America’s Courts And The Criminal Justice System 10th Edition By David W. Neubauer – Test Bank

Chapter 11
BAIL

TEST BANK

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Supporters of which model of justice believe that the only purpose of bail is to ensure that the defendant appears in court.
a. Adversarial Model c. Due Process Model
b. Crime Control Model d. Criminal Justice Wedding Cake Model

ANS: C REF: 261 OBJ: 6

2. Advocates of which model of justice support the use of bail to protect society?
a. Adversarial Model c. Due Process Model
b. Crime Control Model d. Criminal Justice Wedding Cake Model

ANS: B REF: 261 OBJ: 6

3. Which of the four types of pretrial release is most commonly used in the criminal justice system for defendants charged with a felony?
a. Cash bond c. Release on recognizance
b. Property bond d. Bail bondsmen

ANS: D REF: 261 OBJ: 1

4. Property bonds generally require that the equity of the property must be equal to what amount of the bond?
a. Half c. double
b. the same d. triple

ANS: C REF: 261 OBJ: 1

5. If the bail amount is $50,000 and the defendant wants to post a property bond, how much would the land have to be worth?
a. $5,000 c. $50,000
b. $10,000 d. $100,000

ANS: D REF: 261 OBJ: 1

6. The practice of allowing defendants to be released from jail prior to trial originated in
a. Ireland. c. England.
b. France. d. Ancient Greece.

ANS: C REF: 260 OBJ: 1

7. Which Amendment states that “excessive bail shall not be required”?
a. 4th Amendment c. 6th Amendment
b. 5th Amendment d. 8th Amendment

ANS: D REF: 260 OBJ: 1

8. Which of the following three political and institutional factors shape pretrial release policies?
a. uncertainty, risk, and jail overcrowding
b. risk, case attrition, and party patronage
c. uncertainty, race, and age
d. gender, jail crowding, and prison reforms

ANS: A REF: 262 OBJ: 2

9. On any given day, there are more than 700,000 persons in jail (not prison), and nearly ______________________ percent have not yet been convicted of any crime.
a. 23 c. 53
b. 33 d. 63

ANS: D REF: 261 OBJ: 1

10. Nationwide, defendants with an active criminal history are almost ____________________ as likely as those without such a status to be detained until case disposition.
a. twice c. four times
b. three times d. five times

ANS: A REF: 264 OBJ: 3

11. Which of the following factors are the most important in determining the amount of bail to set?
a. a defendant’s race and gender
b. the seriousness of the crime and the defendant’s age
c. the defendant’s prior criminal record and social class
d. the seriousness of the crime and the defendant’s prior criminal record

ANS: D REF: 264 OBJ: 3