Question 1

The _____ is responsible for transporting detained defendants from the jail to the courthouse.

Accepted Answer

A) bailiff 
B) bail bondsman 
C) sheriff's deputy 
D) clerk of court

Question 2

State task forces consistently find evidence of _____ bias in four areas of the legal system: domestic violence, sexual assault, divorce, and behavior toward female workers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of State task forces consistently find evidence of...

Question 3

Lawyers often suffer from a negative public image, which is one reason the legal profession places considerable emphasis on legal ethics. Ethics refers to the study and analysis of what constitutes good or bad conduct (Pollock 2012). Legal ethics represents a specific type of ethics.
-Legal ethics are an example of what type of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A) Theoretical ethics. 
B) Applied ethics. 
C) Professional ethics. 
D) Applied and professional ethics.

Question 4

The most effective approaches to the problem of court delay are law on the books approaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sixteen times Willie Barker’s murder case was set for trial, and sixteen times it was continued. At first the defense readily agreed, gambling that Barker’s codefendant would be found not guilty. Thus, some of the continuances were caused by the six separate trials before the codefendant was finally convicted. Other continuances were granted because of the illness of the police investigator. It was not until five years after arrest that Barker was convicted of murder.
-The right to a speedy trial

Accepted Answer

A) was violated by a five year delay. 
B) is a relative, not an absolute, right. 
C) was an absolute constitutional mandate. 
D) is a right of the prosecution but not the defense.

Question 6

What amendment provides for the right to a speedy and public trial?

Accepted Answer

A) Fourth 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Seventh

Question 7

A judge who accepts a guilty plea agreement reached by the defense attorney and the prosecutor provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A) discretion. 
B) mutual interdependence. 
C) routine administration of justice. 
D) assembly-line justice.

Question 8

What concept is directly related to the reality that the criminal courthouse is not a single organization but rather a collection of separate institutions that gather in a common workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) discretion 
B) mutual interdependence 
C) assembly-line justice 
D) legal ethics

Question 9

Identify the different people who work in the courthouse and describe their duties.How have changes in courtroom security changed the workplace for these people?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the different people who work in...

Question 10

_____ is best defined as the lawful ability of an agent of government to exercise choice in making a decision.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is best defined as the lawful...

Question 11

In a general sense, the term _____ suggests abnormal or unacceptable time lapses in the processing of cases.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a general sense, the term _____...

Question 12

The concept of assembly-line justice stresses

Accepted Answer

A) the high volume of cases in courthouses. 
B) the emphasis on moving the docket. 
C) the low volume of cases in courthouses. 
D) the high volume of cases in courthouses and the emphasis on moving the docket.

Question 13

Explain why discretionary decision making occurs in the criminal courts and provide some specific examples of prosecutorial discretion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why discretionary decision making occurs in...

Question 14

Researchers agree that law in action approaches to court delay are

Accepted Answer

A) less effective than law on the books approaches. 
B) more effective than law on the books approaches. 
C) equally effective as law on the books approaches. 
D) not comparable to law on the books approaches.

Question 15

The courtroom work group refers to the _____ participants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The courtroom work group refers to the...

Question 16

The concept of assembly-line justice stresses the mutual interdependence of the courtroom workgroup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The claim that increasing plea bargains and declining trials are a recent phenomenon is a weakness of what explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) assembly-line justice 
B) discretion 
C) courtroom work group 
D) none of these is correct

Question 18

Interactions between members of the courtroom work group strictly follow the adversarial model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Speedy-trial laws reflect

Accepted Answer

A) A law on the books approach to problem solving. 
B) A law in action approach to problem solving. 
C) A legal ethics approach to problem solving. 
D) A bail bonds approach to problem solving.

Question 20

Case scheduling is a simple process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Dynamics of Courthouse Justice

The _____ is responsible for transporting detained defendants from the jail to the courthouse.

State task forces consistently find evidence of _____ bias in four areas of the legal system: domestic violence, sexual assault, divorce, and behavior toward female workers.

The most effective approaches to the problem of court delay are law on the books approaches.

What amendment provides for the right to a speedy and public trial?

A judge who accepts a guilty plea agreement reached by the defense attorney and the prosecutor provides an example of

What concept is directly related to the reality that the criminal courthouse is not a single organization but rather a collection of separate institutions that gather in a common workplace?

Identify the different people who work in the courthouse and describe their duties.How have changes in courtroom security changed the workplace for these people?

_____ is best defined as the lawful ability of an agent of government to exercise choice in making a decision.

In a general sense, the term _____ suggests abnormal or unacceptable time lapses in the processing of cases.

The concept of assembly-line justice stresses

Explain why discretionary decision making occurs in the criminal courts and provide some specific examples of prosecutorial discretion.

Researchers agree that law in action approaches to court delay are

The courtroom work group refers to the _____ participants.

The concept of assembly-line justice stresses the mutual interdependence of the courtroom workgroup.

The claim that increasing plea bargains and declining trials are a recent phenomenon is a weakness of what explanation?

Interactions between members of the courtroom work group strictly follow the adversarial model.

Speedy-trial laws reflect

Case scheduling is a simple process.