COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EXAM-
DT QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abstract review Correct Answers The French system is known
as abstract constitutional review because the council decides on
issues of constitutionality without hearing actual cases that have
arisen under specific laws.
China's centrally monitored criminal justice system? Correct
Answers China's centrally monitored criminal justice system
has four components: police, procuratorate, courts, and
corrections.
Civil order control of police? Correct Answers • Civil Order
Control- refers to the duty of police to respond to, supervise, or
control two or more citizens in any situation that may disrupt the
peace and tranquility of a society.
• often a strong political component in civil order control.
Actions that disturb civil order may be extremely threatening to
government.
Collects information from member countries about crime rates
Correct Answers • The survey is administered by the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and is now called the United
Nations Surveys of Crime and Trends and Operation of Criminal
Justice Systems (CTS) .
Community policing examples and Technology examples
Correct Answers • Community based crime prevention- police
and public work together to solves the root causes of crime and
thereby prevent its long- term spread
,• Reorientation of patrol activities to emphasize non- emergency
servicing- Police are called daily to reorient their activities to
improve the daily quality of life and solve problems for citizens
in the community
• Accountability to the public- police are asked to be available
and to listen to the needs of citizens and address those needs
when necessary
• Decentralization of command- decentralization calls for having
the police working in the neighborhoods and communities where
crime may occur, not only in the station house or anonymously
driving around townmples and Technology examples
• CompStat- most famous example of the use of computer
technology to analyze crime data and access the extent of crime
in NYC
Comparative criminology and comparative criminal justice
Correct Answers ● The term comparative criminology is the
study of the causes and correlates of crime in two or more
cultures.
● Comparative criminal justice investigates and evaluates a
national system of justice in terms of other countries, cultures, or
institutions.
Constitutional review procedures in model countries Table 6.4
Correct Answers England, Judicial
France, Abstract Review
Germany, Judicial Review
Japan, Judicial Review
Saudi Arabia, Judicial Review
China, Nonjudicial Review
, Contemporary influences on the criminal justice system in
Germany? Correct Answers The problem of drugs and crime,
the extensive immigration from bordering countries, and the
related ethnic violence are three of the most important con-
temporary influences on the criminal justice system in Germany.
Criminal Law Correct Answers Criminal Law is defined as an
offense against the state rather than as a dispute between
individuals.
Criminal procedure in most Socialist countries Correct Answers
Pretrial Investigation
Public Safety Office or procurator or local court can initiate
investigation , then give case to procurator
Right to Counsel
Allowed from the day case is transferred to procurator;
indignant offenders provided with counsel( not guaranteed)
Right to Remain Silent
Accused can remain silent, but silence is treated as admission of
guilt
Right to Bail
More restricted in China than in most other countries
Can apply for and receive bail, but her or she is not entitled to
this right
Police maintain complete discretion over whether or not to
approve the application
Right to Trial by Jury
No trial by jury; trial by panel of judges
Determined by majority rule
Sentences handed down immediately after verdict
DT QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abstract review Correct Answers The French system is known
as abstract constitutional review because the council decides on
issues of constitutionality without hearing actual cases that have
arisen under specific laws.
China's centrally monitored criminal justice system? Correct
Answers China's centrally monitored criminal justice system
has four components: police, procuratorate, courts, and
corrections.
Civil order control of police? Correct Answers • Civil Order
Control- refers to the duty of police to respond to, supervise, or
control two or more citizens in any situation that may disrupt the
peace and tranquility of a society.
• often a strong political component in civil order control.
Actions that disturb civil order may be extremely threatening to
government.
Collects information from member countries about crime rates
Correct Answers • The survey is administered by the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and is now called the United
Nations Surveys of Crime and Trends and Operation of Criminal
Justice Systems (CTS) .
Community policing examples and Technology examples
Correct Answers • Community based crime prevention- police
and public work together to solves the root causes of crime and
thereby prevent its long- term spread
,• Reorientation of patrol activities to emphasize non- emergency
servicing- Police are called daily to reorient their activities to
improve the daily quality of life and solve problems for citizens
in the community
• Accountability to the public- police are asked to be available
and to listen to the needs of citizens and address those needs
when necessary
• Decentralization of command- decentralization calls for having
the police working in the neighborhoods and communities where
crime may occur, not only in the station house or anonymously
driving around townmples and Technology examples
• CompStat- most famous example of the use of computer
technology to analyze crime data and access the extent of crime
in NYC
Comparative criminology and comparative criminal justice
Correct Answers ● The term comparative criminology is the
study of the causes and correlates of crime in two or more
cultures.
● Comparative criminal justice investigates and evaluates a
national system of justice in terms of other countries, cultures, or
institutions.
Constitutional review procedures in model countries Table 6.4
Correct Answers England, Judicial
France, Abstract Review
Germany, Judicial Review
Japan, Judicial Review
Saudi Arabia, Judicial Review
China, Nonjudicial Review
, Contemporary influences on the criminal justice system in
Germany? Correct Answers The problem of drugs and crime,
the extensive immigration from bordering countries, and the
related ethnic violence are three of the most important con-
temporary influences on the criminal justice system in Germany.
Criminal Law Correct Answers Criminal Law is defined as an
offense against the state rather than as a dispute between
individuals.
Criminal procedure in most Socialist countries Correct Answers
Pretrial Investigation
Public Safety Office or procurator or local court can initiate
investigation , then give case to procurator
Right to Counsel
Allowed from the day case is transferred to procurator;
indignant offenders provided with counsel( not guaranteed)
Right to Remain Silent
Accused can remain silent, but silence is treated as admission of
guilt
Right to Bail
More restricted in China than in most other countries
Can apply for and receive bail, but her or she is not entitled to
this right
Police maintain complete discretion over whether or not to
approve the application
Right to Trial by Jury
No trial by jury; trial by panel of judges
Determined by majority rule
Sentences handed down immediately after verdict
