CJ 230 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
4 |types |of |prisoners |in |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-misdemeanor |convictions
awaiting |transfer |to |prison
on |hold |for |other |jurisdictions
awaiting |their |final |court |disposition |(approx. |60%)
defense |attorneys |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-seen |as |lowest |status |in |comparison |to |
prosecutors, |judges, |etc.
history |of |the |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Norman |Conquest |in |England |under |Henry |II |in |the |
11th |Century
Henry |II |sought |to |have |at |least |one |jail |in |each |county |under |the |control |of |a |local |sheriff
13th |Century |- |all |but |five |had |a |local |jail
From |the |beginning, |almost |exclusively |used |to |house |the |poor
Finances |of |the |jail |were |paid |for |by |the |prisoners |in |it
Jails |of |London |were |used |a |brothels, |criminal |clubs, |asylums |for |thieves
When |prisoners |began |to |run |out, |people |would |go |out |and |get |more |to |fill |the |jail
14th |Century |- |debtors |prison |was |used |synonymously |with |jail
Most |of |the |people |who |were |sentence |to |jail |were |sentence |there |because |of |debts
Served |as |a |threat |to |others |to |pay |their |debts
Ordinance |of |Labourers |- |passed |in |1349 |in |England |- |to |control |vagabonds
Elizabethan |Poor |Law |- |1572 |- |worthy |vs |unworthy |poor
, 19th |Century |- |jailing |people |for |their |debts |ceased |to |exist |- |instead |people |went |to |jail |for
|"contempt |of |court" |- |failure |to |pay |their |fines
American |colonies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Jails |were |temporary |holding |facilities |for |short |
sentences
Had |a |system |of |bail
Originally |established |to |ensure |that |the |accused |returned |for |trial |- |a |pledge |from |families
Now, |it |is |a |money |bail |pledge
Bail |bondsman |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-typically |the |accused |pays |the |bail |bondsman |10% |of |
the |bail |(usually |not |refundable) |to |get |out |of |jail
Gideon |v. |Wainwright |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Supreme |Court |decision |- |1963
Any |person |who |is |too |poor |to |hire |an |attorney |cannot |be |assured |a |fair |trial |unless |counsel |is
|provided |for |him
This |is |the |first |time |public |defenders |were |provided |to |poor |defendants
60-90% |of |defendants |need |a |public |defender
___are |far |more |likely |that |men |and |minorities |to |receive |a |bail |amount |below |the |bail |
schedule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-white |women
being |detained |in |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-more |likely |to |be |sent |to |prison
amount |of |bail |is |greater |for |___ |than |___ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-African |Americans |
compared |to |Whites |(having |prior |felony |more |adversely |affects |Blacks |than |Whites) |(having |
higher |education |and |higher |income |protects |Whites |more |than |Blacks)
bounty |hunters |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-help |bail |bondsman |by |tracking |down |those |who |skip
|town
Answers
4 |types |of |prisoners |in |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-misdemeanor |convictions
awaiting |transfer |to |prison
on |hold |for |other |jurisdictions
awaiting |their |final |court |disposition |(approx. |60%)
defense |attorneys |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-seen |as |lowest |status |in |comparison |to |
prosecutors, |judges, |etc.
history |of |the |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Norman |Conquest |in |England |under |Henry |II |in |the |
11th |Century
Henry |II |sought |to |have |at |least |one |jail |in |each |county |under |the |control |of |a |local |sheriff
13th |Century |- |all |but |five |had |a |local |jail
From |the |beginning, |almost |exclusively |used |to |house |the |poor
Finances |of |the |jail |were |paid |for |by |the |prisoners |in |it
Jails |of |London |were |used |a |brothels, |criminal |clubs, |asylums |for |thieves
When |prisoners |began |to |run |out, |people |would |go |out |and |get |more |to |fill |the |jail
14th |Century |- |debtors |prison |was |used |synonymously |with |jail
Most |of |the |people |who |were |sentence |to |jail |were |sentence |there |because |of |debts
Served |as |a |threat |to |others |to |pay |their |debts
Ordinance |of |Labourers |- |passed |in |1349 |in |England |- |to |control |vagabonds
Elizabethan |Poor |Law |- |1572 |- |worthy |vs |unworthy |poor
, 19th |Century |- |jailing |people |for |their |debts |ceased |to |exist |- |instead |people |went |to |jail |for
|"contempt |of |court" |- |failure |to |pay |their |fines
American |colonies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Jails |were |temporary |holding |facilities |for |short |
sentences
Had |a |system |of |bail
Originally |established |to |ensure |that |the |accused |returned |for |trial |- |a |pledge |from |families
Now, |it |is |a |money |bail |pledge
Bail |bondsman |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-typically |the |accused |pays |the |bail |bondsman |10% |of |
the |bail |(usually |not |refundable) |to |get |out |of |jail
Gideon |v. |Wainwright |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Supreme |Court |decision |- |1963
Any |person |who |is |too |poor |to |hire |an |attorney |cannot |be |assured |a |fair |trial |unless |counsel |is
|provided |for |him
This |is |the |first |time |public |defenders |were |provided |to |poor |defendants
60-90% |of |defendants |need |a |public |defender
___are |far |more |likely |that |men |and |minorities |to |receive |a |bail |amount |below |the |bail |
schedule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-white |women
being |detained |in |jail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-more |likely |to |be |sent |to |prison
amount |of |bail |is |greater |for |___ |than |___ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-African |Americans |
compared |to |Whites |(having |prior |felony |more |adversely |affects |Blacks |than |Whites) |(having |
higher |education |and |higher |income |protects |Whites |more |than |Blacks)
bounty |hunters |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-help |bail |bondsman |by |tracking |down |those |who |skip
|town
