Understand the Criminal Justice System

 Crime is seen in

• television docudramas

• entire networks dedicated to fighting crime

• fictional crime shows

• all of the above

Criminal justice is an institution of

• social control

• society

• sensations

• disrespectful criminals

Defining an institution of social control: An organization that persuades people,

through subtle and not-so-subtle means to abide by the dominant values of society.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Somewhat

Criminal justice in the United States is administered by a loose confederation of more than ______ agencies of federal, state, and local governments.

• 500,000

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 5

he criminal justice response to crime begins when a crime is reported to the

• Fire Chief

• District Attorney

• Parents

• Police

Police investigate the crime.

If the investigation is successful, police arrest a 

• sibling

• suspect

• co-worker

• student

After the arrest, the suspect is booked at the

• hospital

• job

• home of the victim

• police station

The seizing and detaining of a person by lawful authority.

• Arrest

• Search

• Hold-up

• Beat down

The administrative recording of an arrest. Typically, The suspect’s name, the charge, and perhaps the suspect’s fingerprints or photograph are entered in the police blotter.

• Admissions

• Kidnapping

• Booking

• None of the above

After a suspect has been arrested and booked, a _______reviews the facts of the case and the available evidence.

• Defense Attorney

• Prosecutor (District Attorney)

• Judge

• Court Reporter