Criminal Justice Exam Review: Chapters 4-6 Law Enforcement
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What are the four major responsibilities of the police according to the text?

  • Enforcing laws, providing services, preventing crime, and preserving the peace (correct)
  • Enforcing laws, providing resources, maintaining order, and protecting the public
  • Investigating crimes, arresting suspects, responding to emergencies, and patrolling neighborhoods
  • Upholding the law, assisting the community, deterring criminal activity, and maintaining public safety

    • Which level of government has the largest jurisdiction for law enforcement according to the text?

  • Municipality (local police)
  • All levels have equal jurisdiction
  • State Police (correct)
  • Federal agencies

    • What is the purpose of the Department of Homeland Security according to the text?

  • To provide aviation and travel security through the Transportation Security Administration
  • To enforce the nation's immigration laws and maintain public safety
  • To coordinate federal efforts to protect the United States against international and domestic terrorism (correct)
  • To investigate federal crimes and prosecute offenders

    • What is the primary purpose of Intelligence Led Policing according to the text?

    <p>To allocate resources and personnel based on past crime data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which federal agency is responsible for upholding the nation's immigration laws according to the text?

    <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which federal agency is responsible for securing aviation and travel according to the text?

    <p>The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?

    <p>Indeterminate sentencing allows for the possibility of parole, while determinate sentencing does not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the presentence investigative report in the sentencing process?

    <p>To provide valuable information to judges operating under indeterminate sentencing guidelines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor considered in the sentencing process?

    <p>The seriousness of the crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Supreme Court case prohibited the death penalty for mentally handicapped individuals?

    <p>Atkins v. Virginia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a mitigating circumstance in the sentencing process?

    <p>Circumstances that allow for a lighter sentence to be handed down</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?

    <p>Indeterminate sentencing allows for the possibility of parole, while determinate sentencing does not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a trial court?

    <p>To determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant and impose a sentence if found guilty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following cases established the right to counsel for indigent defendants?

    <p>Gideon v. Wainwright</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the legal basis for the Miranda warnings required during custodial interrogations?

    <p>The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following cases established the reasonableness standard for the use of force during an arrest?

    <p>Graham v. Connor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of courts of appellate jurisdiction?

    <p>To review questions of law and decisions made by lower courts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which the Supreme Court selects cases to review?

    <p>Four Justices must approve granting a writ of certiorari to hear the case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of the defense attorney in a criminal case?

    <p>To represent the defendant at various stages of the criminal case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a member of the courtroom work group?

    <p>Jury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the prosecution in a criminal case?

    <p>To determine the level of charges brought against the suspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the attorney-client privilege?

    <p>A law requiring that communications between a client and their attorney are confidential</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the clerk of the court?

    <p>Providing security in the courtroom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the dominant figure in the courtroom and exerts the most influence over the values and norms of the work group?

    <p>The judge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest and most common justification for punishing someone?

    <p>Retribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategy for preventing crime involves detaining wrongdoers in prison, thereby separating them from the community?

    <p>Incapacitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which goal of sentencing aims to prevent crimes by 'setting an example' and sending a message that certain actions will not be tolerated?

    <p>Deterrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which goal of punishment operates under the philosophy that society is best served when wrongdoers are provided resources to eliminate criminality from their behavior?

    <p>Rehabilitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach to punishment is designed to repair harm done to the victim and community by the offender's conduct?

    <p>Restorative justice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sentencing allows judges to set minimum and maximum sentence lengths, with the actual release date determined later by a parole board?

    <p>Indeterminate sentencing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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