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Criminal Justice Test
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1. Which of the following cases established the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney - if arrested?
2. In the federal judiciary system - trial courts are known as
3. The local police department is asked to send officers to the local pizza parlor - a popular gathering place after high school sports competitions - to help manage the crowds. This is an example of their function in
4. One of the characteristics of crime in the United States is that the crime rate
5. Of the following crimes - which is the most serious and carries a potential sentence in a state or federal prison?
6. Which of the following is the purpose of punishment that best fits the statement: 'Let the punishment fit the crime - an eye for an eye'?
7. Which of the following terms refers to punishments that are less severe than prison but more restrictive than traditional probation?
8. Deterrence theory depends on which of the following basic principles?
9. Which of the following federal agencies was established first?
10. Correctional institutions maintained by federal and state governments for confining felons for long periods are called
11. One of the most important functions of plea bargaining in the courts is to
12. All of the following statements are true about arrests of males and females between the 1960s and the present EXCEPT:
13. All of the following are Uniform Crime Reports index offenses EXCEPT
14. Which of the following theories views crime as substitute behavior that compensates for unusual desires?
15. Second-degree murder is committed with
16. Which of the following cases established the right to counsel in felony cases?
17. At the local - state - and federal levels of government - crimes are usually defined by
18. A grand jury indictment is equivalent to
19. Which of the following is an increasing problem associated with women's prisons?
20. After a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent - the next stage in the juvenile justice process is
21. Juvenile courts in the United States - as they presently exist - were first formed in the late 1800s in the state of
22. Which of the following statements is true about aggressive and violent behaviors in a society?
23. Which of the following is the most recent trend in correctional institutions?
24. Which of the following represents the earliest effort to analyze the United States justice system?
25. Which of the following statements is true about small claims courts - family courts - and juvenile courts in the United States?