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 (B)</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) (D)</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) (D)</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. (C)</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. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor considered in the sentencing process?

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

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

<p>Atkins v. Virginia (C)</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 (D)</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. (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Gideon v. Wainwright (D)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Jury (D)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Retribution (D)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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