser of justice

Question 7

Of Blumberg's prosecution typologies, the one that enjoys the attention brought by high profile cases is

A)The power broker
B)The political enforcer
C)The overseer of police
D)The dispenser of justice

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about an investigative grand jury?

A)the meetings are public
B)the actions of the prosecutor are not subject to normal review
C)it is comprised of private citizens
D)all of the above are true

Question 9

Who of the following was elected as the mayor of New York after building a positive reputation as a U.S. Attorney?

A)Robert Kennedy
B)John
C)Thomas
D)Rudolph W. Giuliani
E) Dewey
F) Kennedy

Question 10

The right to an attorney was applied to persons charged under state law in what case?

A)In re Gault
B)Gideon v. Wainwright
C)Tennessee v. Garner
D)Kramer v. Kramer

Question 11

Victim's assistance and victim's rights issues emerged as major social priorities in the

A)1950s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1980s

Question 12

When a judge has to run for elective office under a party label it is referred to as a

A)non-partisan election
B)partisan election
C)nominating commission selection
D)legislative selection

Question 13

A common method of judicial selection in the states is

A)non-partisan election
B)partisan election
C)nominating commission selection
D)all of the above are used with each state setting its own rules

Question 14

Of Blumberg's role patterns for judges, the one that has been given a judgeship as the final step in a political career is know as the

A)intellectual
B)benchwarmer
C)hatchet man
D)political adventurer

Question 15

County jails are typically managed by

A)a warden
B)a state correctional manager
C)the county sheriff
D)the department of public safety

Question 16

Delancy Street is an example of

A)a state correctional facility
B)a work release program
C)a state run halfway house
D)a private semi-custodial program

Question 17

In which case did the U.S. Supreme court establish that juvenile defendants were entitled to the same legal rights as adults?

A)In re Gault
B)Gideon v. Wainwright
C)Tennessee v. Garner
D)Miranda v. Arizona

Question 18

The legal concept that the state can stand as a parental guardian for a juvenile when he or she comes into conflict with the law is

A)habeas corpus
B)amicus curiae
C)parens patriae
D)none of the above

Question 19

Federal investigative agency heads are called "director"

Question 20

Private law enforcement is motivated by profit

Question 21

The Highway Patrol is an example of a local police agency

Question 22

The Drug Enforcement Agency has international jurisdiction

Question 23

Testimony given before a grand jury is not subject to cross examination

Question 24

Gideon v Wainwright established juvenile rights

Question 25

Blumberg characterizes a talented attorney without an ideology as a "hired gun"

Question 26

The abuse of a witness by an attorney is often intentional

Question 27

Federal judges can be removed from office by the President

Question 28

Blumberg characterizes the judge that is using his or her judicial post to rise higher in public life as a "hack".

Question 29

Prisons are used for pretrial detention

Question 30

Indeterminate sentences are for a fixed number of years

Question 31

Probation is used after a term in custody

Question 32

A furlough is a temporary release from custody

Question 33

Parole revocation hearings require the involvement of the sentencing judge

Question 34

Delancy Street is a state run halfway house

Question 35

The major goal of juvenile justice is to punish

Question 36

The concept of the state as a substitute parent is known as parens patriae

Question 37

Juvenile Offenders routinely are housed with adults in jails and prisons

Question 38

The American Criminal Justice system today is different than the English system from which it was patterned

Question 39

How does municipal and county law enforcement differ from state and federal law enforcement? Is it more or less specialized? What role do private police agencies play?

Question 40

Your author points out that prosecutors and defense attorneys can be insensitive or even downright abusive to victims. In what ways does this occur? What has been done in reaction to abuses?

Question 41

Describe and explain the different forms of release that are available in the correctional system.

Question 42

Name and describe the ways that the juvenile system differs with the adult system of justice.

Question 43

What are the various methods of selecting judges at the state level? Which system would you advocate for your state and why?