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Search Warrants are required to limit searches:

To specific objects and locations

To be based on probable cause

To the discretion of the judicial officer

All of the above

The filing of a Writ of Habeas Corpus:

Asks the court to release the prisoner

Asks the court to schedule a bond hearing

Asks the court to dismiss the charges

Asks the prosecutor to release the prisoner

Refers to a grand jury indictment without grand jury investigation

The standard for determining when prison conditions are becoming cruel and unusual for constitutional purposes is:

Conditions warrant the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain and/or are grossly disproportionate to the severity of the crimes warranting imprisonment

Conditions in the prison are worse than those of the most impoverished portion of the free country

Conditions are causing overcrowding

Conditions warrant privatization of the prison system

All of the above

Which Supreme Court case is associated with the New York stop and frisk?

Terry v. Ohio

Getlow v. New York

Lockner v. New York

There was no Supreme Court case

The concept that explains that victims of neglect and/or abuse are more likely to result to a criminal lifestyle than someone who wasnt neglected and/or abuse is referred to as:

Crime Causation

Biological Theory

Character Evidence

Cycle of Violence

What led to the establishment of Juvenile Courts?

Child Reform Movement of the 19th Century

Child Protective Services in the late 1970's

Increasing number of Juveniles in the court system in the 1950's

The alarming rate of truancy in the 19th century

"Plessy v. Ferguson" held that separate but equal violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment and is unconstitutional

True

False

Which of the below statements are true regarding "due process" requirements?

The fourteenth amendment has been used by the courts to place due process requirements on the states

The Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution is designed to prevent the states from abusing power

The modern approach used by the courts is to hold enforceable against the states the same standards that the Bill of Rights protect against federal encroachment

Both A and C

All of the Above

An automobile may be searched without a warrant if there is probable cause. The basis for this exception is:

There were no automobiles when the fourth amendment was written

Automobiles can be quickly moved and evidence be lost

All of the Above

None of the Above

The below approach or justification is based on the concept that the criminal should be treated rather than punished

Proportionality

Rehabilitation

Specific Detterence

None of the Above

Problem Oriented policing is marked by an emphasis on quick response time and increasing two man-man patrol cars

True

False

When a judge imposes a flat or fixed sentence, the judge has imposed a(n):

Determinate Sentence

Mandatory Sentence

Presumptive Sentence

Indeterminate Sentence

A true bill is a document that contains the grand jury's decision to indict a criminal offender

True

False

Venue refers to where the case should be heard when more than one forum might be appropriate

True

False

When police violate the Fourth Amendment and the courts invoke the exclusionary rule:

The evidence gathered as a result of teh violation is deemed exculpatory

Evidence Gathered as a result of the violation may not be used in a criminal trial against a defendant whose rights were violated

The case against the criminally accused must be dismissed

The police involved are likely to be disciplined by their supervisors

All of the above

None of the Above

The belief that criminals will avoid behavior that will bring pain and will engage in behavior that will bring pleasure is an example of:

Classical Thinking

Gestalt Thinking

Positivist Thinking

Reality Thinking

A search warrant is required for police to search garbage cans that were left for pick-up on a tree lawn of a home

True

False

Which of the following statements are correct regarding UCR

The UCR's are collected and compiled by the FBI

Only index crimes are used to measure crime rates

Only arrest data is reported for non-index crimes

Crimes are classified as either index or non-index crimes

All of the above

Appellate Courts review trial court decisions:

By hearing additional evidence presented by the appellant or the appellee

By reviewing a record of the court proceedings for errors by the trial judge that could affect the decision

By considering appellate briefs filed by the appellant or the appellee

B and C only

All of the above

A guilty plea:

Waives the right to present a defense

Waives the right to remain silent

Waives the right to confrontation

Waives the right to a jury trial

All of the above

The civil war prison era was shaped by a prisoners' rights movement, concern for violence in the system and failure of rehabilitation efforts

True

False

Which prison/jail was based on the philosophy of fear to control inmates; silent confinement except as required to eat and work in groups

Auburn Prison

Western penitentiary of Pennsylvania

Civil War military prison

Walnut Street Jail

The constitutional right against self-incrimination does not extend to blood and handwriting samples obtained from the suspect by police officers

True

False

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