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Crime and Justice in the United States
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1
The primary role of institutions of social control is to
A)
persuade people to abide by the dominant values of society
B)
protect due process rights
C)
allow for expressions of subcultures
D)
promote religion
2
The institution of social control that is considered society's "last line of defense" is
A)
family
B)
organized religion
C)
schools
D)
criminal justice
3
The criminal justice response begins when
A)
a crime is reported to police
B)
police arrest a suspect
C)
police book a suspect
D)
a suspect is read his rights
4
If a suspect is being charged with a misdemeanor, a prosecutor will prepare a
A)
complaint
B)
information
C)
grand jury indictment
D)
booking
5
The standard of proof that requires evidence sufficient to make a reasonable person believe that, more likely than not, the proposed action is justified, is
A)
preponderance of evidence
B)
probable cause
C)
reasonable doubt
D)
mere suspicion
6
The stage at which a defendant enters a plea is the
A)
summary trial
B)
preliminary hearing
C)
arraignment
D)
bench trial
7
About 90 percent of all criminal cases are resolved through
A)
jury trial
B)
bench trial
C)
summary trial
D)
plea bargaining
8
Judges are limited and guided in sentencing decisions by
A)
statutory provisions
B)
prevailing philosophical rationales
C)
organizational considerations
D)
all of the above
9
Which of the following is
not
an example of constitutional grounds for appealing a criminal conviction?
A)
illegal search and seizure
B)
improper questioning by the defendant by the police
C)
defects in jury selection
D)
incompetent assistance of counsel
10
The $120 billion spent on criminal justice at the federal, state, and local levels represents
A)
20 percent of total spending
B)
10 percent of total spending
C)
about 4.4 percent of total spending
D)
about 1.8 percent of total spending
11
The majority of money spent on police protection is spent by
A)
municipalities
B)
counties
C)
states
D)
the federal government
12
The majority of money spent on corrections is spent by
A)
municipalities
B)
counties
C)
states
D)
the federal government
13
Of total spending on criminal justice, funds spent on police protection represented about
A)
76 percent
B)
44 percent
C)
34 percent
D)
22 percent
14
The stage at which a defendant is given formal notice of the charges against him and advised of his constitutional rights is the
A)
initial appearance
B)
summary trial
C)
preliminary hearing
D)
jury trial
15
A case involving a misdemeanor may be settled by a summary trial, which is
A)
a pretrial stage to hear the information
B)
a trial before a judge without a jury
C)
a group of citizens who meet to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings
D)
an immediate trial without a jury
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