Crimes prosecuted in Texas are highly varied. They represent a broad range of seriousness and degree of violence involved in the crime. Nonviolent crimes typically committed by more prosperous individuals than those who commit street crimes are known as
a. larceny.
b. robbery.
c. negligence.
d. white-collar.
e. index crimes.
Q. 2Roughly what percentage of all sitting state judges were women in 2012?
a. 13 percent
b. 24 percent
c. 39 percent
d. 52 percent
Q. 3For a variety of social, cultural, and historical reasons, some groups are disproportionatelycompared to their share of the populationlikely to be involved in violent crime. Which of the following groups is statistically not as likely to commit violent crimes?
a. Men
b. Women
c. Young persons
d. Urban dwellers
e. Minorities
Q. 4Generally, which type of court establishes the facts of a case and applies the law?
a. Trial courts
b. Intermediate courts of appeal
c. State supreme courts
d. The U.S. Supreme Court
Q. 5Of the following, the type of criminal case carrying the longest potential sentence if the accused is convicted is
a. first-degree felony.
b. second-degree felony.
c. state jail felony.
d. class A misdemeanor.
e. class B misdemeanor.
Q. 6Which of the following is NOT true regarding the appeals process?
a. A person cannot appeal a trial court decision simply because he or she lost the case.
b. Legitimate grounds for an appeal in civil or criminal law have nothing to do with the facts of the case.
c. A case can only be appealed based on questions about either the fairness of the trial or the constitutionality ofthe law involved.
d. All state court systems have one level of appellate courts, deciding both questions of fairness andconstitutionality.
Q. 7FBI index crimes are used as a national barometer of crime rates. Which of the following crimes is not one of the FBI index crimes?
a. Motor vehicle theft
b. Robbery
c. Burglary
d. Aggravated assault
e. Fraud
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