CRJ 101 Final Exam Study Questions
and Answers
________________________ refers to customs, traditions, and other materials that
guide courts in decision making, but which have not been enacted into statues. -
ANSWER-Common law
A ______________________ is a written statement requesting that co-defendants be
tried at different times and with different juries. - ANSWER-Motion for severance of
defendants
A criminal offense that carries less than one year in prison is considered to be a -
ANSWER-misdemeanor
A motion for change of venue is a request to............... - ANSWER-Move the trial to a
different location
American criminal law is mostly based on............. - ANSWER-English common law
Case law is law that........ - ANSWER-results from court interpretations
Citizens who received a reward for the apprehension of criminals (similar to today's
bounty hunters) were known as _______________________________. - ANSWER-
Thief Takers
Constitutional law.......... - ANSWER-sets limits on government power and sets up the
rights of the people
Courts of limited jurisdiction...... - ANSWER-Have no appellate power
Criminal Justice refers to....... - ANSWER-The structure, functions, and decision process
of the agencies that deal with the management of crime
In jury selection, peremptory challenges.......... - ANSWER-are restricted number to 5 by
statue
In the juvenile justice system, we must use "politically correct" terminology. As such,
adults are tried, whereas juveniles are __________________. - ANSWER-adjudicated
Juveniles have all of the same Constitutional Rights as do adults, except............ -
ANSWER-right to a trial by a jury of their peers.
Making an example out of a criminal so that others will not follow in his/her footsteps is
known as _______________. - ANSWER-Deterrence
and Answers
________________________ refers to customs, traditions, and other materials that
guide courts in decision making, but which have not been enacted into statues. -
ANSWER-Common law
A ______________________ is a written statement requesting that co-defendants be
tried at different times and with different juries. - ANSWER-Motion for severance of
defendants
A criminal offense that carries less than one year in prison is considered to be a -
ANSWER-misdemeanor
A motion for change of venue is a request to............... - ANSWER-Move the trial to a
different location
American criminal law is mostly based on............. - ANSWER-English common law
Case law is law that........ - ANSWER-results from court interpretations
Citizens who received a reward for the apprehension of criminals (similar to today's
bounty hunters) were known as _______________________________. - ANSWER-
Thief Takers
Constitutional law.......... - ANSWER-sets limits on government power and sets up the
rights of the people
Courts of limited jurisdiction...... - ANSWER-Have no appellate power
Criminal Justice refers to....... - ANSWER-The structure, functions, and decision process
of the agencies that deal with the management of crime
In jury selection, peremptory challenges.......... - ANSWER-are restricted number to 5 by
statue
In the juvenile justice system, we must use "politically correct" terminology. As such,
adults are tried, whereas juveniles are __________________. - ANSWER-adjudicated
Juveniles have all of the same Constitutional Rights as do adults, except............ -
ANSWER-right to a trial by a jury of their peers.
Making an example out of a criminal so that others will not follow in his/her footsteps is
known as _______________. - ANSWER-Deterrence
