How many inmates does the Texas prison system house?
a) 132,000
b) 155,000
c) 258,000
d) 1.1 million
e) 1.5 million
Q. 2Which of the following statements most accurately describes the juvenile courts?
a) Juvenile courts are different from adult courts.
b) Texas tries all juvenile offenders as if they were adults.
c) Juvenile courts must follow the penal code or criminal law.
d) Juveniles are not extended the same rights as adult defendants.
e) Juvenile courts are pretty much the same as adult courts.
Q. 3When was Texas' first capital punishment law enacted?
a) 1919
b) 1923
c) 1972
d) 1977
e) 1985
Q. 4Which of the following describes a booking?
a) the reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that a particular suspect is the likely perpetrator of that crime
b) an administrative procedure in which law enforcement personnel document a suspect's arrest
c) a judicial proceeding at which a suspect is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea
d) a formal accusation charging an individual with the commission of a crime
e) a plea indicating a defendant's decision not to contest a criminal charge
Q. 5Which of the following describes an arraignment?
a) the reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that a particular suspect is the likely perpetrator of that crime
b) an administrative procedure in which law enforcement personnel document a suspect's arrest
c) a judicial proceeding at which a suspect is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea
d) a formal accusation charging an individual with the commission of a crime
e) a plea indicating a defendant's decision not to contest a criminal charge
Q. 6Which of the following describes probable cause?
a) the reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that a particular suspect is the likely perpetrator of that crime
b) an administrative procedure in which law enforcement personnel document a suspect's arrest
c) a judicial proceeding at which a suspect is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea
d) a formal accusation charging an individual with the commission of a crime
e) a plea indicating a defendant's decision not to contest a criminal charge