Criminal Justice Quiz 3

When offenders are sentenced to a fixed amount of time, this is known as a(n) ____________ sentence.

• determinate

• sanctions

• indeterminate

• three strikes legislation

A society’s punishment to avenge a wrong done to a member of society is known as __________.

• rehabilitation

• retribution

• incapacitation

• deterrence

This US Supreme Court Case ended the death penalty in 1972.

• Furman v. Georgia

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In re Gault

• Gregg v. Georgia

Who were considered the first real detectives?

• Bobbies

• Bow Street Runners

• London Metropolitan Police

• Privateers

When an act, such as smoking cigarettes, is legal for adults but illegal for juveniles, it is called a _________________.

• criminal act

• juvenile offender

• status offense

• habeas crime

Which US Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in adult cases?

• 10th

• 14th

• 5th

• 6th

Which United States city was the first to initiate a police force?

• Boston

• New York

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

Which of the following is not an acceptable plea?

• guilty

• nolo contendre

• continuance

• not guilty

A range of years of incarceration aimed to encourage behavior is known as a(n) ___________ sentence.

• indeterminate

• cruel and unusual punishment

• determinate

• sanctions

Who are considered the first real police officers?

• Bobbies

• bailiffs

• bounty hunters

• Bow Street Runners