Criminal Justice Criminal Justice 5

Question 1

What is 'mens rea' in criminal law?

Accepted Answer

The guilty state of mind

Answer

The physical act of the crime

Answer

The court's jurisdiction

Answer

The defendant's alibi

Question 2

Which pretrial proceeding involves the formal reading of charges and the defendant's entry of a plea?

Accepted Answer

Arraignment

Answer

Preliminary hearing

Answer

Booking

Answer

Voir dire

Question 3

The prohibition against being tried twice for the same offense is found in which amendment?

Accepted Answer

Fifth Amendment

Answer

Fourth Amendment

Answer

Sixth Amendment

Answer

Fourteenth Amendment

Question 4

A defendant claims she committed a crime because she was threatened with immediate death if she refused. Which defense applies?

Accepted Answer

Duress

Answer

Entrapment

Answer

Necessity

Answer

Insanity

Question 5

Which sentencing model gives judges a range and lets a parole board decide the actual release date?

Accepted Answer

Indeterminate sentencing

Answer

Determinate sentencing

Answer

Mandatory minimum sentencing

Answer

Truth-in-sentencing

Question 6

What does the 'CSI effect' refer to in criminal justice?

Accepted Answer

Jurors' unrealistic expectations of forensic evidence shaped by television

Answer

Improved forensic lab funding

Answer

Faster crime scene processing

Answer

Increased crime near filming locations

Question 7

Which era of American policing was characterized by close ties between police and local political machines?

Accepted Answer

The political era

Answer

The reform era

Answer

The community era

Answer

The intelligence-led era