Which of the following is one of the more rational sentencing goals? A. deterrence B. rehabilitation C. retribution D. incapacitance Question 2 of 40 2.5 Points The U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel for indigent defendants in which felony court proceedings? A. misdemeanor B. federal C. state D. first degree Question 3 of 40 2.5 Points What type of deterrence seeks to reduce the likelihood of recidivism by convicted offenders? A. focused B. preventive C. general D. specific Question 4 of 40 2.5 Points In what kind of trials is the federal court system responsible for the enforcement of federal codes? A. civil trials B. criminal trials C. administrative trials D. all of the above Question 5 of 40 2.5 Points An arraignment, a bail hearing, and a trial for a felony offense are all conducted at which tier of a state court system? A. trial court of limited jurisdiction B. trial court of general jurisdiction C. intermediate appellate court D. court of last resort Question 6 of 40 2.5 Points In which court would a felony trial be held in the federal court system? A. District Court B. Court of Appeals C. United States Supreme Court D. United States Magistrates Court Question 7 of 40 2.5 Points Courts that have the authority to review a decision made by a lower court are said to have what type of jurisdiction? A. mandatory jurisdiction B. oversight jurisdiction C. appellate jurisdiction D. original jurisdiction Question 8 of 40 2.5 Points What is trying someone twice for the same offense known as? A. double jeopardy B. dual jurisdiction C. Constitutional jeopardy D. double liability Question 9 of 40 2.5 Points The U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Bagley compels the prosecution to disclose any evidence requested by whom? A. police B. judge C. press D. defense Question 10 of 40 2.5 Points Which work group member has the responsibility of demonstrating to a jury that a defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt? A. the judge B. the prosecutor C. the defense attorney D. the bailiff Question 11 of 40 2.5 Points Who is responsible for summoning members of the public for jury duty and subpoenaing witnesses for the prosecution and the defense? A. the bailiff B. a local court administrator C. the court recorder D. the clerk of court Question 12 of 40 2.5 Points Which of the following represents the order of the steps in a criminal trial? A. trial initiation, the judge’s charge to the jury, jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, jury deliberations, the verdict B. trial initiation, opening statements, jury selection, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the judge’s charge to the jury, jury deliberation, the verdict C. trial initiation, jury selection, opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the judge’s ch.

1. Which of the following is one of the more rational sentencing
goals?
A. deterrence
B. rehabilitation
C. retribution
D. incapacitance
Question 2 of 40
2.5 Points
The U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright established
the right to counsel for indigent defendants in which felony
court proceedings?
A. misdemeanor
B. federal
C. state

2. D. first degree
Question 3 of 40
2.5 Points
What type of deterrence seeks to reduce the likelihood of
recidivism by convicted offenders?
A. focused
B. preventive
C. general
D. specific
Question 4 of 40
2.5 Points
In what kind of trials is the federal court system responsible for
the enforcement of federal codes?
A. civil trials
B. criminal trials
C. administrative trials

3. D. all of the above
Question 5 of 40
2.5 Points
An arraignment, a bail hearing, and a trial for a felony offense
are all conducted at which tier of a state court system?
A. trial court of limited jurisdiction
B. trial court of general jurisdiction
C. intermediate appellate court
D. court of last resort
Question 6 of 40
2.5 Points
In which court would a felony trial be held in the federal court
system?
A. District Court
B. Court of Appeals

4. C. United States Supreme Court
D. United States Magistrates Court
Question 7 of 40
2.5 Points
Courts that have the authority to review a decision made by a
lower court are said to have what type of jurisdiction?
A. mandatory jurisdiction
B. oversight jurisdiction
C. appellate jurisdiction
D. original jurisdiction
Question 8 of 40
2.5 Points
What is trying someone twice for the same offense known as?
A. double jeopardy

5. B. dual jurisdiction
C. Constitutional jeopardy
D. double liability
Question 9 of 40
2.5 Points
The U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Bagley compels
the prosecution to disclose any evidence requested by whom?
A. police
B. judge
C. press
D. defense
Question 10 of 40
2.5 Points
Which work group member has the responsibility of
demonstrating to a jury that a defendant is guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt?

6. A. the judge
B. the prosecutor
C. the defense attorney
D. the bailiff
Question 11 of 40
2.5 Points
Who is responsible for summoning members of the public for
jury duty and subpoenaing witnesses for the prosecution and the
defense?
A. the bailiff
B. a local court administrator
C. the court recorder
D. the clerk of court

7. Question 12 of 40
2.5 Points
Which of the following represents the order of the steps in a
criminal trial?
A. trial initiation, the judge’s charge to the jury, jury selection,
opening statements, presentation of evidence, closing
arguments, jury deliberations, the verdict
B. trial initiation, opening statements, jury selection,
presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the judge’s charge
to the jury, jury deliberation, the verdict
C. trial initiation, jury selection, opening statements,
presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the judge’s charge
to the jury, jury deliberations, the verdict
D. jury selection, trial initiation, opening statements,
presentation of evidence, closing arguments, the judge’s charge
to the jury, jury deliberations, the verdict
Question 13 of 40
2.5 Points
Which government employee works directly with the trial judge
and is responsible for court paper work and records before and
during a trial?

8. A. court administrator
B. clerk of court
C. court adjudicator
D. clerk of adjudication
Question 14 of 40
2.5 Points
During a trial, what happens before the closing statement and
after the jury selection?
A. jury deliberations
B. opening statement
C. judge’s charge to the jury
D. verdict
Question 15 of 40

9. 2.5 Points
How many district courts are there in the federal court system?
A. 1
B. 14
C. 64
D. 94
Question 16 of 40
2.5 Points
What are U.S. Supreme Court cases that determine how the
Constitution is to be interpreted called?
A. important cases
B. landmark cases
C. primary cases
D. constitutional cases

10. Question 17 of 40
2.5 Points
Which Americans are least likely to support the death penalty?
A. those who are white, rather than African American
B. those who experienced September 11th
C. those who believe innocent people have been put to death
D. those from Texas
Question 18 of 40
2.5 Points
Which sentencing goal is closely associated with the phrase “an
eye for an eye?”
A. deterrence
B. rehabilitation
C. retribution
D. incapacitance

11. Question 19 of 40
2.5 Points
What type of law is concerned with definition, regulation, and
enforcement of rights cases in which both the person who has a
right and the person who has the obligation are private
individuals?
A. criminal law
B. special law
C. civil law
D. tribunal law
Question 20 of 40
2.5 Points
Case-flow analysis, juror management, and budget management
are all duties typical of whom?
A. local court administrator
B. bailiff
C. Supreme Court Justice

12. D. court clerk
Question 21 of 40
2.5 Points
Which offender is typically housed in a state operated prison?
A. convicted felons
B. offenders awaiting trial
C. those convicted of misdemeanors
D. terrorist suspects
Question 22 of 40
2.5 Points
Who makes the release decision when an offender is sentenced
to shock parole?
A. the appellate court judge
B. the prosecutor
C. the U.S. Sentencing Commission

13. D. the parole board
Question 23 of 40
2.5 Points
Who created the Irish system of imprisonment?
A. Captain Alexander Maconochie
B. Sir Walter Crofton
C. Zebulon Brockway
D. Enoch Wines
Question 24 of 40
2.5 Points
Which of the following is not an advantage of using probation
instead of imprisonment?
A. increased employment opportunities for offenders
B. allows the offender to maintain family ties

14. C. increased risk to the community
D. increased likelihood that restitution will be paid
Question 25 of 40
2.5 Points
Discretionary parole is granted by whom?
A. the governor
B. statutory decree
C. a parole board
D. correctional personnel
Question 26 of 40
2.5 Points
Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve weekends
in jail and receive probation supervision during the week?
A. diverse sentence
B. shared sentence

15. C. split sentence
D. mixed sentence
Question 27 of 40
2.5 Points
This is a control mechanism used by correctional administrators
at regular intervals throughout the day.
A. rack
B. count
C. strap
D. hole
Question 28 of 40
2.5 Points
Probation, parole, home confinement, and electronic monitoring
are examples of what?
A. imprisonment

16. B. restitution
C. community-based corrections
D. lenient sentences
Question 29 of 40
2.5 Points
Rhodes v. Chapman held that overcrowding in prisons is not by
itself considered what?
A. public humiliation
B. cruel and unusual punishment
C. deterrence
D. a violation of the 4th Amendment
Question 30 of 40
2.5 Points
Bob is sentenced to probation. The conditions of his probation
include: maintain employment, possess no firearms, obey all
laws, and meet with his probation officer biweekly. These are
what type of conditions that apply to all probationers in the
jurisdiction where he was sentenced?

17. A. binding
B. specific
C. special
D. general
Question 31 of 40
2.5 Points
What early correctional leader developed a system of marks
through which prisoners could earn credits to buy their
freedom?
A. Sir Walter Crofton
B. Zebulon Brockway
C. Benjamin Rush
D. Captain Alexander Maconochie
Question 32 of 40
2.5 Points
What are pardons are sometimes referred to as?

18. A. illegal
B. probation
C. parole
D. clemency
Question 33 of 40
2.5 Points
Revocation of probation or parole __________.
A. requires the concurrence of an appellate court judge
B. can be enacted merely on a decision to revoke made by the
probationer’s or parolee’s probation or parole officer
C. is not governed by any particular due process requirement
D. requires procedural safeguards including a hearing

19. Question 34 of 40
2.5 Points
What kind of capacity refers to the inmate population the
institution was originally built to handle?
A. rated
B. operational
C. design
D. construction
Question 35 of 40
2.5 Points
Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a
local jail before a period of supervised probation?
A. shock probation
B. mixed sentence
C. split sentence
D. shock incarceration

20. Question 36 of 40
2.5 Points
During the early decades of the twentieth century, there was
opposition to prison industries primarily because they did what?
A. exploited inmate labor
B. threatened the jobs of workers
C. were counterproductive to rehabilitative ideals
D. were threats to prison security
Question 37 of 40
2.5 Points
Which of the following sentences is a prisoner reentry strategy?
A. probation
B. restitution
C. community service

21. D. parole
Question 38 of 40
2.5 Points
Researchers have described one type of prisoner who takes
advantage of the positive experiences the prison has to offer as
a(an. what?
A. opportunist
B. legalist
C. hedonist
D. retreatist
Question 39 of 40
2.5 Points
A state or federal confinement facility that has custodial
authority over adults sentenced to confinement is known as
what?
A. workhouse
B. jail

22. C. stock
D. prison
Question 40 of 40
2.5 Points
Parole is a correctional strategy with the primary purpose of
accomplishing what?
A. documenting the reintegration of prisoners into society
B. tracking those who have been recently released from prison
C. returning offenders gradually to productive lives
D. ensuring the public that released offenders will not commit
another crime