Exam 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices

Explain the two different means by which the probable cause determination is made that the accused committed the crime and whether he/she should be tried.

For all offenses, when the accused has been convicted of a crime, the judge determines the sentence.

Which of the following would be an example of an aggravating circumstance?

An array of sanctions that fall between probation and incarceration are referred to as ______ sanctions.

If an offender is incarcerated for less than a year, where will they likely serve their sentence?

If the grand jury finds sufficient evidence to bind a criminal case over for trial, it will issue an information to the court, a written statement of the essential facts of the offense charged against the accused.

When a crime has been expunged, it has essentially been ______.

Which of the following statements illustrates the assumptions of the conflict theory of justice?

Explain what happens when an offender requests an appellate review.

Which term refers to a sentence whereby someone receives a fixed number of years in prison?

If the appellate court agrees to hear a case, it means the defendant will have a new trial in front of the appellate court.

Hobbes argued that all people were essentially irrational and selfish, but they had just enough rationality to come together to form governments for self-protection.

What is considered more severe than probation but less severe than incarceration?

At which stage of the criminal justice process is the accused informed of the charges and his/her rights and asked to enter a plea to the charges?

Differentiate between a determinate sentence and an indeterminate sentence.

Offenders who are incarcerated for 1 year or more typically are housed in which of the following?

Which of the following is true of "three strikes" laws?

Which of the following describes offenders who recidivate?

At which of the following is the accused given the opportunity to plead guilty, not guilty, or no contest?

Andrea Yates is the Texas woman who captured the media's attention when she was charged and convicted of drowning her five children. Her case would fall under which layer of the wedding cake model?