America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System 10th Edition by David W. Neubauer - Test Bank

6. Which of the following are the three main components of the American Criminal Justice system?

• Federal, state and local

• Judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys

• Police, courts, and corrections

• Probation, prison, and parole

ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 2

7. Which of the following is one reason the prosecution of Paul House differ from a typical felony prosecution?

• Because House represented himself in the trial

• Because House appealed his case to numerous courts including the United

  States Supreme Court

• Because House’s wealth enabled him to hire a high-powered team of criminal

  defense attorneys

• Because House opted for a bench trial

ANS: B REF: 9 OBJ: 1

8. Which is true of “the law in action”?

• Most defendants have hired private defense counsel

• Most defendants take their case to trial

• Most defendants agree to a guilty plea

• Judges make sentencing decisions with almost complete autonomy

ANS: C REF: 17 OBJ: 6

9. The institutions of criminal justice in America are a system in the sense that:

• they communicate, cooperate, and coordinate very efficiently

• what happens in one agency or component affects other agencies and components

• there is centralized control of all agencies within a state or the federal system

• the U.S. Supreme Court closely controls all agencies and components

ANS: B REF: 7-8 OBJ: 2