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CJS 251 Week 5 Quiz
Week 5 Quiz: Chapter 14
1) Probation is one of the most frequent sentences handed down by judges – there are now more than __________ million people on probation.
- A) eight
- B) ten
- C) four
- D) one
2) __________ circumstances are those that reduce the seriousness or outrageousness of a given crime.
- A) Aggravated
- B) Modifying
- C) Auxillary
- D) Mitigating
3) The __________ Amendment expressly states that the right to counsel applies in criminal prosecutions.
- A) Fourth
- B) Eighth
- C) Sixth
- D) Second
4) In __________, the Court held that a defendant’s appeal of a preadjudication order denying him dismissal of his indictment on double jeopardy grounds was permissible.
- A) Kotteakos v. United States
- B) Carroll v. United States
- C) DiBella v. United States
- D) Abney v. United States
5) Day fines were introduced by __________ in the 1920s.
- A) Great Britain
- B) the United States
- C) West Germany
- D) Sweden
6) __________ is the most common punishment used by the criminal justice system today.
- A) Boot camp
- B) A fine
- C) Overnight detention
- D) Forfeiture
7) In __________, the Court concluded that the test for constitutional harmless error is requiring the prosecution to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict obtained.
- A) North Carolina v. Pierce
- B) Chapman v. California
- C) Ford v. Wainwright
- D) Kotteakos v. United States
8) The seizure , resulting from a criminal court proceeding, of money, negotiable instruments, securities, property, or other things of value that was derived from or was used to facilitate a crime or criminal activity is known as __________.
- A) criminal forfeiture
- B) search and seizure
- C) civil forfeiture
- D) intermediate sanction
9) __________ consists of a planned intervention intended to change behavior.
- A) Incapacitation
- B) Retribution
- C) Rehabilitation
- D) Deterrence
10) With a __________ sentence, the defendant serves time for two crimes at the same time.
- A) consecutive
- B) concurrent
- C) congruent
- D) continuing