FREE Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

The development of the state jail system is credited to which group of American citizens?

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Quakers

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Catholics

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Immigrants

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Native Americans

Question 2

Electronic monitoring is advantageous as a kind of punishment because of the following.

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Reduces cost to state and/or federal penal agencies

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Encourages offenders to contribute to society positively

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Increases direct supervision by corrections officers

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Leads to greater communication between offender and victim

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is FALSE?

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The United State Supreme Court has banned hanging as a means of capital punishment

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An offender sentenced to death is automatically awarded an appeal

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Methods of capital punishment are determined by individual states

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25% of offenders sentenced to capital punishment die of natural causes

Question 4

A criminal justice viewpoint that places a strong emphasis on individual rights throughout the whole justice system's processing

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Due process model

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Crime control model

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Public order advocate

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Individual rights advocate

Question 5

An idea that encompasses all facets of civilized life and is connected to fundamental ideas of justice and cultural norms of good and wrong

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Social Justice

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Administration of justice

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Civil Justice

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Criminal Justice

Question 6

An official procedure used by law enforcement or correctional administration to document an entry into detention following an arrest and to identify the subject, the location, the time, the nature of the arrest, and the arresting authority

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Booking

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Indictment

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Bail

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Arraignment

Question 7

The civil law, the rules governing civil process, and a wide range of practices and actions relating to individual rights and the remedies sought in civil actions.

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Civil Justice

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Social Justice

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Administration of justice

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Criminal Justice