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WorksheetsTest review Chapter 1 What is Criminal Justice
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
An indictment is a formal written accusation submitted to the court by a grand jury alleging that a specified person has committed a specified crime.
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False
A concurrent sentence is one that consists of two or more sentences that have been imposed at the same time after conviction for more than one offense, and served at the same time.
True
False
A defendant cannot waive his/her right to trial by jury.
True
False
A trial is the examination in court of the issues of fact and relevant law in a case for the purpose of convicting or acquitting the defendant.
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False
Criminology is the scientific study of the causes of crime and the prevention of crime, and of the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders.
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False
Once an offender is sentenced, the corrections stage begins.
True
False
A consecutive sentence allows the offender to serve two or more sentences at the same time.
True
False
Trials are expensive and time consuming.
True
False
Guilty pleas are always accepted by the judge in a Preliminary hearing.
True
False
At which stage of the criminal justice process does the defendant enter a plea?
Booking
Sentencing
Arraignment
Indictment
The preliminary hearing is used to decide whether:
The crime that occurred is a felony
There are reasonable grounds to believe the defendant committed the crime
The defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
The defendant is fit to stand trial
Who returns an indictment?
Grand Jury
Judge
Arresting Officer
Prosecutor
The modern justice process begins with:
Trial
Arrest
Investigation
Indictment
During an arrest and prior to questioning, defendants are usually advised of their constitutional rights as enumerated in the Supreme Court decision of:
Gagnon vs Scarpeli
Miranda vs Arizona
Powell vs Alabama
Gideon vs Wainwright
When an offender receives a __________ sentence, he/she serves one sentence after another is completed:
Consecutive
Concurrent
Suspended
Delayed
The due process clause of the United States Constitution is specifically stated in which amendment?
5th amendment
4th amendment
1st amendment
8th amendment
An offender who has served a specified portion of a prison sentence may be freed on:
Bail
Probation
Day Reporting
Parole
All of the following are stated in the Miranda warning except:
“You have the right to talk to a lawyer”
“Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law”
“You have the right to make a phone call”
“You have the right to remain silent”
In the criminal justice process, a(n) __________ has to occur before a(n) ______________ can take place.
First appearance; arrest
Sentence; arrest
Trial; arraignment
Arrest; booking
Which stage of the criminal justice process examines issues of fact and law for the purpose of reaching a judgement of conviction or acquittal of the defendant?
Sentencing
First Appearance
Arrest
Trial
What percentage of sentences are imposed in a criminal case because of guilty pleas rather than trial convictions?
50%
34%
82%
25%
Bail is usually set at the:
First appearance before a judge
Time of arrest
Preliminary hearing
Booking stage
The ______ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is concerned with the criminal defendants right to a jury trial.
6th
14th
2nd
10th
Jake Robinson was convicted of burglary and a drug offense. He was given a sentence of six years for the burglary and six years for the drug offense. These sentences were to run consecutively. How many years would Jake spend in prison?
6 years
12 years
15 years
8 years
Which Supreme Court case mandated that states provide lawyers for defendants who are unable to pay for them?
U.S. v. Nachtigal
Blanton v. Las Vegas
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
If a defendant waives her right to a jury trial, what type of trial will she have?
Bench
Administrative
Peer
Attorney
Conduct in violation of criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.
Probable cause
Due process
Crime
Civil justice
The aggregate of all operating and administrative or technical support agencies that perform criminal justice functions.
Consensus model
Criminal justice system
Criminology
Muliculuralism
In criminal proceedings, a writ issued by a judge directing a law enforcement officer to perform a specified act and affording the officer protection from damages if he/she performs it.
Arraignment
Indictment
Warrant
Probable cause
A law enforcement or correctional administrative process officially recording an entry into detention after arrest and identify the person, the place, the reason for the arrest, and the arresting authority.
Preliminary hearing
Booking
Arraignment
Bail
An event that changed the focus of law enforcement in the 1990's was
War on drugs
The Civil Rights movement
Terrorist Attacks on 9/11
The LA Riots
An arrest is the act of taking an adult or juvenile into custody
True
False
