The American System Of Criminal Justice 14th Edition By Cole – Test Bank

1. The local view of the proper sentence, considering the offense and the defendant’s prior record, is called the
a. local legal culture.
b. going rate.

c. grouping.

d. local rate.

ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: The Courtroom: How It Functions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.01 – 11.01

2. The _________ culture refers to the values and norms shared by members of a particular court community about how cases should be handled, and the way court officials should behave.
a. workgroup

b. docket

c. grouping

d. local legal

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: The Courtroom: How It Functions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.01 – 11.01

3. Which of the following would not be considered part of the courtroom workgroup?
a. Bailiff

b. Judge

c. Attorney
d. Clerk

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: The Courtroom: How It Functions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.01 – 11.01

4. Which of the following is not characteristic of a workgroup?
a. Interaction among members

b. Sharing of goals

c. Continued interaction that brings conflict

d. Members developing a set of norms about how they will interact
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: The Courtroom: How It Functions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.01 – 11.01

6. The research of Eisenstein and Jacob on the impact of courtroom workgroups across major cities revealed that
a. the same type of felony was handled very differently in each city.

b. the same type of felony was handled the same in each city.

c. different types of felonies were handled very differently in each city.
d. different types of felonies were handled the same in each city.

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Courtroom: How It Functions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.01 – 11.01

7. Which best describes how often cases are plea bargained?
a. Cases are never plea bargained.

b. Cases are seldom plea bargained.

c. Less than half of all cases are plea bargained.
d. Most cases are plea bargained.

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02

8. In Santobello v. New York (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
a. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled.

b. defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences.

c. a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence.
d. defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty.

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02

9. Which of the following is not true concerning plea bargaining?
a. Plea bargaining leads to expedited disposal of most criminal cases.

b. Plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that released suspects spend free on bail.

c. Plea bargaining reduces the amount of time that pretrial detainees must spend in jail.

d. Offenders who plead guilty to serious charges must wait longer to be enrolled in prison counseling, training, and educational programs.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02

10. In Blackledge v. Allison (1976), Justice Potter Stewart argued that plea bargaining benefits
a. only the defendant.

b. only the prosecutor.

c. only the judge.

d. all concerned in a criminal case.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02

11. During plea bargaining, a multiple-offense indictment is a tactic used by a
a. judge.

b. prosecutor.

c. defendant.

d. defense attorney.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02

12. What is the process called in which there is no actual bargaining between parties, but rather an expectation that a guilty plea will lead to a less-than-maximum sentence?
a. Indirect plea bargaining

b. Insufficient plea bargaining
c. Indecisive plea bargaining

d. Implicit plea bargaining

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Plea Bargaining
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ASCJ.COLE.15.11.02 – 11.02