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WorksheetsIntro Class Test #1 Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Every day the news is full of stories about what?
Happy things
Crime
Train wrecks
Space battles
In reality, there is not as much sensational crime as the news would have us believe.
True
False
School and family are two examples of social control.
True
False
What is an organization that persuades people,
through subtle and not-so-subtle means to abide by the dominant values of society called?
A Jail
A Prison
An Institution of Social Control
A King
Which institution of social control is only concerned with criminal behavior and is the last line of defense against people who commit crimes?
Church
School
Criminal Justice
Family
Which of the following is NOT a job of a 911 Dispatcher?
Check on the officers
Answer 911 calls
Go to the 911 call location
Dispatch the correct agencies
Approximately how many criminal justice agencies exist in this country?
1,000
50,000
10
100,000
What are the three main levels of the criminal justice system (choose three)?
Local
State
Federal
International
The geographical area where an criminal justice agency is allowed to operate is called its what?
Jurisdiction
Home
Capital
Venue
The area that a Court is allowed to try cases from, and pick a jury from, is called its what?
Venue
Jurisdiction
Home
Border
Being seized and detained by police is called?
Being arrested
Being booked in
Being found guilty
Getting put on probation
After someone has been arrested, what is the next step to gather their information, such as fingerprints and a photo?
Booking
Trial by Jury
Sentencing
Once a suspect is arrested and booked in what is the first time they see a judge called?
Bench Trial
Preliminary hearing
First (or Initial) Appearance Hearing
Grand Jury
What is a preliminary hearing?
A trial with a jury to find you guilty or innocent.
A trial where a judge decides your punishment.
A hearing to determine if there was probable cause for the arrest.
A plea bargain.
Which type of offense is punishable by LESS then 1 year in jail?
Grand Jury Indictment
Felony
Misdemeanor
Federal Crime
Which type of offense is punishable by MORE then 1 year in jail?
Felony
Misdemeanor
Plea bargain
Juvenile only offense
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?
Grand Jury
Jury
Judge
Warden
A written order from a judge directing law enforcement officers to arrest someone is called what?
Search Warrant
Arrest Warrant
Booking report
Grand Jury indictment
When a suspect has officially been charged with a crime they become called the defendant.
True
False
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.
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Probable cause
Indictment
This is the standard that a jury must use when deciding to find someone guilty. They must find the defendant guilty "_________".
Beyond a reasonable doubt
With no doubt at all
Just because they feel like he did it
With complete doubt
The arraignment hearing is the first time a defendant can actually plead guilty, plead not guilty, or enter a plea bargain.
True
False
What percent of cases end with a plea bargain and do not ever go to trial?
About 90-95%
About 20-30%
About 5-10%
0%. All cases go to trial.
What is a trial with no jury where the judge gets to decide the case?
Bench Trial
Jury Trial
Grand Jury meeting
Plea deal
How many types of punishments are used in the United States?
10
3
8
5
The due process model of criminal justice focuses on being "innocent of proven guilty" as well as other human rights.
True
False
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?
Presumption of guilt
Innocent until proven guitly
Due Process
Civil Rights
The control of criminal behavior is the most important function of which criminal justice model?
Due Process
Crime Control
If there is a fire who is the main public safety agency that would respond?
Fire Department
Police Department
Sheriff Department
National Guard
The Solicitor handles misdemeanor cases.
True
False
The Prosecutor handles felony cases.
True
False
In private security, which type of job has seen the most growth since the 9/11 attacks?
Body Guards/Protective Escorts
Security Guards
Private Investigators
A ______________ is often hired to help investigate divorce cases or lawsuits.
Private Investigator
Security Guard
Body Guard
Proprietary security is hired out on contracts for other companies and is not in house security.
False
True
Employees are the most common source of inventory loss for companies.
True
False
A company's inventory loss is called "shrinkage"
True
False
