Criminal Justice MCQs
Criminal Justice MCQs
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1: Actus Reus is a Latin term meaning _____
A. Guilty act
B. Sinful act
C. Shameful act
D. None of these
2: Administrative Law derives from a legislative body’s delegation of authority over commissions or boards to regulate activities controlled by written statutes.
A. True
B. False
3: Age of Enlightenment brought about new ways of thinking, including reforms arising from outrage against the barbaric system of law and punishment just before the French Revolution in the late _____ century.
A. 16th
B. 17th
C. 18th
D. 19th
4: Battered Woman Syndrome is a criminal defense developed to excuse or mitigate the actions of women who kill their abusers in cases of domestic violence despite imminent danger.
A. True
B. False
5: The first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guide procedural law pertaining to issues such as arrests, warrants, search and seizure, and trials refer to the Bill of Rights.
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 10
6: Brawner Rule also called the ALI rule, it reduced “knowing right from wrong” to the capacity to appreciate the difference between the two. In other words, a defendant must _____
A. Possess an “understanding of his conduct”
B. Be able to “control his actions”
C. Both
D. None
7: Case Law is based on _____ court decisions or precedents.
A. Old
B. Previous
C. Latest
D. All of these
8: Law that deals with disputes between individuals or organizations and typically seeks some type of compensation for the harmed party is known as _____
A. Case Law
B. Common Law
C. Civil Law
D. None of these
9: _____ cases involving large numbers of victims in which courts authorize a single individual or small faction to represent the interests of the larger group refer to Class Action Lawsuits.
A. Law
B. Civil
C. Common
D. All of these
10: Code of Hammurabi is the oldest known legal code; it established approximately 300 provisions for family, trade, and _____
A. Real property
B. Personal property
C. Labor
D. All of these
11: Cole Memo named after former deputy attorney general James Cole, it outlined guidelines for states related to marijuana, including_____
A. Use by minors
B. Driving under the influence
C. Out-of-state trafficking
D. All of these
12: A type of legal system originally developed in England, whereby the courts define the law and determine how to apply the law is known as _____
A. Common Law
B. Civil Law
C. Constitutional Law
D. Case Law
13: ______ awarded in a civil lawsuit for loss or injury suffered as a result of unlawful conduct refer to Compensatory Damages.
A. Appreciation
B. Gift
C. Money
D. None of these
14: Constitutional Law is a major source of law that establishes the fundamental rules and relationships among the judiciary, legislative, and executive branches at the _____ levels.
A. State
B. Federal
C. Both
D. None
15: Durham Test determines if a criminal act was a product of _____ disease or defect.
A. Physical
B. Mental
C. Pathological
D. Both a and b
16: ______ law that a legislature passed after a crime was committed. At the time the person committed the action, it was legal, and only later was the act deemed criminal.
A. Ex post facto law
B. Ex pre facto law
C. In post facto law
D. In pre facto law
17: A measure indicating how much pleasure an individual gains from a specific act is known as _____
A. Felicitous Calculus
B. Hedonistic Calculus
C. Euphoric Calculus
D. Both a and b
18: Felony is a criminal offense (e.g., murder, robbery, rape) that is more serious and generally results in more severe punishment than a misdemeanor.
A. True
B. False
19: A drug (e.g., marijuana) believed to lead to the use of more serious substances (e.g., heroin) is known as _____
A. Lethal Drug
B. Illegal Drug
C. Black Drug
D. Gateway Drug
20: General Deterrence is the notion that the general populace will be deterred from committing crimes based on the perceived ______ consequences of being caught.
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. Both a and c
21: A defense based on the belief that a select group of people who suffer from mental illness are unable to control their actions to such an extent that they cannot be held accountable for their crimes is known as _____
A. Sanity Defense
B. Insanity Defense
C. Mental Defense
D. None of these
22: A defense that fails to find a person criminally responsible if mental disease prevents the person from controlling their behavior is known as _____ Test.
A. Irresistible Impulse
B. Instantaneous
C. Simultaneous
D. None of these
23: Cases that establish precedent that markedly changes the interpretation of a prior law or establishes new case law refers to _____
A. Landmark Cases
B. Common Cases
C. Civil Cases
D. None of these
24: _____ is latin for “the law of retribution” and commonly referred to as “an eye for an eye.” This philosophy calls for retaliation in which the punishment received should fit the crime committed.
A. Lex talionis
B. Mens rea
C. Actus reus
D. Both b and c
25: _____ is latin for “guilty mind,” used in court to prove criminal intent.
A. Mens rea
B. Actus reus
C. Lex talionis
D. Both a and b
26: Misdemeanor is a less serious crime punishable by _____ confinement, though in some jurisdictions gross, aggravated, or serious misdemeanors may be charged.
A. Fine
B. Forfeiture
C. Short term
D. All of these
27: M’Naghten Test Also called the “_____” test, requires a jury to consider two questions: Did the defendant understand what they were doing when the crime was committed? Did the defendant know that their actions were wrong?
A. True false
B. Multiple choice
C. Right wrong
D. All of these
28: Municipal or city rules refers to _____
A. Legislation
B. Constitution
C. Civil rule
D. Ordinance
29: The legal principle of stare decisis, Latin for “let the decision stand,” it establishes prior case decisions as binding precedent.
A. True
B. False
30: Preemption Doctrine is the idea put forth in the Constitution that _____ law is the ‘supreme law of the land.” In other words, usually federal law overrides conflicting state laws.
A. State
B. Federal
C. Both
D. None
31: Rules governing court proceedings refers to_____
A. Procedural Law
B. Case Law
C. Ordinance
D. Both a and b
32: Punitive Damages refer to Money awarded in addition to compensatory damages to punish the defendant for_____
A. Recklessness
B. Malice
C. Deceit
D. All of these
33: Rehabilitation means sentencing goal that seeks to reduce chances of future offending through _____
A. Education
B. Alcohol or drug programs
C. Psychological programs
D. All of these
34: _____ as part of a punishment for injury or loss is known as Restituton.
A. Life sentence
B. Death
C. Repayment
D. Any of these
35: _____ is a goal of law that states that punishment is deserved or morally right. In addition, it is a goal of sentencing that seeks to punish the offender for criminal behavior.
A. Deterrence
B. Retribution
C. Restitution
D. None of these
36: Rule of Law is a fundamental principle in the U.S. criminal justice system that all government officers—including those in _____ pledge to uphold the Constitution and to follow the Constitution, not any particular human leader.
A. Law enforcement
B. Corrections
C. Courts
D. All of these
37: Specific Deterrence is the notion that punishment deters the individual being punished from committing crime in the_____.
A. Past
B. Present
C. Future
D. All of these
38: _____ is latin for “let the decision stand,” meaning that judges must respect precedents set in previous court cases.
A. Stare decisis
B. Mens rea
C. Actus reus
D. Both b and c
39: Statuses are formal rules, or law, adopted by a governing body such as a _____legislature.
A. State
B. Federal
C. Both
D. None
40: Rules that are used to determine the rights of individuals and collective bodies refers to _____
A. Substantive Law
B. Procedural Law
C. Constitutional Law
D. None of these
41: Primitive form of trial in which the outcome rested in the hands of _____ to determine guilt or innocence by protecting an innocent person from some or all the consequences of the test is known as Trial by Ordeal.
A. Court
B. Satate
C. Public
D. God
42: Utilitarianism is a doctrine stating that an action is morally right as long as the behavior is a benefit for the majority of a society. This is the concept of the “greatest good for the _____ number.”
A. Lesser
B. Greater
C. Greatest
D. Least
43: Crimes that can be charged as ______ refer to Wobbles.
A. Felonies
B. Misdemeanors
C. Both
D. None
44: Sentencing goal that isolates the offender from the public and takes away one’s ability to commit a crime against those in the public.is called as Incapacitation
A. True
B. False
45: ________ is when law enforcement officers exercise choice while carrying out their duties.
A. Police discretion
B. State police
C. New York
D. Sheriff
46: In georgia, the typical caseload of an intensive supervision probation officer is ________.
A. 40 probationers
B. Morrisey v brewer
C. Relative lack if punishment
D. None of these
47: Leo and nlets are different types of law enforcement ________ resources.
A. Information sharing
B. Staff operations.
C. Time of day
D. Chain of command
48: Morrissey v. brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.
A. Revocation
B. Probation
C. Preliminary
D. Grand jury
49: Revocation of probation or parole ________.
A. Requires a hearing to determine if the conditions of probation or parole were violated
B. The police may search a parolee for the sole reason that he or she is on parole
C. Vocational and work release programs
D. All of these
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