Chapter 1 Criminal Justice

Match the following

• b

• Subtle means of persuasion

• Expulsion and incarceration

• a

• gossip and peer pressure

• Not-so-subtle means of persuasion

Identify the main agencies that administer criminal justice in the US. (check all that apply)

• Social Workers

• Corrections

• Courts

• Security Guards

• Police

The response of the criminal justice system to crime begins when

• a criminal is presented at the courts

• a crime is reported to the courts

• a criminal is punished for his or her actions

• a crime is reported to the police

What is probable cause?

• a monetary guarantee deposited with the court to ensure the defendant will appear at a later state in a criminal justice process

• a standard of proof that requires evidence to make a reasonable person believe that the proposed action is justified

• a pretrial stage in which a defendant is brought before a court to be given notice of charges and advised of rights

• a person against whom legal action is brought, a warrant is issued, or an indictment is found

In states that do not use grand juries, prosecutors charge defendants with a document called a(n) ___________, which outlines the formal charge or charges, the law or laws that have been violated, and the evidence to support the charge or charges.

Why is criminal justice considered an institution of social control?

• It persuades people to abide by a limited range of social values made into law.

• Its primary function is to pass on society's traditional moral and ethical values.

• It is used by society to educate people about proper modes of group behavior.

• It is society's "first line of defense" in enforcing society's deepest values.

Who has the duty of meeting in closed sessions to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings?

• federal judge

• state attorney

• grand jury

• district attorney

A politically defined geographical area in the criminal justice system is known as a(n):

• confederation

• jurisdiction

• investigation

• agency

Who decides the verdict in a bench trial?

• defendant

• arbitrator

• judge

• prosecutor

A booking is the

• act of a judge deciding the sentence

• seizing and detaining of a suspect by police

• act of setting a date for the initial appearance

• administrative recording of an arrest