, Chapter 01
Test Bank
1. As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Long Beach, California, shows which type of call for
service to be the most common?
A. burglar alarms
B. parking violations
C. violent offenses
D. prisoner transportation
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Crime in the United States
2. As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law
in that it
A. requires society to abide by passive social values.
B. exists as a single system.
C. is generally society’s “last line of defense.”
D. is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Level: Moderate
Topic: Crime in the United States
3. Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n)
A. institution of social control.
B. private response to crime.
C. informal method of social control.
D. subtle social control.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: An Institution of Social Control
4. American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT one of those three main agencies?
A. corrections
B. prisons
C. police
D. courts
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
5. Which of the following types of offenses is punishable by death in the United States?
A. libel
B. a misdemeanor
C. slander
D. a felony
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
6. The term “jurisdiction,” as used in your text, means
A. the specific location in which a court is located.
B. the loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country.
C. a politically defined geographical area.
,D. the system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
7. Often, an arrest supported by ________ and ________ is sufficient to close a case, especially with a less serious crime.
A. witness statements; crime scene evidence
B. media coverage; jurisdiction
C. crime scene evidence; media coverage
D. witness statements; jurisdiction
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Level: Moderate
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
8. After an arrest has been made, the suspect is brought to the police station to be
A. incarcerated.
B. booked.
C. interrogated.
D. tried.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
9. The booking process typically involves
A. entering a suspect’s charge in the police blotter.
B. entering a suspect’s name in the police blotter.
C. entering a suspect’s fingerprints or photograph in the police blotter.
D. All of the answers are correct.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Level: Moderate
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
10. A suspect becomes a defendant after
A. a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
B. a complaint has been made.
C. an absence of probable cause has been established.
D. a formal notice of charge is given.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Level: Moderate
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
11. In the case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n) ________ may be held.
A. summary trial
B. information
C. arrest warrant
D. grand jury
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
13. The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to allow the defendant to enter a
plea.
A. preliminary hearing
B. indictment
C. arraignment
D. initial appearance
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
14. About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an arrangement called plea bargaining.
A. 95 percent
B. 75 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 25 percent
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
15. Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge in a(n)
A. grand jury.
B. indictment.
C. bench trial.
D. arraignment.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
16. The primary purpose of arraignment is to
A. outline the formal charge or charges against the defendant.
B. allow the defendant to enter a plea.
C. determine whether there is probable cause.
D. ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Level: Moderate
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
17. Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of the following is NOT one of these
punishments?
A. probation
B. transportation
C. intermediate punishments
D. death
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Criminal Justice: The System
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