Question 1

Nearly ____ of state trial court decisions are affirmed on appeal.

Accepted Answer

A)  80 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  20 percent 
A)  80 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  20 percent

Question 2

State and federal legislative bodies enact ____ that specify appropriate punishments for each statutory offense or class of offense.

Accepted Answer

A)  indeterminate sentences 
B)  forms of restitution 
C)  flat-time sentences 
D)  penal codes 
A)  indeterminate sentences 
B)  forms of restitution 
C)  flat-time sentences 
D)  penal codes

Question 3

Reductions in sentences for death row inmates,which are granted by a state's governor,are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  appellate reviews. 
B)  habeas corpus petitions. 
C)  commutations. 
D)  proportionality reviews. 
A)  appellate reviews. 
B)  habeas corpus petitions. 
C)  commutations. 
D)  proportionality reviews.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true about crime victims' rights in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  only 4 states have laws that protect the basic rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system 
B)  states have enacted more than 30,000 crime-victim-related statutes 
C)  at least 32 state victims' rights constitutional amendments have been passed 
D)  the federal government has passed legislation providing basic rights and services to federal crime victims 
A)  only 4 states have laws that protect the basic rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system 
B)  states have enacted more than 30,000 crime-victim-related statutes 
C)  at least 32 state victims' rights constitutional amendments have been passed 
D)  the federal government has passed legislation providing basic rights and services to federal crime victims

Question 5

For most offenses,a majority of defendants are sentenced either on the day of conviction or the next day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How many states have laws that protect the basic rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  4 
C)  26 
D)  50 
A)  0 
B)  4 
C)  26 
D)  50

Question 7

Before 1968,the only issues the Supreme Court considered in relation to capital punishment concerned:

Accepted Answer

A)  the constitutionality of executing juveniles. 
B)  the means of administering the death penalty. 
C)  the constitutionality of executing women. 
D)  the constitutional provision against cruel and unusual punishment. 
A)  the constitutionality of executing juveniles. 
B)  the means of administering the death penalty. 
C)  the constitutionality of executing women. 
D)  the constitutional provision against cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 8

Your textbook names several factors that reflect the American public's sustained support for the death penalty.Three are listed below.Which of the following does NOT belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  The incapacitative power of the penalty 
B)  The desire for vindictive revenge 
C)  The desire to end unnecessary appeals and lawsuits from such convicts 
D)  The symbolic value it has for politicians and law 
A)  The incapacitative power of the penalty 
B)  The desire for vindictive revenge 
C)  The desire to end unnecessary appeals and lawsuits from such convicts 
D)  The symbolic value it has for politicians and law

Question 9

A(n)____sentence has a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration,rather than a set period.

Accepted Answer

A)  determinate 
B)  presumptive 
C)  indeterminate 
D)  flat-time 
A)  determinate 
B)  presumptive 
C)  indeterminate 
D)  flat-time

Question 10

Among Western industrialized nations,the United States is the only nation to employ capital punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Your textbook names five major criticisms of determinate sentencing.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  It creates judicial disparity in sentencing. 
B)  It creates overcrowded prisons. 
C)  It merely shifts sentencing discretion from judges to legislatures and prosecutors. 
D)  It produces an unusually harsh prison system. 
A)  It creates judicial disparity in sentencing. 
B)  It creates overcrowded prisons. 
C)  It merely shifts sentencing discretion from judges to legislatures and prosecutors. 
D)  It produces an unusually harsh prison system.

Question 12

Mitigating factors are circumstances that make a crime worse than usual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below.
-With this sentencing,judges may choose between probation and imprisonment but have little discretion in setting the length of a prison sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing 
A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing

Question 14

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below.
-Has a fixed period of incarceration,which eliminates the decision-making responsibility of parole boards

Accepted Answer

A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing 
A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing

Question 15

Defendants are entitled to present new evidence or testimony on appeal if that evidence or testimony could have been (but was not)presented at trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Name four of the reasons given in your textbook that explain why the death penalty in the United States is a waning institution.

Accepted Answer

Answers can include any of the following

Question 17

From which of the following sources does the federal government's Crime Victims Fund receive its funding?

Accepted Answer

A)  annual congressional appropriations 
B)  fees for federal gun registration 
C)  fines and penalties paid by federal criminal offenders 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  annual congressional appropriations 
B)  fees for federal gun registration 
C)  fines and penalties paid by federal criminal offenders 
D)  all of the choices are correct

Question 18

According to a 2003 Gallup poll,approximately what percent of Americans favored the death penalty for people convicted of first-degree murder?

Accepted Answer

A)  44 
B)  64 
C)  74 
D)  94 
A)  44 
B)  64 
C)  74 
D)  94

Question 19

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below.
-The prevention of individuals from committing crime again by punishing them,or the prevention of people in general from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them

Accepted Answer

A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing 
A) Indeterminate sentence 
B) Determinate sentence 
C) Flat-time sentencing 
D) Mandatory sentencing 
E) Presumptive sentencing

Question 20

Presumptive sentences may be based on sentencing guidelines,which are developed by sentencing commissions comprised of:

Accepted Answer

A)  private citizens, including victims. 
B)  legislatures. 
C)  both criminal justice professionals and private citizens. 
D)  police and court personnel. 
A)  private citizens, including victims. 
B)  legislatures. 
C)  both criminal justice professionals and private citizens. 
D)  police and court personnel.

Nearly ____ of state trial court decisions are affirmed on appeal.

State and federal legislative bodies enact ____ that specify appropriate punishments for each statutory offense or class of offense.

Reductions in sentences for death row inmates,which are granted by a state's governor,are called:

Which of the following is NOT true about crime victims' rights in the United States today?

For most offenses,a majority of defendants are sentenced either on the day of conviction or the next day.

How many states have laws that protect the basic rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system?

Before 1968,the only issues the Supreme Court considered in relation to capital punishment concerned:

Your textbook names several factors that reflect the American public's sustained support for the death penalty.Three are listed below.Which of the following does NOT belong?

A(n)____sentence has a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration,rather than a set period.

Among Western industrialized nations,the United States is the only nation to employ capital punishment.

Your textbook names five major criticisms of determinate sentencing.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms?

Mitigating factors are circumstances that make a crime worse than usual.

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -With this sentencing,judges may choose between probation and imprisonment but have little discretion in setting the length of a prison sentence.

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -Has a fixed period of incarceration,which eliminates the decision-making responsibility of parole boards

Defendants are entitled to present new evidence or testimony on appeal if that evidence or testimony could have been (but was not)presented at trial.

Name four of the reasons given in your textbook that explain why the death penalty in the United States is a waning institution.

From which of the following sources does the federal government's Crime Victims Fund receive its funding?

According to a 2003 Gallup poll,approximately what percent of Americans favored the death penalty for people convicted of first-degree murder?

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -The prevention of individuals from committing crime again by punishing them,or the prevention of people in general from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them

Presumptive sentences may be based on sentencing guidelines,which are developed by sentencing commissions comprised of:

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Understanding and Predicting the Future of Criminal Justice

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Exam 8: The Administration of Justice

Nearly ____ of state trial court decisions are affirmed on appeal.

State and federal legislative bodies enact ____ that specify appropriate punishments for each statutory offense or class of offense.

Reductions in sentences for death row inmates,which are granted by a state's governor,are called:

Which of the following is NOT true about crime victims' rights in the United States today?

For most offenses,a majority of defendants are sentenced either on the day of conviction or the next day.

How many states have laws that protect the basic rights of crime victims in the criminal justice system?

Before 1968,the only issues the Supreme Court considered in relation to capital punishment concerned:

Your textbook names several factors that reflect the American public's sustained support for the death penalty.Three are listed below.Which of the following does NOT belong?

A(n)____sentence has a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration,rather than a set period.

Among Western industrialized nations,the United States is the only nation to employ capital punishment.

Your textbook names five major criticisms of determinate sentencing.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms?

Mitigating factors are circumstances that make a crime worse than usual.

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -With this sentencing,judges may choose between probation and imprisonment but have little discretion in setting the length of a prison sentence.

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -Has a fixed period of incarceration,which eliminates the decision-making responsibility of parole boards

Defendants are entitled to present new evidence or testimony on appeal if that evidence or testimony could have been (but was not)presented at trial.

Name four of the reasons given in your textbook that explain why the death penalty in the United States is a waning institution.

From which of the following sources does the federal government's Crime Victims Fund receive its funding?

According to a 2003 Gallup poll,approximately what percent of Americans favored the death penalty for people convicted of first-degree murder?

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -The prevention of individuals from committing crime again by punishing them,or the prevention of people in general from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them

Presumptive sentences may be based on sentencing guidelines,which are developed by sentencing commissions comprised of:

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Understanding and Predicting the Future of Criminal Justice

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