Question 1

Which member of the criminal justice system is responsible for coming up with ways to compensate a victim?

Accepted Answer

A) defense attorney 
B) prosecutor 
C) judge 
D) police officer 
A) defense attorney 
B) prosecutor 
C) judge 
D) police officer

Question 2

Explain why courtroom civility is important.

Accepted Answer

Courtroom civility is crucial for severa

Question 3

Which of the following are benefits of being a judge?

Accepted Answer

A) State court judges serve lifetime appointments. 
B) Being a judge is considered the capstone of a legal career. 
C) Judge's salaries are higher than those of lawyers in private practice. 
D) Judges receive take-home cars and a security detail. 
A) State court judges serve lifetime appointments. 
B) Being a judge is considered the capstone of a legal career. 
C) Judge's salaries are higher than those of lawyers in private practice. 
D) Judges receive take-home cars and a security detail.

Question 4

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of entrapment?

Accepted Answer

A) An undercover police officer poses as a prostitute with several actual prostitutes who are picking up potential customers. 
B) An undercover drug agent attempts to purchase marijuana from a known drug dealer. 
C) An undercover police officer persuades a reluctant individual to help him steal a car. 
D) An undercover police officer provides an ingredient of an illegal drug to someone planning to make illegal substances. 
A) An undercover police officer poses as a prostitute with several actual prostitutes who are picking up potential customers. 
B) An undercover drug agent attempts to purchase marijuana from a known drug dealer. 
C) An undercover police officer persuades a reluctant individual to help him steal a car. 
D) An undercover police officer provides an ingredient of an illegal drug to someone planning to make illegal substances.

Question 5

What type of judicial selection method often requires that the selected judges periodically run unopposed in retention elections, which allows voters to decide whether or not they should remain on the bench?

Accepted Answer

A) partisan election 
B) merit selection 
C) non-partisan election 
D) legislative election 
A) partisan election 
B) merit selection 
C) non-partisan election 
D) legislative election

Question 6

What are some of the challenges for new judges?

Accepted Answer

New judges face a variety of challenges

Question 7

Judicial training schools and seminars have been developed to help ease the transition of new judges into the position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe what qualities are considered essential for "good judging."

Accepted Answer

Good judging requires a combination of q

Question 9

Explain what judges can do to help preserve civility in the courtroom.

Accepted Answer

Judges can help preserve civility in the

Question 10

Explain double jeopardy.

Accepted Answer

Double jeopardy is a legal principle tha

Question 11

Describe some of the ways in which the judge is not the primary decision maker in a court.

Accepted Answer

In a court, the judge is not always the

Which member of the criminal justice system is responsible for coming up with ways to compensate a victim?

Explain why courtroom civility is important.

Which of the following are benefits of being a judge?

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of entrapment?

What type of judicial selection method often requires that the selected judges periodically run unopposed in retention elections, which allows voters to decide whether or not they should remain on the bench?

What are some of the challenges for new judges?

Judicial training schools and seminars have been developed to help ease the transition of new judges into the position.

Describe what qualities are considered essential for "good judging."

Explain what judges can do to help preserve civility in the courtroom.

Explain double jeopardy.

Describe some of the ways in which the judge is not the primary decision maker in a court.

Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices

Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Measurement

Theories of Criminality and Crime

Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is Watching

Police Organization: Structure and Functions

Police at Work: Patrolling and Investigating

Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Liability, and Technologies

Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure

Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and the Trial Process

Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment

Prisons and Jails: Structure and Function

The Inmates World: the Keepers and the Kept

Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to Incarceration

Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and Practices

On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Drug Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Terrorism, and Immigration

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Exam 10: The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute, and Defend

Which member of the criminal justice system is responsible for coming up with ways to compensate a victim?

Explain why courtroom civility is important.

Which of the following are benefits of being a judge?

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of entrapment?

What type of judicial selection method often requires that the selected judges periodically run unopposed in retention elections, which allows voters to decide whether or not they should remain on the bench?

What are some of the challenges for new judges?

Judicial training schools and seminars have been developed to help ease the transition of new judges into the position.

Describe what qualities are considered essential for "good judging."

Explain what judges can do to help preserve civility in the courtroom.

Explain double jeopardy.

Describe some of the ways in which the judge is not the primary decision maker in a court.

Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices

Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Measurement

Theories of Criminality and Crime

Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is Watching

Police Organization: Structure and Functions

Police at Work: Patrolling and Investigating

Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Liability, and Technologies

Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure

Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and the Trial Process

Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment

Prisons and Jails: Structure and Function

The Inmates World: the Keepers and the Kept

Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to Incarceration

Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and Practices

On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Drug Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Terrorism, and Immigration

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