World criminal justice systems a comparative survey 8th edition richard terrill test bank

Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: National School for the Judiciary 107.. Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: Code of Criminal P

9 Like the English, the French have a panel of citizens who investigate serious

complaints about the police

11 According to the text, the French have had a difficult time recruiting qualified

candidates for the police service

27 During a French preliminary investigation into an offense, the legal validity for

detaining a suspect is determined through a writ of habeas corpus

29 The French police have the power to detain a person for up to 24 hours; if they wish

to extend the period of detention, they must seek the approval of an officer above the rank of lieutenant

a True

b False

Ans: b

30 In France, witnesses who declare knowledge of a crime but refuse to answer

questions posed to them by an investigating judge can be sentenced to jail for up to

a True

b False

Ans: a

43 When a person is found guilty of a contravention in France, the sanction is limited to

a fine, a noncustodial sentence or both

56 The French politician responsible for the National Police is:

a the minister of justice

b the minister of police

c the minister of the interior

d the minister of security

Ans: c

57 France’s Republican Security Company is responsible for:

a guarding members of France’s Republican Party

b serving as a riot police unit

c private security work, like the Pinkertons

60 The National Gendarmerie of France is characterized as:

a a military police force

b a civilian police force

c a citizens auxiliary force

d none of these

Ans: a

61 Municipal police forces in France are under the administrative control of:

a the National Police

b the mayor of the municipality

c the National Gendarmerie

d the city council of the municipality

Ans: b

64 In medieval France, the royal court responsible for criminal matters was:

a the Court of Requests

b the Chamber of Pleas

b issues involving the French exclusionary rule

c disputes in the Senate

d all of these

Ans: a

67 The French Ministry of Justice is responsible for:

a the correctional system

b general administration of the law

c selection and appointment of magistrates

d all of these

Ans: d

68 The ultimate French court of appeal is:

a the Constitutional Council

b the High Court of the Judiciary

c the Court of Cassation

d the Court of Appeal

70 The National Bar Council of France is responsible for:

a representing the legal profession before Parliament

b establishing uniformity in the rules and regulations of local bar associations

c supervising regional training centers for lawyers

72 French juries are utilized in:

a the courts of minor jurisdiction

b the courts of major jurisdiction

c the courts of assize

d all of these

Ans: c

73 By law French judges are:

a required to adhere to the principle of stare decisis

b elected to their position

c required to offer a written opinion in their cases

d none of these

Ans: c

74 The French legal system is often referred to as a:

a civil law system

b socialist law system

c canon law system

d common law system

b the Penal Code

c the Code of Criminal Procedure

d the Security and Liberty Law

Ans: d

81 In France, warrants for searches and seizures are issued by:

a the judicial police

b the post-sentencing judge

c the investigating judge

d the clerk of the court

b the investigating judge

c the chamber of instruction

d none of these

b a court of major jurisdiction

c the Court of Cassation

d none of these

Ans: a

88 In order to have a case brought to the French Court of Cassation, the person must:

a petition that a constitutional right was violated

b petition for review directly to the Court of Cassation

c petition for review to the court that handed down the decision in dispute

d petition the Constitutional Council

91 The French post-sentencing judge is responsible for:

a presiding over a criminal trial

b sentencing a person found guilty by a trial court

c sentencing those people who have agreed to plea bargain

d controlling the post-sentencing phase of the criminal process

d 10 years

Ans: d

94 The French Penal Code of 1994 acknowledged new forms of deviance that included:

a breaches of human rights

b racketeering

c liability for corporations

d all of these

Ans: d

95 The French correctional system is under the jurisdiction of:

a the Ministry of the Interior

b the Home Ministry

c the Ministry of Justice

d the Ministry of Corrections

Ans: c

96 In France, an offender must agree to a community service order in order to comply with:

a the Constitution

b the Penal Code

c the European Convention of Human Rights

d the Security and Liberty Law

b three judges and nine jurors

c one judge and five jurors

d one judge and two jurors

105 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: The Constitutional

Council courts of assize

106 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: National School

for the Judiciary

107 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: Ordinance of

Villers-Cotterets (1539)

108 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: Justinian

109 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: Code of Criminal

Procedure

110 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: garde a vue

111 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: flagrant offense

112 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: investigating judge

113 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: chamber of

instruction

114 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: post-sentencing

judge

115 Identify and explain the significance in one or two paragraphs: juvenile judge

116 Write an essay on the French police that describes the organization and

administration of the police, explains the legal status of the police, and examines the relationship between the police and the public

117 Write an essay on the French judiciary that describes the organization and duties

of each court in the judicial hierarchy and explains the various branches of the legal profession

118 Write an essay in which the legal position of the French police is explored

regarding the power to detain and arrest, the power to interrogate, and the power

to search and seize

119 Write an essay on the French correctional system that describes the organization

and administration of the system, explains the specific role of the post-sentencing judge, and indicates the noninstitutional sanctions available in France

120 Write an essay on the French juvenile justice system that describes the

organization and administration of the system and explains the sanctions available

to the authorities

121 Identify four critical issues confronting the French criminal justice system and

write an essay in which you explain why they are critical No more than two

issues can come from the same component of the justice system, that is the police, the judiciary, law, corrections, and juvenile justice

122 Write an essay in which the history of the French and English police are

compared, and indicate how that history has influenced or has not influenced

present methods of policing in the two countries

123 Write a comparative essay on the historical development either of the judiciary,

the law, or both in France and England; indicate how the past either continues to influence or does not influence these modern aspects of the justice systems of these two countries

124 Write an essay in which you discuss the extent to which France has embraced the

rule of law

125 Write an essay in which you first explain the differences in Herbert Packer’s

Crime Control and Due Process Models and then discuss which model best

represents the criminal process of France