Question 1

Who has the job of representing the state of Texas in criminal cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  A district attorney 
B)  A defense attorney 
C)  The attorney general 
D)  A pro bono attorney 
E)  The justice of the peace 
A)  A district attorney 
B)  A defense attorney 
C)  The attorney general 
D)  A pro bono attorney 
E)  The justice of the peace

Question 2

Part of the mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety.Assess its efforts to achieve this mission and suggest improvements that may help it better fulfill that mission in the future.Are there things that other levels or branches of government can do to help?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding juvenile offenders in Texas is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juveniles can never be transferred to adult prisons,even after they become adults. 
B)  Twenty-five percent of juveniles charged with serious crimes stand trial and are punished as adults. 
C)  Texas automatically directs 17-year-olds into the adult criminal justice system. 
D)  Over 1 million Texas youths enter the state's juvenile justice system every year. 
E)  Juveniles can only be designated as "status offenders," not "delinquent children." 
A)  Juveniles can never be transferred to adult prisons,even after they become adults. 
B)  Twenty-five percent of juveniles charged with serious crimes stand trial and are punished as adults. 
C)  Texas automatically directs 17-year-olds into the adult criminal justice system. 
D)  Over 1 million Texas youths enter the state's juvenile justice system every year. 
E)  Juveniles can only be designated as "status offenders," not "delinquent children."

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of convicted adult criminals end up being resentenced to prison after their release?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  60 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  60 percent

Question 5

Juvenile courts are considered to be which kind of courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Felony courts 
B)  Punitive courts 
C)  Probate courts 
D)  Civil courts 
E)  Criminal courts 
A)  Felony courts 
B)  Punitive courts 
C)  Probate courts 
D)  Civil courts 
E)  Criminal courts

Question 6

How would you solve the scandal regarding physical and sexual abuse allegations involving staff and other offenders at Texas juvenile facilities? Has the state's response been adequate? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

To solve the scandal regarding physical

Question 7

Part of the mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to reintegrate offenders into the general society after their release.Assess its efforts to achieve this mission and suggest improvements that may help it better fulfill that mission in the future.Are there things that other levels or branches of government can do to help?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Question 8

Which of the following would be subject to enhancement under the Texas Penal Code?

Accepted Answer

A)  A crime committed by a street gang 
B)  A crime committed by an intoxicated person 
C)  A crime committed by a first-time offender 
D)  A charge of two offenses in the same criminal episode 
E)  A charge against someone under the age of 17 
A)  A crime committed by a street gang 
B)  A crime committed by an intoxicated person 
C)  A crime committed by a first-time offender 
D)  A charge of two offenses in the same criminal episode 
E)  A charge against someone under the age of 17

Question 9

Why was the death penalty found unconstitutional in the 1972 Furman v.Georgia case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The justices disagreed generally with the practice of executions. 
B)  The use of the death penalty was found to be arbitrary and racially biased. 
C)  The Court found that it violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." 
D)  Different methods of execution were being used in different states,making it unfair. 
E)  The Court found that it placed an undue and unfair burden on taxpayers. 
A)  The justices disagreed generally with the practice of executions. 
B)  The use of the death penalty was found to be arbitrary and racially biased. 
C)  The Court found that it violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." 
D)  Different methods of execution were being used in different states,making it unfair. 
E)  The Court found that it placed an undue and unfair burden on taxpayers.

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding county jails in Texas is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All have been privatized,leaving no public county jails. 
B)  They are designed to house felons serving long sentences. 
C)  They are all of exceptionally high quality. 
D)  Most of them do not offer rehabilitation programs. 
E)  They are mainly financed by the state government. 
A)  All have been privatized,leaving no public county jails. 
B)  They are designed to house felons serving long sentences. 
C)  They are all of exceptionally high quality. 
D)  Most of them do not offer rehabilitation programs. 
E)  They are mainly financed by the state government.

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding the death penalty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its use has declined across the United States and Texas in recent years. 
B)  It has been definitively proven to deter crime. 
C)  Anyone convicted of murder is eligible for the death penalty. 
D)  It is carried out in most states using the electric chair. 
E)  Texas has placed a moratorium on the death penalty. 
A)  Its use has declined across the United States and Texas in recent years. 
B)  It has been definitively proven to deter crime. 
C)  Anyone convicted of murder is eligible for the death penalty. 
D)  It is carried out in most states using the electric chair. 
E)  Texas has placed a moratorium on the death penalty.

Question 12

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty may not be used for punishment on anyone under 18 years of age (when the crime was committed)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atkins v.Virginia 
B)  Ford v.Wainwright 
C)  Roper v.Simmons 
D)  Furman v.Georgia 
E)  Roe v.Wade 
A)  Atkins v.Virginia 
B)  Ford v.Wainwright 
C)  Roper v.Simmons 
D)  Furman v.Georgia 
E)  Roe v.Wade

Question 13

How does the state decide on the proper punishment for an individual's criminal offenses? Should incarceration continue to be used as aggressively as it is today? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The state decides on the proper punishme

Question 14

Over the past three decades,which state has executed the most capital felons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  New York 
C)  California 
D)  Texas 
E)  Ohio 
A)  Georgia 
B)  New York 
C)  California 
D)  Texas 
E)  Ohio

Question 15

Which two agencies are responsible for convicts who serve all or part of their sentence in the community rather than in prison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community Justice Assistance Division and Parole Division 
B)  Department of Public Safety and Probation Office 
C)  Department of Criminal Justice and Department of Jail Standards 
D)  Health and Human Services and Prisoners' Reentry Office 
E)  Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Parole Division 
A)  Community Justice Assistance Division and Parole Division 
B)  Department of Public Safety and Probation Office 
C)  Department of Criminal Justice and Department of Jail Standards 
D)  Health and Human Services and Prisoners' Reentry Office 
E)  Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Parole Division

Question 16

What is it called when a prosecutor agrees to make a deal if the defendant pleads guilty to specific charges,in return for specific concessions from the prosecutor?

Accepted Answer

A)  A bargaining plan 
B)  A special concession 
C)  A plea bargain 
D)  A special arrangement 
E)  A no-contest arrangement 
A)  A bargaining plan 
B)  A special concession 
C)  A plea bargain 
D)  A special arrangement 
E)  A no-contest arrangement

Question 17

Texas counties with populations over which figure are required by law to establish a drug court?

Accepted Answer

A)  25,000 
B)  75,000 
C)  250,000 
D)  550,000 
E)  900,000 
A)  25,000 
B)  75,000 
C)  250,000 
D)  550,000 
E)  900,000

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding race and ethnicity in the Texas criminal justice system is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistics prove that racial profiling is not a major problem in the state of Texas. 
B)  African Americans and Latinos are overrepresented in elected and appointed judicial positions. 
C)  Only a tiny fraction of inmates in the prison population are African American and Latino. 
D)  Racial and ethnic bias in criminal justice ended with the successes of the civil rights movement. 
E)  There is a strong perception among Texas minority groups that racial bias in the criminal justice system exists. 
A)  Statistics prove that racial profiling is not a major problem in the state of Texas. 
B)  African Americans and Latinos are overrepresented in elected and appointed judicial positions. 
C)  Only a tiny fraction of inmates in the prison population are African American and Latino. 
D)  Racial and ethnic bias in criminal justice ended with the successes of the civil rights movement. 
E)  There is a strong perception among Texas minority groups that racial bias in the criminal justice system exists.

Question 19

Briefly describe the history of capital punishment in Texas.There are two sides to the capital punishment debate: those in favor and those against capital punishment.What are the arguments put forth by each side in support of their position?

Accepted Answer

The history of capital punishment in Tex

Question 20

In 2016,the TDCJ announced a rule that prohibited Texas inmates from using which means of communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social media websites 
B)  Cell phones 
C)  Prison-based public access television channels 
D)  Paying guards to deliver personal messages 
E)  Walkie-talkies and citizens band radios 
A)  Social media websites 
B)  Cell phones 
C)  Prison-based public access television channels 
D)  Paying guards to deliver personal messages 
E)  Walkie-talkies and citizens band radios

Who has the job of representing the state of Texas in criminal cases?

Part of the mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety.Assess its efforts to achieve this mission and suggest improvements that may help it better fulfill that mission in the future.Are there things that other levels or branches of government can do to help?

Which of the following statements regarding juvenile offenders in Texas is true?

Approximately what percentage of convicted adult criminals end up being resentenced to prison after their release?

Juvenile courts are considered to be which kind of courts?

How would you solve the scandal regarding physical and sexual abuse allegations involving staff and other offenders at Texas juvenile facilities? Has the state's response been adequate? Why or why not?

Which of the following would be subject to enhancement under the Texas Penal Code?

Why was the death penalty found unconstitutional in the 1972 Furman v.Georgia case?

Which of the following statements regarding county jails in Texas is true?

Which of the following statements regarding the death penalty is true?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty may not be used for punishment on anyone under 18 years of age (when the crime was committed)?

How does the state decide on the proper punishment for an individual's criminal offenses? Should incarceration continue to be used as aggressively as it is today? Why or why not?

Over the past three decades,which state has executed the most capital felons?

Which two agencies are responsible for convicts who serve all or part of their sentence in the community rather than in prison?

What is it called when a prosecutor agrees to make a deal if the defendant pleads guilty to specific charges,in return for specific concessions from the prosecutor?

Texas counties with populations over which figure are required by law to establish a drug court?

Which of the following statements regarding race and ethnicity in the Texas criminal justice system is true?

Briefly describe the history of capital punishment in Texas.There are two sides to the capital punishment debate: those in favor and those against capital punishment.What are the arguments put forth by each side in support of their position?

In 2016,the TDCJ announced a rule that prohibited Texas inmates from using which means of communication?

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Exam 13: The Criminal Justice System

Who has the job of representing the state of Texas in criminal cases?

Part of the mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety.Assess its efforts to achieve this mission and suggest improvements that may help it better fulfill that mission in the future.Are there things that other levels or branches of government can do to help?

Which of the following statements regarding juvenile offenders in Texas is true?

Approximately what percentage of convicted adult criminals end up being resentenced to prison after their release?

Juvenile courts are considered to be which kind of courts?

How would you solve the scandal regarding physical and sexual abuse allegations involving staff and other offenders at Texas juvenile facilities? Has the state's response been adequate? Why or why not?

Which of the following would be subject to enhancement under the Texas Penal Code?

Why was the death penalty found unconstitutional in the 1972 Furman v.Georgia case?

Which of the following statements regarding county jails in Texas is true?

Which of the following statements regarding the death penalty is true?

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty may not be used for punishment on anyone under 18 years of age (when the crime was committed)?

How does the state decide on the proper punishment for an individual's criminal offenses? Should incarceration continue to be used as aggressively as it is today? Why or why not?

Over the past three decades,which state has executed the most capital felons?

Which two agencies are responsible for convicts who serve all or part of their sentence in the community rather than in prison?

What is it called when a prosecutor agrees to make a deal if the defendant pleads guilty to specific charges,in return for specific concessions from the prosecutor?

Texas counties with populations over which figure are required by law to establish a drug court?

Which of the following statements regarding race and ethnicity in the Texas criminal justice system is true?

Briefly describe the history of capital punishment in Texas.There are two sides to the capital punishment debate: those in favor and those against capital punishment.What are the arguments put forth by each side in support of their position?

In 2016,the TDCJ announced a rule that prohibited Texas inmates from using which means of communication?

The Environment of Texas Politics

Federalism and the Texas Constitution

Local Governments

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Politics

The Politics of Interest Groups

The Legislative Branch

The Executive Branch

The Judicial Branch

Finance and Fiscal Policy

Public Policy and Administration

Filters