CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Practice Questions and Answers

CRM 210 Exam 1 - Missouri State Practice Questions and Answers Criminal Justice System - Ans:-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 - Ans:--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 - Ans:-Power holders must act: • Honestly • Fairly • For the purposes of the power conferred ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/15 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice - Ans:-- 1967 - The Crime Commission - Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson - Responsible for creating a comprehensive view of the criminal justice process and recommending reforms Arraignment - Ans:-- formal charges are read - initial plea is given (guilty or not guilty) - trial date is set - bail issues are considered Preliminary Hearing - Ans:-- 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 - Ans:-- Police courts generally located in larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money, etc. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/15 - 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. - Lowest level of courts Special Court - Ans:-- (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 - Ans:-A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in lower courts. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/15 Cultural Transmission - Ans:-The passing of cultural values from one generation to the next. Crime Index - Ans:-An officially compiled statistical measure of the incidence of crime in the United States. Uniform Crime Report (UCR) - Ans:-- The FBI's yearly publication of where, when, and how much serious crime occurred in the past year. - Less than half of all criminal incidents are reported to police - most widely used source of criminal statistics