Test Bank for
Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley
Chapter 1-14
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:__________
1) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland, Oregon, shows
which type of call for service to be the most common?
A) burglar alarms
B) unwanted persons
C) violent offenses
D) prisoner transportation
2) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, organized
religion, the media, and the law in that it
A) requires society to abide by passive social values.
B) exists as a single system.
C) is generally society's "last line of defense."
D) is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
3) Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n)
A) institution of social control.
B) private response to crime.
C) informal method of social control.
D) subtle social control.
4) American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT
one of those three main agencies?
A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United States?
A) libel
B) a misdemeanor
C) slander
D) a felony
6) The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means
A) the specific location in which a court is located.
B) the loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country.
C) a politically defined geographical area.
D) the system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies.
7) During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made?
A) Initial appearance
B) Booking
C) Preliminary hearing
D) Arraignment
8) A suspect becomes a defendant after
A) a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
B) a complaint has been made.
C) an absence of probable cause has been established.
D) one or more charges have been filed.
9) In the case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n) ________ may be held.
A) summary trial
B) information
C) arrest warrant
D) grand jury
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,10) The purpose of a(n) ________ is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to
believe that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is charged.
A) preliminary hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
11) The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to
allow the defendant to enter a plea.
A) preliminary hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
12) About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an
arrangement called plea bargaining.
A) 95 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 25 percent
13) Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge
in a(n)
A) grand jury.
B) indictment.
C) bench trial.
D) arraignment.
14) One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to
A) outline the formal charge or charges against the defendant.
B) allow the defendant to enter a plea.
C) determine whether there is probable cause.
D) ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process.
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, 15) Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of the
following is NOT one of these punishments?
A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate punishments
D) death
16) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the
following is an example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may appeal a
conviction?
A) mistaken interpretations of law
B) defects in jury selection
C) improper admission of evidence at trial
D) illegal search and seizure
17) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the
following is an example of a legal ground on which a defendant may appeal a conviction?
A) defects in jury selection
B) incompetent assistance of counsel
C) improper questioning of the defendant by the police
D) identification of the defendant through a defective police lineup
18) Which of the following statements is true of parole?
A) It is unconditional in nature.
B) It is given before prisoners have served their full sentences.
C) It includes modifying the verdict of a lower court and reversing it.
D) It is granted, by default, by all jurisdictions in the United States.
19) In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule an
arraignment date at the ________.
A) initial appearance
B) summary trial
C) stage of booking
D) stage of arrest
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Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley
Chapter 1-14
Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:__________
1) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland, Oregon, shows
which type of call for service to be the most common?
A) burglar alarms
B) unwanted persons
C) violent offenses
D) prisoner transportation
2) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, organized
religion, the media, and the law in that it
A) requires society to abide by passive social values.
B) exists as a single system.
C) is generally society's "last line of defense."
D) is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
3) Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n)
A) institution of social control.
B) private response to crime.
C) informal method of social control.
D) subtle social control.
4) American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT
one of those three main agencies?
A) corrections
B) prisons
C) police
D) courts
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,5) Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United States?
A) libel
B) a misdemeanor
C) slander
D) a felony
6) The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means
A) the specific location in which a court is located.
B) the loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country.
C) a politically defined geographical area.
D) the system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies.
7) During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made?
A) Initial appearance
B) Booking
C) Preliminary hearing
D) Arraignment
8) A suspect becomes a defendant after
A) a grand jury issues a no bill against the suspect.
B) a complaint has been made.
C) an absence of probable cause has been established.
D) one or more charges have been filed.
9) In the case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n) ________ may be held.
A) summary trial
B) information
C) arrest warrant
D) grand jury
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,10) The purpose of a(n) ________ is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to
believe that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is charged.
A) preliminary hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
11) The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to
allow the defendant to enter a plea.
A) preliminary hearing
B) indictment
C) arraignment
D) initial appearance
12) About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an
arrangement called plea bargaining.
A) 95 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 25 percent
13) Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge
in a(n)
A) grand jury.
B) indictment.
C) bench trial.
D) arraignment.
14) One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to
A) outline the formal charge or charges against the defendant.
B) allow the defendant to enter a plea.
C) determine whether there is probable cause.
D) ensure that the defendant will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process.
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, 15) Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of the
following is NOT one of these punishments?
A) probation
B) transportation
C) intermediate punishments
D) death
16) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the
following is an example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may appeal a
conviction?
A) mistaken interpretations of law
B) defects in jury selection
C) improper admission of evidence at trial
D) illegal search and seizure
17) Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the
following is an example of a legal ground on which a defendant may appeal a conviction?
A) defects in jury selection
B) incompetent assistance of counsel
C) improper questioning of the defendant by the police
D) identification of the defendant through a defective police lineup
18) Which of the following statements is true of parole?
A) It is unconditional in nature.
B) It is given before prisoners have served their full sentences.
C) It includes modifying the verdict of a lower court and reversing it.
D) It is granted, by default, by all jurisdictions in the United States.
19) In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule an
arraignment date at the ________.
A) initial appearance
B) summary trial
C) stage of booking
D) stage of arrest
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