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WorksheetsCJ Final Exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What do we call the police, courts, and prisons set up to deal with people who are accused a crime?
due process
crime
arraignment
criminal justice system
At a crime scene, how should witnesses be handled (treated)?
Take their names
separate them
take their finger prints
take their statement
The 2 types of crime are
mala in se
and
mala prohibita.
True
False
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are called COMMON LAW.
True
False
The procedural protections designed to protect against governmental error in the deprivation of life, liberty, or property are called DUE PROCESS.
True
False
Criminal Justice are the laws used to prevent harm to society.
True
False
What do we call the quality of being just or fair?
warrent
justice
criminal justice
probable cause
What do we call personal freedoms, protections, and equality under the law that are guaranteed by the Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and laws?
individual rights
preliminary hearing
concurrent sentence
criminal justice
From which country did the US get its basic laws?
France
Great Briton
United Kingdom
England
What doe we call it when a person receives prison terms for two offenses to be served one after the other?
consecutive sentence
concurrent sentence
criminal justice
preliminary hearing
What is the first step in a criminal proceeding, in which the defendant is brought before a court to hear the criminal charges enter a plea of guilty or not guilty?
warrent
preliminary hearing
probable cause
arraignment
A reasonable belief, known personally or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime is called....
probable cause
arraignment
justice
warrent
A step in criminal proceedings used to determined if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed by the defendant is called....
criminal justice
individual rights
concurrent sentence
preliminary hearing
A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts is called...
Preliminary hearing
warrent
probable cause
justice
Earliest known penal code system from Old Babylon?
Eye for an Eye
Roman System
Code of Hammurabi
Father's belt or Mother's shoe
Which of the following is true of the Pennsylvania prisons?
One prisoner to a cell in solitary confinement.
Prisoners could not talk and no one talked to them.
Prisoners went insane because of the forced silence.
All the answers are correct.
An act that breaks a law and causes harm to people?
tort
crime
arraignment
warrant
What do we call sentences that run at the same time?
concurrent sentences
consecutive sentences
life sentences
deferred sentences
What is the power that the Tenth Amendment gives STATES to make laws for the safety of their citizens?
prosecution power
crime power
police power
nuclear power
What is the difference between a TORT and a CRIME?
A tort is civil action (someone may go to jail). A crime violates a law (no one is going to jail).
A tort is civil action (some one may go to jail). A crime violates a law (some one may go to jail).
A tort is civil action (no one is going to jail). A crime violates a law (some one may go to jail).
A tort is civil action (no one is going to jail). A crime violates a law (no one is going to jail).
What do we call the accumulation of early English case law which is the origin of American laws?
new law
old law
tort law
common law
What is the Latin term for acts that are wrong in and of themselves, whether prohibited by human laws or not, like rape or murder?
ex post facto
mala in se
habeas corpus
mala prohibita
How must a crime scene search be done?
circular pattern
back-and-forth pattern
grid pattern
any pattern as long as it is orderly and systematic
What is the MAIN purpose of a Crime Scene Sketch?
to help convict the person charged with the crime
to use in court
so the crime scene can be recreated later--in a month, year, or many years
to show where the dead body was
What the system of agencies is designed to handle young offenders usually between the ages of 12-17?
Criminal Justice System
Juvenile Justice System
State Justice System
Municipal Court System
What is the procedure called in which a juvenile is removed from the juvenile justice process and provided with treatment services?
Drug Rehab
Intense Counselling
"Boot Camp" for deliquents
Diversion
What is it called when the Court allows the convicted person to remain in the community as long certain conditions are followed?
Detention
Probation
Community Service
Rehab
In 2005, the Supreme Court declared THIS to be a violation of the 8th and 14th amendments in juvenile cases.
Prison sentences over 25 years in jail
Execution
Not having a lawyer
Parents not being informed of a trial
What is the reason for moving juveniles to adult court for prosecution?
juvenile offenders charged with heinous, violent crimes, partly as a result of community and media pressures
chronic offenders who have exhausted the resources of the juvenile justice system
To impose longer potential sentence than are available within the juvenile justice system
all of the reasons are correct
In a trial, which of the following is a possible outcome of a jury decision? BEST answer.
Not Guilty
Guilty
Hung Jury (cannot decide if Guilty or Not Guilty)
All of the answers are correct
You have been charged with the serious crime of human trafficking. After a Grand Jury finds that there is enough evidence to have a trial, what is the first step in the Trial Process?
Arraignment
Jury Selection
Jail time until the trial
None of the answers is correct
How many Lawyers are you allowed to have if you have to go to trial?
1
2, with Judge approval
3, if from the same law firm
As many as you want and can afford
Which Amendment gives YOU the right to a trial?
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
During the Closing Arguments of a trial, who speaks last?
Judge
Prosecuting Attorney
Defense Attorney
The Defendant
What is a main goal of a CSI Team (Crime Scene Investigation)?
prove the guilt or innocence of the accused
to determine if a crime actually occurred
successfully identify and preserve physical evidence.
successfully identify and record and collect all evidence.
What are the 2 types of evidence?
Direct and physical evidence
Physical and fingerprint evidence
Direct and indirect evidence
Physical and non-physical evidence
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major factors affecting an eye witness?
Age
Race
Memory
Distance from the crime
Of the 4 main ways to document a crime scene, which of the following is NOT one of them?
Video Camera
Camera photographs
crime scene sketch
TV News camera footage
What helps a person remember a suspect's face?
It is a good looking or pretty face.
The witness has a few minutes to actually look at the suspect rather than a few seconds.
There is something odd about the face like sunglasses or a scar.
All of the answers are correct
Only after a crime scene has been recorded can evidence be collected.
True
False
