Exam 3: The Criminal Justice System

A key concept in the criminal justice process involving the mutual transfer of resources among individual actors is called

The determination of whether or not a defendant is guilty is called

The criminal justice system is designed to control and prevent crime.

____________________ occurs when police officers disproportionately stop people of color more than whites.

The criminal justice process may be viewed as a(n)____________________ process through which cases are screened.

According to Cole and Smith, which of the following is not a goal of the criminal justice system?

In the United States, the law may be interpreted differently in various states.

Which layer of the criminal justice "wedding cake" reflects the priorities of how the criminal justice system deals with felonies of "lesser concern"?

Ethan was arrested for public drunkenness and lewd and lascivious behavior after attending his close friend's bachelor party.  This is his first encounter with the criminal justice system.  He works as a project manager with a local construction company. Ethan has been involved with his girlfriend for 3 years.  His attorney reached an agreement with the prosecutor to reduce his sentence to probation. Ethan agrees to a sentence of 18 months probation.  His sentence will be served under what agency of the criminal justice system?

In the American criminal justice system, all cases undergo the same process and receive equal attention.

List and describe the 13 steps in the decision-making process.

Layer 4 of t he criminal justice wedding cake model consists of misdemeanors.

Prisons, jails, and other corrections facilities and programs are administered by which level of government ?

How much greater is the per capita incarceration rate for African Americans as compared to whites?

Misdemeanors are the characteristic of which layer of the criminal justice system?

The concept of dividing power between the central (national)government and regional (state)governments is called

Christian is a 20-year-old African American male.  He plays football for a Division I college and has a 4.0 GPA. Christian hopes to enter dental school at the completion of his undergraduate studies.  Walking home late at night from the gym, campus security comes up behind him and demands to know what he is doing.  Christian states that he is on his way back to his dorm.  Campus security places him in handcuffs and says that he is under arrest for breaking and entering due to a recent report of a break-in with a suspect matching his description.  Christian does not resist this arrest and hopes he can clarify the facts once they are at the station. This case may be seen as an example of the criminal justice system failing in which aspect?

________ is the unequal treatment of members of one demographic group by the criminal justice system, compared with treatment accorded to members of other groups.

Which is true concerning the criminal justice system and the U.S. Constitution?