Question 1

Indeterminate sentences are consistent with rehabilitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Many exonerations are not based on DNA evidence,but on the discovery that prosecutors had ignored or _______ evidence.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​hidden 
B)  ​destroyed 
C)  ​contained 
D)  ​shared 
A)  ​hidden 
B)  ​destroyed 
C)  ​contained 
D)  ​shared

Question 3

Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and assumptions of lower courts in their attempt to process a large mass of cases?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​All defendants will go to trial. 
B)  ​The vast majority of defendants will plead guilty. 
C)  ​The courts must take extra care to filter out innocent defendants because prosecutors never drop charges. 
D)  ​Each defendant is entitled to use two weeks or more of courtroom time in a trial. 
A)  ​All defendants will go to trial. 
B)  ​The vast majority of defendants will plead guilty. 
C)  ​The courts must take extra care to filter out innocent defendants because prosecutors never drop charges. 
D)  ​Each defendant is entitled to use two weeks or more of courtroom time in a trial.

Question 4

An example of retribution is the saying,"an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Legislatures construct sentencing guidelines according to two dimensions.These dimensions are​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​seriousness of the offense and gender. 
B)  ​recidivism and gender. 
C)  ​seriousness of the offense and prior record. 
D)  ​gender and family responsibilities. 
A)  ​seriousness of the offense and gender. 
B)  ​recidivism and gender. 
C)  ​seriousness of the offense and prior record. 
D)  ​gender and family responsibilities.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is true?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The offender's race and sex can be considered as factors when deciding whether to invoke the death sentence. 
B)  ​Offenders sentenced to death are not entitled to effective counsel. 
C)  ​It is constitutional to exclude jurors who do not believe in the death penalty from capital cases. 
D)  ​It cannot be imposed on an offender who was a juvenile at the time the offense was committed. 
A)  ​The offender's race and sex can be considered as factors when deciding whether to invoke the death sentence. 
B)  ​Offenders sentenced to death are not entitled to effective counsel. 
C)  ​It is constitutional to exclude jurors who do not believe in the death penalty from capital cases. 
D)  ​It cannot be imposed on an offender who was a juvenile at the time the offense was committed.

Question 7

Approximately 30% of persons under correctional supervision are in prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Theorist ____________________ argued that human behavior is governed by a cost-benefit analysis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Theorist ____________________ argued that human behavior is...

Question 9

Jenna works for the Innocence Project. She is currently working on a case where her client states that she was wrongly convicted. Jenna has been reviewing the court transcripts and has determined that the prosecutor seems to have withheld information that was pertinent to the case. Jenna's client was given a 20-year sentence for murder. She has reduced that sentence by participating in programs and through her positive behavior while incarcerated.
-Jenna's client was given an incarceration rate of 20 years.She was most likely sentenced under _________ sentencing.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​indeterminate 
B)  ​determinate 
C)  ​presumptive 
D)  ​mandatory 
A)  ​indeterminate 
B)  ​determinate 
C)  ​presumptive 
D)  ​mandatory

Question 10

Punishments rarely reflect the dominant values of a particular timeframe in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In __________ the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that execution of developmentally disabled defendants was unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Roper v. Simmons (2005) 
B)  ​McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) 
C)  ​Gregg v. Georgia (1976) 
D)  ​Atkins v. Virginia (2002) 
A)  ​Roper v. Simmons (2005) 
B)  ​McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) 
C)  ​Gregg v. Georgia (1976) 
D)  ​Atkins v. Virginia (2002)

Question 12

Misdemeanor courts usually can only impose sentences of one year or less in jail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Over half of adults under correctional supervision are on​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​probation. 
B)  ​parole. 
C)  ​house arrest. 
D)  ​intensive supervision probation. 
A)  ​probation. 
B)  ​parole. 
C)  ​house arrest. 
D)  ​intensive supervision probation.

Question 14

What is the significance of the presentence report to the defendant who is in the sentencing phase of his or her trial?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but students

Question 15

Since the 1980s,sentencing guidelines have been established in the federal courts and in nearly two dozen state court systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sentencing guidelines provide

Accepted Answer

A)  ​judges with guidance on incarcerating felons. 
B)  ​corrections officers with discretion when incarcerating felons. 
C)  ​police officers with discretionary power for arrests. 
D)  ​prosecutors with guidance on plea-bargaining cases. 
A)  ​judges with guidance on incarcerating felons. 
B)  ​corrections officers with discretion when incarcerating felons. 
C)  ​police officers with discretionary power for arrests. 
D)  ​prosecutors with guidance on plea-bargaining cases.

Question 17

The development of DNA technology has increased the number of people convicted by juries and later exonerated by science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_________ is the state with the most defendants on death row.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​New York 
B)  ​Washington 
C)  ​California 
D)  ​Florida 
A)  ​New York 
B)  ​Washington 
C)  ​California 
D)  ​Florida

Question 19

Jenna works for the Innocence Project. She is currently working on a case where her client states that she was wrongly convicted. Jenna has been reviewing the court transcripts and has determined that the prosecutor seems to have withheld information that was pertinent to the case. Jenna's client was given a 20-year sentence for murder. She has reduced that sentence by participating in programs and through her positive behavior while incarcerated.
-Jenna was able to request and confirm a new test for her client in order to prove her innocence.She,most likely,is having her client's _______ tested.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​DNA 
B)  ​testimony 
C)  ​witness 
D)  ​ANA 
A)  ​DNA 
B)  ​testimony 
C)  ​witness 
D)  ​ANA

Question 20

Social scientists have been able to measure how many people stopped themselves from committing a crime as a result of the threat of certain punishments being imposed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Indeterminate sentences are consistent with rehabilitation.

Many exonerations are not based on DNA evidence,but on the discovery that prosecutors had ignored or _______ evidence.

Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and assumptions of lower courts in their attempt to process a large mass of cases?

An example of retribution is the saying,"an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth."

Legislatures construct sentencing guidelines according to two dimensions.These dimensions are

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

Approximately 30% of persons under correctional supervision are in prison.

Theorist ____________________ argued that human behavior is governed by a cost-benefit analysis.

Punishments rarely reflect the dominant values of a particular timeframe in history.

In __________ the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that execution of developmentally disabled defendants was unconstitutional.

Misdemeanor courts usually can only impose sentences of one year or less in jail.

Over half of adults under correctional supervision are on

What is the significance of the presentence report to the defendant who is in the sentencing phase of his or her trial?

Since the 1980s,sentencing guidelines have been established in the federal courts and in nearly two dozen state court systems.

Sentencing guidelines provide

The development of DNA technology has increased the number of people convicted by juries and later exonerated by science.

_________ is the state with the most defendants on death row.

Social scientists have been able to measure how many people stopped themselves from committing a crime as a result of the threat of certain punishments being imposed.

Crime and Justice in America.

Victimization and Criminal Behavior.

The Criminal Justice System.

Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Police

Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations.

Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges.

Police and Constitutional Law.

Courts and Pretrial Processes.

Prosecution and Defense

Determination of Guilt: Plea Bargaining and Trials.

Corrections.

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.

Incarceration and Prison Society.

Reentry Into the Community

Juvenile Justice.

Filters

Exam 12: Punishment and Sentencing.

Indeterminate sentences are consistent with rehabilitation.

Many exonerations are not based on DNA evidence,but on the discovery that prosecutors had ignored or _______ evidence.

Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and assumptions of lower courts in their attempt to process a large mass of cases?​

An example of retribution is the saying,"an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth."

Legislatures construct sentencing guidelines according to two dimensions.These dimensions are​

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is true?​

Approximately 30% of persons under correctional supervision are in prison.

Theorist ____________________ argued that human behavior is governed by a cost-benefit analysis.

Punishments rarely reflect the dominant values of a particular timeframe in history.

In __________ the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that execution of developmentally disabled defendants was unconstitutional.

Misdemeanor courts usually can only impose sentences of one year or less in jail.

Over half of adults under correctional supervision are on​

What is the significance of the presentence report to the defendant who is in the sentencing phase of his or her trial?

Since the 1980s,sentencing guidelines have been established in the federal courts and in nearly two dozen state court systems.

Sentencing guidelines provide

The development of DNA technology has increased the number of people convicted by juries and later exonerated by science.

_________ is the state with the most defendants on death row.

Social scientists have been able to measure how many people stopped themselves from committing a crime as a result of the threat of certain punishments being imposed.

Crime and Justice in America.

Victimization and Criminal Behavior.

The Criminal Justice System.

Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Police

Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations.

Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges.

Police and Constitutional Law.

Courts and Pretrial Processes.

Prosecution and Defense

Determination of Guilt: Plea Bargaining and Trials.

Corrections.

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.

Incarceration and Prison Society.

Reentry Into the Community

Juvenile Justice.

Filters

Which of the following is a valid observation about the orientation and assumptions of lower courts in their attempt to process a large mass of cases?

Legislatures construct sentencing guidelines according to two dimensions.These dimensions are

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

Over half of adults under correctional supervision are on