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100

The application of more force than is necessary to compel compliance from a subject is known as ________.

excessive force

100


What two principles are considered the Miranda triggers?




Custody and interrogation



100


Which type of law is also known as the "law on the books"?



Statutory law



100


Which type of indigent defense involves the use of full-time salaried state employees?



Public defender programs





100


Mario is a criminal attorney with a private practice. He has been appointed by the court to serve as a defense attorney for an indigent defendant and receives a fee from the court at a rate set by the state government. Mario is a(n) ________ counsel.


assigned

200


Why was the case of Griffin v. Wisconsin so significant?



Because it considers probation to be similar to incarceration and holds that the exclusionary rule does not apply

200


Which Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures?



The Fourth Amendment



200


Rhodes v. Chapman dealt with which inmate issue?



Double-celling



200


Which of the following would support the protection of personal freedoms and civil rights?



Individual-rights advocates





200


Based on the decision in McNabb v. U.S., the standard maximum time by which a first appearance should be held has been set at ________ hours after arrest.



48



300

The concept of ________ expresses the belief that an orderly society must be governed by established principles to maintain order.

rule of law

300


What was the original purpose of a jail?



To hold arrested suspects who are awaiting trial






300


What type of plea is most similar to a guilty plea?



Nolo contendere



300


A person who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a(n) ________.



public-order advocate





300


A ________ weapon is designed to disable, capture, or immobilize, but not kill, a suspect.



less-lethal


400

Which of the following is an inchoate offense?

Conspiracy

400


Probable cause is ________.



a set of facts that cause a reasonable person to believe that a person committed a specific crime




400


Prior to the Supreme Court ruling in Tennessee v. Garner, the use of deadly force by the police was governed by the ________ rule.



fleeing felon



400


Which Supreme Court case held that overcrowding in prisons is NOT by itself cruel and unusual punishment?



Rhodes v. Chapman



400


Which of the following is a member of the courtroom work group?



A public defender



500

Which sanction requires that offenders serve some time in a local jail before serving a period of supervised probation?

Split sentence

500


What is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment?



It extends constitutional protections to state-level criminal justice.



500


Which U.S. Supreme Court case forms the basis of the exclusionary rule?



Weeks v. U.S.



500


An exigent circumstances search may be conducted in which of the following situations?



When there is clear danger of the destruction of evidence



500


All death-row inmates are held in ________ prisons.



maximum-security




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