CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Exam
Questions And Answers
Criminal Justice System - - correct answer ✅The law enforcement,
court, and correctional agencies that work together to effect the
apprehension, prosecution, and control of criminal offenders. The
justice system is responsible for maintaining order, enforcing the
law, identifying transgressors, bringing the guilty to justice, and
treating the criminal behavior.
Wickersham Commission - - correct answer ✅-Era of treatment
and rehabilitation
-National Law Enforcement Commission, so named after its chair,
George Wickersham, it was a national commission on law
observance and enforcement created by Hoover in 1929. Its 1930
report recommended the repeal of Prohibition.
Exercise of Power - - correct answer ✅Power holders must act:
• Honestly
• Fairly
• For the purposes of the power conferred
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of
Justice - - correct answer ✅- 1967
- The Crime Commission
,CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Exam
Questions And Answers
- Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
- Responsible for creating a comprehensive view of the criminal
justice process and recommending reforms
Arraignment - - correct answer ✅- formal charges are read
- initial plea is given (guilty or not guilty)
- trial date is set
- bail issues are considered
Preliminary Hearing - - correct answer ✅- An initial hearing in
which a grand jury decides if there is probable cause to believe that
the defendant committed the crime with which he or she is charged
- A "True Bill of Indictment" specifies the exact charges on which
the accused must stand trial
Magistrate Court - - correct answer ✅- Police courts generally
located in larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases
involving small amounts of money, etc.
- a court with the powers to issue warrants and try minor criminal
cases, civil cases for sum of $15,000 or less, and civil disputes.
, CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Exam
Questions And Answers
- Lowest level of courts
Special Court - - correct answer ✅- (see district courts) - a court
designed to hear special cases, such as bankruptcy or tax cases;
these courts use judges and juries to decide disputes
- federal courts which were created by Congress to hear specific
types of cases. Sometimes called "legislative courts," they include:
the Court of Military Appeals, the Claims Court, the Tax Court,
territorial courts, and the courts of the District of Columbia.
- a court with limited jurisdiction, that deals with a particular field
of law rather than a particular territorial jurisdiction.
Appellate Court - - correct answer ✅A court having jurisdiction to
review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts.
Cultural Transmission - - correct answer ✅The passing of cultural
values from one generation to the next.
Questions And Answers
Criminal Justice System - - correct answer ✅The law enforcement,
court, and correctional agencies that work together to effect the
apprehension, prosecution, and control of criminal offenders. The
justice system is responsible for maintaining order, enforcing the
law, identifying transgressors, bringing the guilty to justice, and
treating the criminal behavior.
Wickersham Commission - - correct answer ✅-Era of treatment
and rehabilitation
-National Law Enforcement Commission, so named after its chair,
George Wickersham, it was a national commission on law
observance and enforcement created by Hoover in 1929. Its 1930
report recommended the repeal of Prohibition.
Exercise of Power - - correct answer ✅Power holders must act:
• Honestly
• Fairly
• For the purposes of the power conferred
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of
Justice - - correct answer ✅- 1967
- The Crime Commission
,CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Exam
Questions And Answers
- Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
- Responsible for creating a comprehensive view of the criminal
justice process and recommending reforms
Arraignment - - correct answer ✅- formal charges are read
- initial plea is given (guilty or not guilty)
- trial date is set
- bail issues are considered
Preliminary Hearing - - correct answer ✅- An initial hearing in
which a grand jury decides if there is probable cause to believe that
the defendant committed the crime with which he or she is charged
- A "True Bill of Indictment" specifies the exact charges on which
the accused must stand trial
Magistrate Court - - correct answer ✅- Police courts generally
located in larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases
involving small amounts of money, etc.
- a court with the powers to issue warrants and try minor criminal
cases, civil cases for sum of $15,000 or less, and civil disputes.
, CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Exam
Questions And Answers
- Lowest level of courts
Special Court - - correct answer ✅- (see district courts) - a court
designed to hear special cases, such as bankruptcy or tax cases;
these courts use judges and juries to decide disputes
- federal courts which were created by Congress to hear specific
types of cases. Sometimes called "legislative courts," they include:
the Court of Military Appeals, the Claims Court, the Tax Court,
territorial courts, and the courts of the District of Columbia.
- a court with limited jurisdiction, that deals with a particular field
of law rather than a particular territorial jurisdiction.
Appellate Court - - correct answer ✅A court having jurisdiction to
review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts.
Cultural Transmission - - correct answer ✅The passing of cultural
values from one generation to the next.
