cj test

Question 1

When offenders are sentenced to a fixed amount of time, this is known as a(n) ____________ sentence.

Answer 1

determinate

Question 2

A society’s punishment to avenge a wrong done to a member of society is known as __________.

Answer 2

retribution

Question 3

This US Supreme Court Case ended the death penalty in 1972.

Answer 3

Furman v. Georgia

Question 4

Who were considered the first real detectives?

Answer 4

Bow Street Runners

Question 5

When an act, such as smoking cigarettes, is legal for adults but illegal for juveniles, it is called a _________________.

Answer 5

status offense

Question 6

Which US Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in adult cases?

Answer 6

6th

Question 7

Which United States city was the first to initiate a police force?

Answer 7

Boston

Question 8

Which of the following is not an acceptable plea?

Answer 8

continuance

Question 9

A range of years of incarceration aimed to encourage behavior is known as a(n) ___________ sentence.

Answer 9

indeterminate

Question 10

Who are considered the first real police officers?

Answer 10

Bobbies

Question 11

Depriving offenders from the ability to commit new offenses and improve public safety by incarceration
is known as ________________.

Answer 11

incapacitation

Question 12

At what stage of the criminal process does the defendant enter a plea?

Answer 12

arraignment

Question 13

The US Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty in 1976 was:

Answer 13

Gregg v. Georgia

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true about Supreme Court Justices?

Answer 14

they must be reconfirmed after 10 years

Question 15

Which type of deterrence states that person sees the general public being punished and decides not to risk crime because of the risk of arrest and punishment?

Answer 15

general

Question 16

Who keeps order in the courtroom and announces the judge’s entry to the courtroom?

Answer 16

bailiff

Question 17

At what state 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?

Answer 17

trial

Question 18

In general, juvenile courts tend to have an emphasis on _______________.

Answer 18

rehabilitation

Question 19

What US Constitution Amendment protects the people from unreasonable search and seizure?

Answer 19

4th

Question 20

Which common law principle allowed the state to take the place of the parents?

Answer 20

parens patriae

Question 21

The first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was _________________.

Answer 21

J. Edgar Hoover

Question 22

The territory, subject matter, or people over which a court or other justice agency may exercise lawful
authority, as determined by statute or constitution is known as ___________.

Answer 22

jurisdiction

Question 23

Which one is not a goal of punishment?

Answer 23

restoration

Question 24

This is the collection of crime statistics which is compiled by the FBI and is based on the crimes that are reported and documented by the police.

Answer 24

UCR

Question 25

The Supreme Court issues a ______________ when they are going to review a case.

Answer 25

writ of certiorari

Question 26

An example of Felony Theft is:

Answer 26

Stealing your neighbor’s riding lawn mower