25 Questions:

1. Whether the crime was committed for monetary gain is one of the factors that affect sentencing.                                               
2. Most incarcerated juvenile offenders are held for status offenses.                                   
3. A defendant's Sixth Amendment right is diminished if juries are not instrumental in determining the outcome of a capital case.                                        
4. The Sixth Amendment assures the right to counsel.                                 
5. Diversion programs allow a defendant to enter treatment instead of trial.
6. Bail can be used to punish an accused and can be denied or revoked at the indulgence of the court.                                               
7. The first prison treatment programs were drug treatment programs.                                           
8. Some pregnant women are allowed to keep their babies in prison with them.                         
9. In specialized courts there is no monitoring of offenders by judges.                                               
10. Which of the following factors is not an argument for the death penalty?                                    
11. The concept of attorney competence was defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in what case?             
12. Juveniles do not have the right to an attorney at a hearing to decide whether the case should be transferred to juvenile court.
13. The "modern" American correctional system has its origins in New York.                                 
14. Approximately ____________________ of the people now entering prison are parole violates.   
15. Judges are generally granted discretion to tailor the restrictions of a probation sentence to fit what they deem to be the needs of the individual offender.                                            
16. Which of the following statements is false?                                   
17. Many computer crimes are prosecuted under traditional criminal statutes such as larceny and fraud.                                               
18. More than half of all cases involve a direct sentence to probation for a fixed period of
19. A probationer's home may be searched without a warrant by a probation officer if the officer suspects criminal activity.                                       
20. Fraud may occur in both public and private organizations.                                  
21. A nolo contendere (no contest) plea is essentially the same as a guilty plea.                                             
22. Each state has one court of last resort that reviews issues of law and fact appealed from the trial courts.                                 
23. According to restorative justice, the first priority of justice processes is to assist victims.
24. Conflict, violence, and brutality increase among inmates in direct relation to their housing security and custody level.
25. In a criminal case, a preponderance of the evidence is sometimes enough to convict.