Introduction to Criminal Justice

Chapter 1: Crime and Justice in the United States

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Your text names three types of disturbances that received calls for police service in the Houston, Texas, police study. Which of the following is not one of these types of disturbances?
A)Domestic disturbances
B)General disturbances
C)Gang disturbances
D)Violent disturbances
2
American criminal justice consists of three main agencies, which are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of those three main agencies?
A)Corrections
B)Prisons
C)Police
D)Courts
3
A(n) ____ outlines the formal charge or charges, the law or laws that have been violated, and the evidence to support the charge or charges.
A)information
B)grand jury indictment
C)complaint
D)ordinance violation
4
A suspect becomes a defendant after:
A)an information has been made.
B)a complaint has been made.
C)arrest.
D)charges have been filed.
5
About ____ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them, in an arrangement called plea bargaining.
A)95 percent
B)50 percent
C)5 percent
D)40 percent
6
Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal grounds, and three examples of legal grounds are listed below. Which of the following is not one of the legal grounds listed in your textbook?
A)Mistaken interpretations of law
B)Defects in jury selection
C)Improper admission of evidence at trial
D)Illegal search and seizure
7
Because there is considerable conflict and confusion between different agencies of criminal justice, an accurate definition of American criminal justice may be to call it:
A)a system.
B)a nonsystem.
C)extremely uniform.
D)smoothly operating.
8
If defendants are not satisfied with the outcome of their trials, then they have the right to:
A)declare a mistrial.
B)appeal.
C)demand a retrial.
D)request new counsel.
9
Which of the following are used to increase efficiency—meaning speed and finality—in the crime control model?
A)mistrials
B)plea bargains
C)appeals
D)bench trials
10
On which of the following doctrines is the due process model based?
A)legal guilt
B)factual guilt
C)presumptive guilt
D)legal innocence
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