Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Supreme Court plays no role in the area of criminal justice.
2. The Exclusionary Rule requires the exclusion of evidence if that evidence was obtained in
violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights.
3. Issues of separation of powers and federalism are important elements in criminal justice.
4. States can afford more but not less rights than the Constitution requires.
5. A reasonable expectation of privacy is required to trigger the protections of the Fourth
Amendment.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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CASE 1.1 The creation of designer drugs is outpacing the ability of society to enact laws to prohibit them. Many of these substances have negative side effects, ranging from violent behavior to death. Which of the following responses to the problem would best fit the due-process philosophy?
A. Government takes steps to limit the availability of ingredients used in the manufacture of designer drugs. B. Pass legislation and increase enforcement efforts to send a message of zero tolerance to those who manufacture, sell, and use designer drugs. C. Dramatic increase in the use of drug courts to divert first-time offenders and defer prosecution. D. Design public awareness campaign to warn potential users of the serious legal ramifications if they are caught with the drugs.
Which of the following types of research study focusing on the deterrent effects of capital punishment has produced some evidence to suggest that the death penalty deters homicide?
A. studies comparing rates of homicide in states that have death penalty provisions with homicides in states that do not B. studies examining murder rates in given areas before and after an execution C. studies examining crime rates in jurisdictions before and after the abolition of capital punishment D. None of these have produced evidence that the death penalty deters homicide.
Albert Cohen argues that ______ may lead to the collective solution of forming a delinquent subculture in which middle-class norms and values are replaced with their antithesis.
a. criminal subcultures b. relative deprivation c. status frustration d. structural impediments
In which of the following crime labs have significant error in laboratory testing been documented?
A. federal crime labs B. members of larger juries more accurately recall evidence C. federal, state, and local crime labs D. local crime labs