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Question 1
5 out of 5 points
In the distant past, PSIs were shorter, factual without opinion, and designed to avoid legal challenges by the defense.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 2
5 out of 5 points
What is a plea bargain?Selected Answer: C.The defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence without going to trial.Answers: A.The defendant waives a jury trial in exchange for a trial by a judge.B.The defendant pleads not guilty and goes to trial.C.The defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence without going to trial.D.The defendant agrees to a reduced sentence after a trial. -
Question 3
5 out of 5 points
This 1987 Supreme Court decision upheld the ability of a magistrate to confine an offender on the presumption that he or she was dangerous.Selected Answer: C.United States v. SalernoAnswers: A.Bell v. WolfishB.Williams v. New YorkC.United States v. SalernoD.Miranda v. Arizona -
Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Most states require PSIs for felony cases that allow the possibility of probation.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
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Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The PSI is not intended to assist courts in the sentencing decision.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 6
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Which is not an alternative to bail?Selected Answer: A.personal recognizanceAnswers: A.personal recognizanceB.preventive detentionC.collateralD.third-party custody -
Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Drug courts are usually a unit outside the court system.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Which is a problem with the system of bail as a requirement for release?Selected Answer: A.The bail process discriminates against the poor.Answers: A.The bail process discriminates against the poor.B.Bail does not allow freedom to be bought.C.The availability of financial resources and the ability to “make bail” is closely related to the risk of the offender.D.all of the above -
Question 9
5 out of 5 points
What is a pledge of money or property in exchange for a promise to return for further criminal processing?Selected Answer: D.bailAnswers: A.plea bargainB.suretyC.RORD.bail -
Question 10
5 out of 5 points
A little fewer than half of the counties in the United States have a jail.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 11
5 out of 5 points
By the beginning of the 20th century, preparation for release was considered to be important, and correctional systems provided programs to prepare inmates for the community.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
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Question 12
5 out of 5 points
Which constitutional amendment states that excessive bail may not be required?Selected Answer: B.EighthAnswers: A.FourteenthB.EighthC.FirstD.Fourth -
Question 13
5 out of 5 points
What country originated pretrial release programs?Selected Answer: A.EnglandAnswers: A.EnglandB.ChinaC.United StatesD.Babylon -
Question 14
5 out of 5 points
Which is not an advantage of a diversionary treatment program?Selected Answer: D.It increases a defendant’s appearances before the court.Answers: A.They cost considerably less than criminal justice processing.B.They reduce the demands on the court and prosecutors to process the case as a criminal activity.C.Offenders avoid the stigma associated with a criminal conviction.D.It increases a defendant’s appearances before the court. -
Question 15
5 out of 5 points
What type of crime is punishable by one year or more of incarceration?Selected Answer: A.felonyAnswers: A.felonyB.misdemeanorC.both felonies and misdemeanorsD.neither felonies nor misdemeanors -
Question 16
5 out of 5 points
Very few felony cases result in a guilty plea by the defendant, and instead go to trialSelected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 17
5 out of 5 points
In many criminal cases, offenders are charged with more than one crime or with several counts of the same crime.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
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Question 18
5 out of 5 points
Intermediate sanctions provide less supervision and monitoring than standard probation.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
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Question 19
0 out of 5 points
Which of the following does not define a pretrial diversion program?Selected Answer: A.It offers people charged with crimes alternatives to traditional criminal justice proceedings.Answers: A.It offers people charged with crimes alternatives to traditional criminal justice proceedings.B.It occurs between the formal filing of charges and the final judgment of guilt.C.The accused participates on a volunteer basis only.D.All of the above define pretrial diversion programs. -
Question 20
5 out of 5 points
In 1994, California expanded the definition of three-strikes laws to include some second-felony offenders.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
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