CRM 210 CHAPTER 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The contemporary criminal justice system have three main components. What are the
three main components? - Answer- The three main components of the Contemporary
Criminal Justice System are law enforcement agencies, court agencies, and
correctional agencies.
What are law enforcement agencies are responsible for? - Answer- Law enforcement
agencies investigate crimes and apprehend suspects.
What are court agencies responsible for? - Answer- Charges are brought, and
indictments submitted, trials conducted, and sentences formulated.
What are correctional agencies responsible for? - Answer- They are charged with
monitoring, treating, and rehabilitating convicted offenders.
Today, state and federal courts convict a combined total of over how many adults a year
on felony charges? - Answer- 1 million.
How many people are still being arrested each year? - Answer- The crime rate has
declined, more than 12 million people are being arrested each year.
In reality, how many cases are actually process to go through the entire form and justice
system? - Answer- In reality, few cases actually a process to do the entire formal justice
system.
What's is the formal criminal process order? - Answer- Initial contact, investigation,
arrest, custody, charging, preliminary hearing / grand jury, arraignment, bail / detention,
plea bargaining, trial / adjudication, sentencing / disposition, appeal / post conviction
remedies, correctional treatment, release, post release.
Patrol officers observe a person acting suspiciously, conclude the suspect is under the
influence of drugs, and take her into custody. What is the name of the formal criminal
process that is happening right now? - Answer- The initial contact.
What is the purpose of the criminal investigation? - Answer- To gather sufficient
evidence to identify a suspect and support illegal arrest.
, Is there a time limit on an investigation? - Answer- No, an investigation can only take a
few minutes or up to multiple years depending on the type of case.
What is the Criminal Justice System? - Answer- ... The Criminal Justice System is
defined as the system of law enforcement, adjudication, and correction that is directly
involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and control of those charged with criminal
offenses.
What loosely organized collection of agencies is responsible for, among other matters,
protecting the public, maintaining order, enforcing the law, identifying transgressors,
bringing the guilty to justice, and treating criminal behavior? - Answer- The Criminal
Justice System.
The decision making points, from the initial investigation or arrest by police to the
eventual release of the offender and his or her reentry into society and the various
sequential criminal justice stages through which the offender passes is known as... -
Answer- The Criminal Justice Process.
Why did the first criminal justice agencies begin to appear during the 19th century? -
Answer- It was a response to public outcry over rising crime rates in the United States
and abroad. For example on the East Coast, large and deadly urban gang such as the
North End Gang set up operations in cities. Some people robbed trains, rustled cattle
and engaged in Western land wars.
What was the name of the first police agency that was developed in 1829 to keep the
peace and identify criminal suspects? - Answer- The London Metropolitan Police.
In the United States what was the name of the first three cities that police agencies
were created? - Answer- The first three cities that police agencies were created in the
United States were in Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
What was the name of the organization that acted as a citizens advocate group and
kept track of the activities of the local justice agencies? In addition, this organization
began to recognize the criminal justice system as a whole. - Answer- The Chicago
Crime Commission.
In 1931 President Herbert Hoover appointed what to make a detailed analysis of the
United States justice system and it helped usher in the era of treatment and
rehabilitation? - Answer- The National Commission of the law observance and
enforcement, which is commonly known today as the Wickersham Commission.
What did the American Bar Foundation discover? - Answer- The ABF discovered that
the justice system contained many procedures that had been hidden from the public
view, thus shifting focus on the processes of these procedures. It was discovered for the
first time that the term criminal justice system could actually be used, reflecting a view
CORRECT ANSWERS
The contemporary criminal justice system have three main components. What are the
three main components? - Answer- The three main components of the Contemporary
Criminal Justice System are law enforcement agencies, court agencies, and
correctional agencies.
What are law enforcement agencies are responsible for? - Answer- Law enforcement
agencies investigate crimes and apprehend suspects.
What are court agencies responsible for? - Answer- Charges are brought, and
indictments submitted, trials conducted, and sentences formulated.
What are correctional agencies responsible for? - Answer- They are charged with
monitoring, treating, and rehabilitating convicted offenders.
Today, state and federal courts convict a combined total of over how many adults a year
on felony charges? - Answer- 1 million.
How many people are still being arrested each year? - Answer- The crime rate has
declined, more than 12 million people are being arrested each year.
In reality, how many cases are actually process to go through the entire form and justice
system? - Answer- In reality, few cases actually a process to do the entire formal justice
system.
What's is the formal criminal process order? - Answer- Initial contact, investigation,
arrest, custody, charging, preliminary hearing / grand jury, arraignment, bail / detention,
plea bargaining, trial / adjudication, sentencing / disposition, appeal / post conviction
remedies, correctional treatment, release, post release.
Patrol officers observe a person acting suspiciously, conclude the suspect is under the
influence of drugs, and take her into custody. What is the name of the formal criminal
process that is happening right now? - Answer- The initial contact.
What is the purpose of the criminal investigation? - Answer- To gather sufficient
evidence to identify a suspect and support illegal arrest.
, Is there a time limit on an investigation? - Answer- No, an investigation can only take a
few minutes or up to multiple years depending on the type of case.
What is the Criminal Justice System? - Answer- ... The Criminal Justice System is
defined as the system of law enforcement, adjudication, and correction that is directly
involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and control of those charged with criminal
offenses.
What loosely organized collection of agencies is responsible for, among other matters,
protecting the public, maintaining order, enforcing the law, identifying transgressors,
bringing the guilty to justice, and treating criminal behavior? - Answer- The Criminal
Justice System.
The decision making points, from the initial investigation or arrest by police to the
eventual release of the offender and his or her reentry into society and the various
sequential criminal justice stages through which the offender passes is known as... -
Answer- The Criminal Justice Process.
Why did the first criminal justice agencies begin to appear during the 19th century? -
Answer- It was a response to public outcry over rising crime rates in the United States
and abroad. For example on the East Coast, large and deadly urban gang such as the
North End Gang set up operations in cities. Some people robbed trains, rustled cattle
and engaged in Western land wars.
What was the name of the first police agency that was developed in 1829 to keep the
peace and identify criminal suspects? - Answer- The London Metropolitan Police.
In the United States what was the name of the first three cities that police agencies
were created? - Answer- The first three cities that police agencies were created in the
United States were in Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
What was the name of the organization that acted as a citizens advocate group and
kept track of the activities of the local justice agencies? In addition, this organization
began to recognize the criminal justice system as a whole. - Answer- The Chicago
Crime Commission.
In 1931 President Herbert Hoover appointed what to make a detailed analysis of the
United States justice system and it helped usher in the era of treatment and
rehabilitation? - Answer- The National Commission of the law observance and
enforcement, which is commonly known today as the Wickersham Commission.
What did the American Bar Foundation discover? - Answer- The ABF discovered that
the justice system contained many procedures that had been hidden from the public
view, thus shifting focus on the processes of these procedures. It was discovered for the
first time that the term criminal justice system could actually be used, reflecting a view
