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Who enacts laws concerning crimes and defines their punishments at the state level?
County sheriffs
State legislature
Municipal police
The federal government
2
It is simple to estimate how many judges work in criminal law
True
False
3
What is the difference between criminal et public law?
the people involved
how the people are involved
4
What is not a characteristic concerning the organization of the criminal law?
Fragmentation
Centralization
Individualism
Politicization
5
Judges and prosecutors do the sentencing
False
True
6
What percentage of criminal defendants plead guilty without having a trial?
50%
10%
90%
25%
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How does the media's portrayal of crime affect people's perceptions?
It eliminates concerns about crime entirely
It influences perceptions even in those who have not experienced crime
It increases personal experiences of crime
It decreases fear of crime
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What proportion of criminal defendants who go to trial win their cases?
The majority
About one-third
None of them
About half
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How often do jury trials occur in criminal prosecutions?
About one-third of the time
Always
About half of the time
Rarely, if ever
10
How many cities in America have their own police department?
Over 5,700
Over 7,900
Over 9,700
Over 10,500
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What is the effect of changing statutes in response to crime?
Immediate reduction in crime rates
Decrease in media coverage of crime
Ineffectiveness in addressing crime issues
Long-term solutions to crime problems
12
The American legal system reflects the fragmentation of government
True
False
13
What is politicization?
the removal of political influence from decision-making processes
when you take something and make it political
politics in general
the collaboration of political parties for societal benefit
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Each level of government have the same prison system
True
False
15
What is a consequence of the politicization of crime?
Long-term solutions to crime
Reduction in the number of police officers
Decreased public attention to crime
Instant results prioritized over long-term solutions
16
State prisons are not beneath the federal prisons
True
False
17
What is true about American's trust in government?
Americans have always trusted their government deeply
Americans' trust in government has increased over time
Americans' trust in government is irrelevant to the criminal justice system
Americans have never trusted their government
18
Which level of government has a share in criminal justice?
each level
national level
local level
state level
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What is the consequence of crime dominating television and social media?
Heightened perception of danger
Reduced crime rates
Decreased awareness of crime
Increased attention from voters
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What
isn't
considered as light sentence?
county jail
city jail
prison
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What is a county sheriff?
an employee of the sheriff office
a person in charge of the whole sheriff office
a person who controls the person in charge of the whole sheriff office
a kind of police officer
