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What are the four major responsibilities of the police according to the text?
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?
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?
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?
What is the primary purpose of Intelligence Led Policing according to the text?
Which federal agency is responsible for upholding the nation's immigration laws according to the text?
Which federal agency is responsible for upholding the nation's immigration laws according to the text?
Which federal agency is responsible for securing aviation and travel according to the text?
Which federal agency is responsible for securing aviation and travel according to the text?
What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?
What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?
What is the purpose of the presentence investigative report in the sentencing process?
What is the purpose of the presentence investigative report in the sentencing process?
What is the primary factor considered in the sentencing process?
What is the primary factor considered in the sentencing process?
Which Supreme Court case prohibited the death penalty for mentally handicapped individuals?
Which Supreme Court case prohibited the death penalty for mentally handicapped individuals?
Which of the following is a mitigating circumstance in the sentencing process?
Which of the following is a mitigating circumstance in the sentencing process?
What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?
What is the key difference between indeterminate and determinate sentencing?
What is the primary function of a trial court?
What is the primary function of a trial court?
Which of the following cases established the right to counsel for indigent defendants?
Which of the following cases established the right to counsel for indigent defendants?
What is the legal basis for the Miranda warnings required during custodial interrogations?
What is the legal basis for the Miranda warnings required during custodial interrogations?
Which of the following cases established the reasonableness standard for the use of force during an arrest?
Which of the following cases established the reasonableness standard for the use of force during an arrest?
What is the primary function of courts of appellate jurisdiction?
What is the primary function of courts of appellate jurisdiction?
What is the process by which the Supreme Court selects cases to review?
What is the process by which the Supreme Court selects cases to review?
What is the primary responsibility of the defense attorney in a criminal case?
What is the primary responsibility of the defense attorney in a criminal case?
Which of the following is NOT a member of the courtroom work group?
Which of the following is NOT a member of the courtroom work group?
What is the role of the prosecution in a criminal case?
What is the role of the prosecution in a criminal case?
What is the attorney-client privilege?
What is the attorney-client privilege?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the clerk of the court?
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the clerk of the court?
Who is the dominant figure in the courtroom and exerts the most influence over the values and norms of the work group?
Who is the dominant figure in the courtroom and exerts the most influence over the values and norms of the work group?
What is the oldest and most common justification for punishing someone?
What is the oldest and most common justification for punishing someone?
What strategy for preventing crime involves detaining wrongdoers in prison, thereby separating them from the community?
What strategy for preventing crime involves detaining wrongdoers in prison, thereby separating them from the community?
Which goal of sentencing aims to prevent crimes by 'setting an example' and sending a message that certain actions will not be tolerated?
Which goal of sentencing aims to prevent crimes by 'setting an example' and sending a message that certain actions will not be tolerated?
Which goal of punishment operates under the philosophy that society is best served when wrongdoers are provided resources to eliminate criminality from their behavior?
Which goal of punishment operates under the philosophy that society is best served when wrongdoers are provided resources to eliminate criminality from their behavior?
What approach to punishment is designed to repair harm done to the victim and community by the offender's conduct?
What approach to punishment is designed to repair harm done to the victim and community by the offender's conduct?
What type of sentencing allows judges to set minimum and maximum sentence lengths, with the actual release date determined later by a parole board?
What type of sentencing allows judges to set minimum and maximum sentence lengths, with the actual release date determined later by a parole board?
