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Test Bank Chapter 1 The Study and Scope of Justice Administration 94 Chapter 2 Organization and Administration Principles and Practices 108 Chapter 3 Rights of Criminal Justice Employees 123 Chapter 4 Police Organization and Operation 137 Chapter 5 Police Personnel Roles and Functions 151 Chapter 7 Court Organization and Operation 178 Chapter 8 Court Personnel Roles and Functions 196 Chapter 9 Court Issues and Practices 211 Chapter 10 Corrections Organization and Operation 229 Chapter 11 Corrections Personnel Roles and Functions 250 Chapter 12 Corrections Issues and Practices 268 Chapter 13 Ethical Considerations 287 Chapter 15 Financial Administration 321 Chapter 16 Protecting the Homeland: Foremost Challenges for Police Chief Executives 334 Chapter 17 Technologies and Tools: Toward Addressing Crime and Disorder 346 2 / 4

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Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management, 10e (Peak)

Chapter 1 The Study and Scope of Justice Administration 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Those who hold that the justice system is in reality no system at all can also point to the fact

that many practitioners in the field and academicians concede that:

• The criminal justice network operates according to a set of formal procedural rules to

ensure uniform treatment of all persons, the outcome of which constitutes justice

• The entire justice system is in crisis, even rapidly approaching a major breakdown
• The components of the criminal justice network cooperate and share similar goals
• Each person receives a speedy public trial before an impartial jury of their peers and is

represented by competent legal counsel

Answer: B

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Objective: Understand and distinguish among criminal justice process, network, and non- system.

Level: Intermediate

2) The view that suggests that the various components of the justice system operate independently but cooperate and share similar goals holds that the justice systems in the U.S.constitute a .

• Network
• Model
• Scheme
• None of the above

Answer: A

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Objective: Understand and distinguish among criminal justice process, network, and non- system.

Level: Basic

3) The part of the criminal justice process that the U.S. public sees the least of and knows the

least about is:

A) The courts B) The police C) Victims’ rights advocates D) Corrections

Answer: D

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Objective: Understand and distinguish among criminal justice process, network, and non- system.

Level: Basic

4) The primary difference between the consensus and conflict theorists with respect to their

view of government vis-à-vis the governed is:

• The loss of freedom and the creation of conflict in modern societies
• The development of private property and the unequal distribution of resources
• Their evaluation of the legitimacy of the actions of ruling groups in contemporary

societies D) All of the above

Answer: C

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Objective: Understand consensus

and conflict theorists and their theories.

Level: Intermediate

5) The process of policymaking involves the following:

• Developing plans that are then used by an organization or government as a basis for

making decisions

• Establishing rules, principles, or guidelines to govern actions

by ordinary citizens and persons in positions of authority C) Both A and B D) None of the above

Answer: C

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Objective: Explain the differences between planned change and unplanned change in an organization.

Level: Intermediate

6) Much of the failure to deal effectively with crime in society may be attributed to:

• The hesitation of crime victims to report certain types of crimes

B) The fragmentation of the justice process C) The system of corrections policies concerning parole D) All of the above

Answer: B

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Objective: Understand system fragmentation and how it affects the amount and type of crime.

Level: Intermediate

7) According to the text, the key assumptions about the criminal justice system are erroneous because of all of the following

except:

• The three components have compatible goals and are continuously

sacrificing public funds for the benefit of each other.95 .

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