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Intro Class Test #1 Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every day the news is full of stories about what?

a)

Happy things

b)

Crime

c)

Train wrecks

d)

Space battles

2.

In reality, there is not as much sensational crime as the news would have us believe.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

School and family are two examples of social control.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is an organization that persuades people,

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

a)

A Jail

b)

A Prison

c)

An Institution of Social Control

d)

A King

5.

Which institution of social control is only concerned with criminal behavior and is the last line of defense against people who commit crimes?

a)

Church

b)

School

c)

Criminal Justice

d)

Family

6.

Which of the following is NOT a job of a 911 Dispatcher?

a)

Check on the officers

b)

Answer 911 calls

c)

Go to the 911 call location

d)

Dispatch the correct agencies

7.

Approximately how many criminal justice agencies exist in this country?

a)

1,000

b)

50,000

c)

10

d)

100,000

8.

What are the three main levels of the criminal justice system (choose three)?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

d)

International

9.

The geographical area where an criminal justice agency is allowed to operate is called its what?

a)

Jurisdiction

b)

Home

c)

Capital

d)

Venue

10.

The area that a Court is allowed to try cases from, and pick a jury from, is called its what?

a)

Venue

b)

Jurisdiction

c)

Home

d)

Border

11.

Being seized and detained by police is called?

a)

Being arrested

b)

Being booked in

c)

Being found guilty

d)

Getting put on probation

12.

After someone has been arrested, what is the next step to gather their information, such as fingerprints and a photo?

a)

Booking

b)

Trial by Jury

c)

Sentencing

13.

Once a suspect is arrested and booked in what is the first time they see a judge called?

a)

Bench Trial

b)

Preliminary hearing

c)

First (or Initial) Appearance Hearing

d)

Grand Jury

14.

What is a preliminary hearing?

a)

A trial with a jury to find you guilty or innocent.

b)

A trial where a judge decides your punishment.

c)

A hearing to determine if there was probable cause for the arrest.

d)

A plea bargain.

15.

Which type of offense is punishable by LESS then 1 year in jail?

a)

Grand Jury Indictment

b)

Felony

c)

Misdemeanor

d)

Federal Crime

16.

Which type of offense is punishable by MORE then 1 year in jail?

a)

Felony

b)

Misdemeanor

c)

Plea bargain

d)

Juvenile only offense

17.

In Georgia, when someone is charged with a felony the prosecutor has to present the case to what group of people before it can go to trial?

a)

Grand Jury

b)

Jury

c)

Judge

d)

Warden

18.

A written order from a judge directing law enforcement officers to arrest someone is called what?

a)

Search Warrant

b)

Arrest Warrant

c)

Booking report

d)

Grand Jury indictment

19.

When a suspect has officially been charged with a crime they become called the defendant.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This standard is the minimum needed to arrest someone and requires just enough evidence to make a reasonable person believe that the suspect committed the crime.

a)

Beyond a reasonable doubt

b)

Probable cause

c)

Indictment

21.

This is the standard that a jury must use when deciding to find someone guilty. They must find the defendant guilty "_________".

a)

Beyond a reasonable doubt

b)

With no doubt at all

c)

Just because they feel like he did it

d)

With complete doubt

22.

The arraignment hearing is the first time a defendant can actually plead guilty, plead not guilty, or enter a plea bargain.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What percent of cases end with a plea bargain and do not ever go to trial?

a)

About 90-95%

b)

About 20-30%

c)

About 5-10%

d)

0%. All cases go to trial.

24.

What is a trial with no jury where the judge gets to decide the case?

a)

Bench Trial

b)

Jury Trial

c)

Grand Jury meeting

d)

Plea deal

25.

How many types of punishments are used in the United States?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

8

d)

5

26.

The due process model of criminal justice focuses on being "innocent of proven guilty" as well as other human rights.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Assuming a suspect is guilty just because the police arrested them, they spent time investigating them, and the suspect is now at trial is called?

a)

Presumption of guilt

b)

Innocent until proven guitly

c)

Due Process

d)

Civil Rights

28.

The control of criminal behavior is the most important function of which criminal justice model?

a)

Due Process

b)

Crime Control

29.

If there is a fire who is the main public safety agency that would respond?

a)

Fire Department

b)

Police Department

c)

Sheriff Department

d)

National Guard

30.

The Solicitor handles misdemeanor cases.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Prosecutor handles felony cases.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

In private security, which type of job has seen the most growth since the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Body Guards/Protective Escorts

b)

Security Guards

c)

Private Investigators

33.

A ______________ is often hired to help investigate divorce cases or lawsuits.

a)

Private Investigator

b)

Security Guard

c)

Body Guard

34.

Proprietary security is hired out on contracts for other companies and is not in house security.

a)

False

b)

True

35.

Employees are the most common source of inventory loss for companies.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A company's inventory loss is called "shrinkage"

a)

True

b)

False