Question

1. Which of the following terms means procedural fairness?

A) Due process
B) Crime-control process
C) Criminal justice process
D) Appeals process

2. Which of the following agencies is part of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for the protection of the U.S. borders and dealing with smuggling, imports, and exports?

A) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
B) U.S. Border Patrol
C) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
D) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

3. When offenders receive a _______ sentence, they serve one sentence after another is completed.

A) Concurrent
B) Delayed
C) Suspended
D) Consecutive

Answer 1

1.  Procedural  process in a criminal justice system refers generally to the process of decision-making rather than the end outcome. Since crime-control, criminal and appeals processes are all part of the scope of letter a, the answer would be due process.

2. The answer is U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It is the largest law enforcement agency of the Department of Homeland Security which is located in Washington, D.C. Its primary function is to prevent terrorist and terrorist weapons from entering USA. Apart from that, it also deals with international trade, including customs and immigration.

3. Concurrent sentence is when an offender commits two or more crimes and the judge sets a time period for each. The serve for each of the crimes are done at the same time. Delayed sentence is given to the offender after the punishment is not yet immediately implemented after the conviction. Suspended sentence is given by the judge after the offender has done his probation. Consecutive sentence is given to an offender committing two or more crimes. The serve of the crimes is done one at a time. Therefore, the answer is consecutive sentence.