Criminal Justice Quiz

What is the branch of government that interprets and applies the law in legal disputes in order to administer justice?

• Criminal Investigation

• Judiciary

• Fire Science

• Law Enforcement

What is the process of collecting evidence of a crime for the purpose of prosecution?

• Criminal Investigation

• Firefighting

• Crime Prevention

• Prosecutor

Who is the attorney representing the defendant in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution?

• Defense Attorney

• Prosecutor

• Plaintiff

• Firefighting

What is the study of fire and related subjects and their interaction with people, structures, and the environment?

• Fire Science

• Judiciary

• Law Enforcement

• Criminal Investigation

What are agencies responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining public order and safety?

• Defendant

• Law Enforcement

• Firefighting

• Plaintiff

Who is the party sued in a civil lawsuit, or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution?

• Defendant

• Fire Science

• Criminal Investigation

• Prosecutor

What is the party who initiates a lawsuit against the defendant/s?

• Law Enforcement

• Judiciary

• Defense Attorney

• Plaintiff

What is the government attorney charging and trying a case against a person accused of a crime?

• Crime Prevention

• Criminal Investigation

• Firefighting

• Prosecutor

What is attempting to control and distinguish fires and respond to other related emergencies?

• Fire Science

• Defendant

• Law Enforcement

• Firefighting

What are strategies that reduce the causes and risk of crime?

• Judiciary

• Plaintiff

• Crime Prevention

• Defense Attorney