Crminal justice

1.The UCR is the annual Under Cover Review, which lists the contact information for law enforcement personnel who are working undercover.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 2

1.A ‘crime rate’ measures how much change has been reported over a period of time.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 3

1.A felony is a crime that is punishable by a sentence of more than 12 months in prison.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 4

1.Probable cause is the amount of proof that the prosecution must provide in a criminal trial.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 5

1.’Victimless crimes’ are called that because both parties involved do not want to go to the police, since their part of the activity was also criminal.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 6

1.A Sheriff today is a law enforcement official who usually has additional duties such as running a jail or courtroom security.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 7

1.Jails are correctional facilities for the most dangerous criminals serving the longest sentences.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 8

1.Reintegration in our textbook, means enforcing civil rights laws in school and housing.

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 9

1.A juvenile offender is someone between the ages of 2 and 21

True

False

6 points

QUESTION 10

1.Any observation, information, or set of circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime is being, has been, or will be committed is called… ‘ ________________ ______________________ ‘ .

6 points

QUESTION 11

1.Using prison not just as punishment, but to keep criminals away from the rest of society for a period of time is called ‘ _______________________ ‘ .

6 points

QUESTION 12

1.In the legal concept of double jeopardy, jeopardy attaches when the jury returns a __________________________.

6 points

QUESTION 13

1.The lowest level of police use of force, is physical ______________________ .

6 points

QUESTION 14

1.A parole officer or parole board can return an offender back to prison without a new trial, for a _______________________ of the terms of their release.

6 points

QUESTION 15

1.An action that is a crime if a juvenile does it, but not if an adult does it, is called a ‘ _____________________ _______________________ ‘.

6 points

QUESTION 16

1.According to our textbook, the idea of discretion is ______________________________ in our criminal justice system.

6 points

QUESTION 17

1.According to lecture and classroom discussion, discretion begins when the _______________ is discovered.

6 points

QUESTION 18

1.Corruption is the use of a law enforcement position for ‘ _____________________ ____________________ ‘ .

6 points

QUESTION 19

1.The American courtroom is set up as an ‘ __________________________________ ‘ system.

6 points

QUESTION 20

1.The Latin legal term ‘staredecisis‘ is the basis for the judicial practice of following _____________________ .

6 points

QUESTION 21

1.Discuss why the future of the criminal justice system will probably be different from what it is today. (Minimum of 250 words)

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25 points

QUESTION 22

1.Describe the history of criminal punishment in America, from the mid 1700s to the current time. (Minimum of 350 words)

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30 points

QUESTION 23

1.What are 2 connections between the pyramid of power, and the way the criminal justice system affects people in real life? (Minimum of 250 words)

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25 points

QUESTION 24

1.EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION – Only one of the many possible answers is correct.

Who is the most powerful person on the planet, and why?