____ refers to methods used to identify a person based on their unique physical characteristics such as fingerprints or facial configuration.
A. Biometrics
Accused parties referred to as....
Defendants
The degree of proof required in a civil case is...
Preponderance of the evidence
The degree of proof required in a criminal case is...
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Capital felonies in Texas are punishable by ____.
None of the above
Caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine are examples of ____ drugs.
Licit
The most addictive licit drug is....
Nicotine
Women are likely to be a victim of ___ in her life time.
D. All of the above
An intimate partner includes ex-boyfriends and girlfriends? (True/False)
True
Laws or ordinances created by federal, state, and local legislative bodies refer too....
Statutory Law
A court decision that furnishes an example of authority for deciding subsequent cases involving similar facts refer to...
Precedent
A text that defines the general principles of criminal responsibility and defines specific offenses refers to...
Model Penal Code
Which is not one of the four types of Culpable Mental States?
A. Willingly
Recklessly is a Culpable Mental State. (True/False)
True
The easiest standard of the three tests for a defendant to meet is the...
Substantial-Capacity Test
A defense against criminal liability in which the defendant asserts the circumstances required them to commit an illegal act refer to...
Necessity
A pat-down of an individual for weapons for the purpose of the officer safety refers to...
Frisk
The 2nd most common type of a warrantless search is a pretext stop. (True/False)
False
Searches for weapons or other evidence that are conducted on an arrested person refers to...
Search Incident to an Arrest
A written order based on probable cause and issued by a judge or magistrate to search and seize evidence of a specific person, property, or place refers to...
Search Warrant
Any evidence obtained by an unreasonable search or seizure is inadmissible in court. (True/False)
True
The standard for a "reasonable expectation of privacy" occurred in which court case?
Katz v. United States, 1967
___ refers to sufficient specific articulable facts and circumstances known to the officer that would lead a reasonable officer to believe that the person had committed an offense.
Probable Cause
Informants, personal observations, and evidence may be deemed as sources for probably cause. (True/False)
True
There is a five-prong text for "expectation of privacy". (True/False)
False
A stop of an automobile where the officer has cause to believe that a traffic violation or other wrongdoing has occurred refers to...
Pretext Stop
The internalization of good and practice of and/or bad behaviors refer to...
Moality
Appropriate behaviors associated with one's profession refer to...
Ethics
Gratuities and Corruption are not considered ethical issues in law enforcement? (True/False)
False
Sexual favors are not a form of corruption in law-enforcement. (True/False)
False
Something given to all police officers as policy refer to...
Gratuity
Gratuities can amount to 30% or more of an official's income. (True/False)
True
The ideas of total or part rejection of trust, truth, and justice refer to...
Cynicism
Five (5) of the ten (10) worst facilities for sexual assault of inmates are in ____.
Texas
Which is not one of the ethical concerns for administrators in corrections?
D. Magazines
Because they are magazines, there's literally no ethical concerns about what magazine is provided.
In two states, a firing squad can be chosen by an inmate as an alternative to lethal injection. (True/False)
True
Utah and Oklahoma are the only two states.
A time limit on the civil or criminal charges that can be brought upon an individual refers to...
A. Statue of limitation
Which Amendment notes a "speedy trial"?
6th Amendment
The statue of limitation for murder is.....
None
The statue of limitation on misdemeanors is....
C. 2 years
A jury pool is also referred to as...
Master Jury List
A student registered as a student in class can be excused from jury duty. True/False
True
A proceeding where questions are asked of potential jurors by both each attorney to determine whether they are biased or have any connection with the defendant or witness refers to...
Voir Dire
A witness who can testify on a fact in question without having any specialized training or knowledge refers to...
Lay Witness
The questioning of an opposing witness refers to...
Cross Examination
____ established the Crime Victims Fund to provide financial aid for crime victims refers to...
A. Victim of Crime Act of 1984
Retribution, deterrence, protect society, and rehabilitation are four reasons for....
C. Sentencing
Texas crime victim claims may be approved for benefits up to a total of $___.
$50,000
A fixed period of incarceration not set by a judge but through legislation refers to indeterminate sentencing. True/False
False
Juveniles in Texas may receive a determinate sentence of ___ in prison.
40 years
A state laws requiring offenders to serve as least 85% of their sentence with no time off for good time refers to....
Truth in Sentencing
Texas has a three-strikes law. True/False
False
A reduction in time served by an inmate refers to...
Good Time
According to the handout "Gender and Racial Statistics of Death Row Offenders". how many total persons are on death row?
B. 276
An inmate can accrue good conduct time according to the inmate's classification. The general time is __ for each __ days.
C. 20, 30
According to the handout "Gender and Racial Statistics of Death Row Offenders", how many are Black male?
C. 110
Which is not one of the two largest private prison companies?
Santa Fe Prisons
Which is not one of the three models of prison?
B. Maxium
Offenders convicted of misdemeanor charges are sent to prison. True/False
Fasle
Offenders convicted of state of state jail felonies are sent to....
State Jail
The largest number of persons sent to TDCJ come from Harris County and Dallas Counties. True/False
True
Minimum security custody levels are ____.
B. 5b-8
Community supervision is formerly known as ____.
Adult Probation
A residential facility with focus on reintegration of offenders back into the community after a period of incarceration refers to...
Halfway House
As of August 31, 2013, the oldest person in TDCJ was ____.
91
As of August 31, 2013, the youngest person in TDCJ was....
16
As of August 31, 2013, the average length of sentence for inmates in TDCJ was....
18 years
Anyone who, under the age of his/her majority, has committed one or more acts that would be crimes if adults committed them refers to....
Juvenile Delinquency
A runaway or curfew violation is an example of ___.
Status Offender
____ established juveniles rights to criminal court standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt"
In re Winship (1970)
Twenty-three states do not allow for jury trials of juveniles under any circumstances. True/False
True
The US Supreme Court concluded that after a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent for a particular offense, the youth cannot be tried again as an adult in criminal court for that same offense.
Breed v. Jones (1975)
___ refers to a theory that inmate aggression is the result of the frustration inmates feel at being deprived of freedom, consumer goods, sex, and other items outside the institution.
Deprivation Model
Which is not one of the most common ailments of inmates in state and federal facilities?
D. Headaches
____ was the most common chronic condition reported by prisoners and jail inmates.
High blood pressure
Which is not one of the top three mental health issues among inmates nationwide?
