quiz #1 review

Question 1

what did beccaria specialize in

Answer 1

crime and punishment

Question 2

what did england start

Answer 2

first police agency

Question 3

what did wicker sham commission specialize in

Answer 3

treatment and rehabilitation

Question 4

american bar foundation

Answer 4

many procedures hidden from public
known as “criminal justice”

Question 5

safe streets act and crime control act

Answer 5

federal involvement

Question 6

3 steps of society’s formal system

Answer 6

1. control
2. manage
3. direct

Question 7

what is the flow of society’s formal system

Answer 7

1. police
2. courts
3. corrections

Question 8

what entity are criminal justice agencies

Answer 8

political

Question 9

what are the three branches of government

Answer 9

• legislative
• judicial
• executive

Question 10

what does the legislative branch do

Answer 10

defines laws
determines what conduct is prohibited
establish criminal penalties

Question 11

what does the judicial branch do

Answer 11

interpret existing laws

Question 12

what does the executive branch do

Answer 12

daily operations of justice agencies

Question 13

what is the cost of the justice system

Answer 13

$200 billion a year

Question 14

how many people are employed in the justice system

Answer 14

2.4 million

Question 15

how many people are arrested a year

Answer 15

14 million

Question 16

how many juveniles are handled a year

Answer 16

1.5 million

Question 17

how many people are under some form of correctional supervision

Answer 17

7 million

Question 18

what does the A process start with

Answer 18

arrest

Question 19

what does the A process end with

Answer 19

social re-entry

Question 20

what is the initial contact a person has with the justice system

Answer 20

police action

Question 21

what is an investigation

Answer 21

evidence gathered to identify a suspect

Question 22

legal arrest

Answer 22

officer has probable cause
officer deprives an individual of their freedom
suspect has last liberty to voluntarily leave

Question 23

when can an arrest be made

Answer 23

officer witnesses a crime
officer has probable cause
arrest warrant issued

Question 24

what is custody

Answer 24

suspect may be searched or interrogated

Question 25

charging with serious cases

Answer 25

prosecutors decide whether to bring the case before a grand jury or preliminary hearing

Question 26

charging with minor crimes

Answer 26

complaint being filed with the court

Question 27

preliminary hearing/grand jury

Answer 27

US constitutional mandates that probable cause be demonstrated prior to trial

Question 28

what is an arraignment

Answer 28

formal charges are read defendant informed of constitutional rights trial date set bail issues addressed

Question 29

options for bail/detention

Answer 29

defendant granted opportunity for bail released on their own recognizance held in custody until trial

Question 30

what is a trial/adjudication

Answer 30

trial held before judge or jury

Question 31

what is sentencing/disposition

Answer 31

fine, probation, incarceration, combination

Question 32

what is appeal/post conviction

Answer 32

judge can set aside jurys verdict

Question 33

what is correctional treatment

Answer 33

probation, treatment, jail, prisons

Question 34

what is release

Answer 34

most inmates will not serve their full term

Question 35

what is post release

Answer 35

offenders may serve time in community correctional centers

Question 36

what is an assembly line

Answer 36

each part in the process requires quick disposal process is slow

Question 37

what is the informal pattern

Answer 37

many cases settled informally tremendous allowance for discretion

Question 38

what is level one of the wedding cake

Answer 38

celebrated cases

Question 39

what is level two of the wedding cake

Answer 39

serious felonies

Question 40

what is level three of the wedding cake

Answer 40

less serious felonies

Question 41

what is level four of the wedding cake

Answer 41

misdemeanors

Question 42

what is crime control

Answer 42

emphasize control of dangerous offenders and protection of society through punishment as a deterrent to crime

Question 43

what is rehabilitation

Answer 43

crime is viewed as an expression of frustration from social inequality and therefore crime can be reduced by providing access to social inequality

Question 44

what is the due process

Answer 44

main emphasis of the justice system should be the protection of individual rights and providing fair and equitable treatment to those accused with committing a crime

Question 45

what is nonintervention

Answer 45

justice agencies should limit their involvement and use the least intrusive treatment method possible

Question 46

what is justice

Answer 46

all individuals should receive the same treatment under the law

Question 47

what is the restorative justice

Answer 47

purpose of justice is to create a peaceful society through reconciliation

Question 48

what are law enforcements agencies responsible for

Answer 48

investigate crimes and apprehend suspects

Question 49

what are court agencies responsible for

Answer 49

charges brought, indictments submitted, trials conducted, and sentences formulated

Question 50

what are correctional agencies responsible for

Answer 50

charged with monitoring, treating, and rehabilitating convicted offenders