The American System Of Criminal Justice International Edition, 13th Edition By George F – Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The local view of the proper sentence, considering the offense and the defendant’s prior record, is called the
a. local legal culture
b. going rate
c. grouping
d. local rate
e. common law

ANS: B REF: 441 OBJ: 1

2. The values and norms shared by members of a particular court community about how cases should be handled, and the way court officials should behave is called the
a. workgroup culture
b. going rate
c. grouping culture
d. local legal culture
e. docket culture

ANS: D REF: 441 OBJ: 1

3. Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the local legal culture?
a. bailiff
b. judge
c. attorney
d. clerks
e. criminal defendant

ANS: E REF: 441 OBJ: 1

4. What is the percentage of guilty pleas entered by suspects in most communities?
a. between 10-20%
b. between 30-40%
c. between 60-90%
d. between 95-100%
e. 100% exactly

ANS: C REF: 441 OBJ: 2

5. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a workgroup?
a. interaction among members
b. sharing of goals
c. continued interaction brings conflict
d. members develop a set of norms about how they will interact
e. close feelings between members

ANS: C REF: 442 OBJ: 1

7. The research of Eisenstein and Jacob on the impact of courtroom workgroups across major cities revealed that
a. the same type of felony was handled very differently in each city
b. the same type of felony was handled the same in each city
c. different types of felonies were handled very differently in each city
d. different types of felonies were handled the same in each city
e. cities are remarkably similar in how they handle felony cases

ANS: A REF: 441 OBJ: 1

8. Which best describes how often cases are plea bargained?
a. cases are never plea bargained
b. cases are seldom plea bargained
c. less than half of all cases are plea bargained
d. a vast majority of cases are plea bargained
e. all cases involve some sort of plea bargained

ANS: D REF: 443 OBJ: 2

9. In Santobello v. New York (1971), the United States Supreme Court ruled that
a. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled
b. defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences
c. a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence
d. defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty
e. preventive detention can be issued in cases involving juveniles

ANS: A REF: 446 OBJ: 2

10. Which of the following is NOT true concerning plea bargaining?
a. plea bargaining leads to expedited disposal of most criminal cases
b. plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that released suspects spend free on bail
c. plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that pretrial detainees must spend in jail
d. offenders who plead guilty to serious charges must wait longer to get in prison counseling, training, and educational programs
e. plea bargaining reduces the need for more courts

ANS: D REF: 446 OBJ: 2

11. In Blackledge v. Allison (1976), Justice Potter Stewart argued that plea bargaining
a. benefits only the defendant
b. benefits only the prosecutor
c. benefits only the judge
d. benefits only the defendant and the defense attorney
e. benefits all concerned in a criminal case

ANS: E REF: 447 OBJ: 2