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Which one of the following would be directly appealed?
A. a sexual assault case
B. a death penalty case
C. case in which the victim is a minor
D. a case in which the offender is a minor - Answer B. a death penalty case
What is the legal principle that gives criminal justice workers the authority to enforce
the law using individual judgment and discretion rather than relying strictly on the letter
of the law?
A. adjudication
B. discretion
C. due process
D. ethics - Answer B. discretion
Which of the following steps in the process involves a judge determining whether there
is probable cause to believe that the accused committed a crime?
A. preliminary hearing
B. initial appearance
C. arraignment
D. sentencing - Answer A. preliminary hearing
The first formal step in the criminal justice process for most offenders is when police
take a suspect into custody for the purpose of charging that person with a crime, which
is known as an ______.
A. accusation
,B. adjudication
C. arraignment
D. arrest - Answer D. arrest
The consensus theory of justice suggests that ______.
A. laws are based on the shared values and beliefs of a majority of the members of a
society
A. laws are based upon shared values and beliefs of the majority of the members of a
society
B. there will always be competing interests and viewpoints among members of society
C. laws reflect values and interests of the most powerful people in a society
D. diverse populations have conflicting views of "right" and "wrong
The 4-tiered ______model of criminal justice begins with the premise that not all cases
are handled in the same manner.
A. conflict
B. crime control
C. due process
D. wedding cake - Answer D. wedding cake
Due process model of criminal justice presumes that criminal defendants are innocent
and that the courts' first priority is protecting the constitutional rights of the accused.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
______ represents a set of rules or values that spell out appropriate conduct.
A. Character
B. Ethics
C. Law
,D. Arraignment - Answer B. Ethics
The three major components of the American criminal justice system include the police,
the courts, and the ______.
A. corrections
B. parole
C. rehabilitation
D. security - Answer A. corrections
The principles of the Declaration of Independence are similar to which of the following?
A. the Castle Doctrine
B. John Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's conflict theory
D. the Sovereign Citizen Movement - Answer B. John Locke's Second Treatise on Civil
Government
Which of the following is required if an act is to legally constitute assault?
A. The assailant is armed.
B. The victim feels threatened of bodily harm.
C. The assailant inflicts bodily harm on the victim.
D. The victim suffers grave bodily harm. - Answer B. The victim feels threatened of
bodily harm.
Our modern system of law is based upon which of the following?
A. code of Hammurabi
B. English common law
C. lex talionis
D. stare decisis - Answer B. English common law
, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following describes a felony?
-a serious criminal offense
-a less serious criminal offense
-typically punishable with a sentence of more than a year in prison or death
-usually punishable by sentence of less than a year in prison or by fine -Answer -a grave
criminal offense
-usually punishable by sentence of more than a year in prison or death
Which of the following would the crime be considered?
voluntary manslaughter
statutory rape
aggravated assault
second degree murder -Answer B. statutory rape
Which of the following is municipal laws an example of?
statutes
ordinances
C. state law
D. state common law - Answer B. ordinances
What is the crime that involves both theft and assault?
A. rape
B. burglary
C. involuntary manslaughter
D. robbery - Answer D. robbery
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