The current criminal justice system is not responsible for protecting the country from
international and domesticterrorists.
a. True
b. False
How do private police compare with public police?
a. The primary focus of private police is enforcement of the criminal law.
b. Much of public policing is concerned with loss prevention.
c. Private police are concerned almost solely with prevention.
d. There are no differences between public and private police.
Zebulon Brockway is most known for being the warden of which institution, which
advocated indeterminate sentencing and treatment?
a. Primanti Rehabilitation Prison
b. Elmira Reformatory
c. Walnut Street Jail
d. Madison Prison Medical Facility
Indeterminate sentencing is currently the most widely used sentence structure in the
United States.
a. True
b. False
Many of the first law enforcement officers in London were corrupt and unsuccessful
atstopping crime.
a. True
b. False
Foot patrol efforts were aimed at forming a bond with community residents by
acquaintingresidents with the individual officers who patrolled their neighborhood.
a. True
b. False
Fusion centers provide the means for community input.
a. True
b. False
A verbal threat is sufficient grounds for physical action that can be justifiable as
self-defense.
a. True
b. False
Under the new inmate culture, which ethnic groups tend to be the most cohesive?
a. African American and White
b. African American and Latino
c. Latino and White
d. There isn”t much cohesion in terms of race.
What act made it a federal offense to transport interstate commerce goods made in
prison for private use?
a. The Jackson”Joseph Act
b. The Great Depression Act
c. The Ashurst”Sumners Act
d. The Property of Service Act
Which of the following is not considered an excuse defense?
a. Duress
b. Insanity
c. Intoxication
d. Self-defense
Johnny was arrested for robbery. In his state robbery, is a second-degree felony,
and Johnny can besentenced to up to 20 years in prison. Johnny has never been
arrested before and is not familiar with thecriminal justice system.
If the arresting officer believes that sufficient evidence exists to charge Johnny with a
crime to whom will the case be turned over next?
A. Defense attorney
B. Judge
C. Jury
D. Prosecutor
CASE 5.1
Danny is a new police recruit. He is amazed at the technology that is used at his
police department. His goal is to become a detective who works in the crime scene
investigation unit of his police department. Because of this goal, when he responds
to a call he pays particular attention to the technology used by his police
department.
Because of his commendable performance during his first year as a police rookie,
Danny isbeing assigned to a task force that will be investigating counterfeiting and
other financialcrimes. With which federal agency will Danny most likely work as part
of this task force?
a. ATF
b. DHS
c. Secret Service
d. U.S. Marshalls
Restitution has been shown to reduce recidivism.
a. True
b. False
The Federal Wiretap Act and The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act are thelaws on
surveillance.
a. True
b. False
Miranda laws do not apply to juveniles under the age of 18 years.
a. True
b. False
______ theory believes that law violators may have suffered damage to their
personalities early in their development that renders them powerless to control their
impulses.
a. Psychodynamic
b. Life course
c. Developmental
d. Sociobiological
Conducting an interview with a family member of the victim who was present at the
crimescene would fall into the ________ investigative stage.
a. Specific focus
b. General coverage
c. Informative data gathering
d. Victim/suspect time lines
Mike walks in to a bank with a handgun. He approaches one of the tellers, flashes the
gun, hands her a paper sack, and demands she fill the sack with money. By physically
committing this act of robbery, Mike has satisfied which of the requirements for
conviction?
a. Mens rea
b. Actus reus
c. Strict liability
d. Reckless endangerment
What significant event in history made it mandatory to limit the amount of prison-made
goods allowed for sale in the late 1920s and early 1930s?
a. World War I
b. The Appointment of J. Edgar Hoover to the FBI
c. The Great Depression
d. The lumber shortage of 1928
Which of the following is an example of hard technology used by law enforcement?
a. Ignition interlock systems
b. Facial recognition software
c. Crime mapping
d. Gunshot location devices
Since 1995, the number of arrests for prostitution has:
a. Increased significantly.
b. Decreased.
c. Remained stable.
d. Increased slightly.
Terry v. Ohio (1968) shaped the contours of the law allowing stop and frisks.
a. True
b. False
CASE 4.1
Johnny has been burglarizing houses since he was 12 years old. He is now 25 years
old, and he is becoming more violent in his crimes. Now he actually commits his
burglaries when people are home, and he is in possession of a firearm when he
commits his burglaries. The elements of an armed burglary include:
Willfully entering a dwelling.
Be armed or arming oneself after entering the house or committing an assault on a
person who is lawfully in the house.
Knowingly and intentionally committing the crime.
In addition to armed burglary charges, Johnny is being investigated for statutory rape
charges. He has been having sexual relations with his girlfriend, who is 14 years of age.
She lied to Johnny and told him she was 19 years old. Prosecutors are able to prove that
she is 14 years of age, which means she is younger than the age of consent for sexual
intercourse in the jurisdiction where the sexual relations took place. Johnny claims that
he should not be charged with this crime because he did not have the intent to commit a
crime. He claims it was an honest mistake because his girlfriend looks a lot older.
According to the law, Johnny can still be held responsible for his actions because this
crime qualifies as a:
a. Felony.
b. Misdemeanor.
c. Criminal negligence.
d. Strict liability crime.
Over 132,000 executions have been carried out in the United States, with the first in the
early 1700s for treason.
a. True
b. False
CASE 2.2
Mr. and Mrs. Jones receive a survey that asks them for information about crimes
of which they have been victims. They are asked a series of questions to assess
whether they individually have been victims of crime but also whether their
household has been victimized.
In which survey are Mr. and Mrs. Jones taking part?
a. NIBRS
b. NCVS
c. Self-report survey
d. UCR
A prison term that is delayed while the defendant undergoes a period of community
treatment is called:
a. Delayed treatment.
b. Presentencing diversion.
c. Suspended sentence.
d. Community treatment diversion sentence.
Which of the following is not a concept associated with broken windows policing?
a. The use of preventive patrol throughout a jurisdiction to deter offending and
improvepolice and community relations.
b. Neighborhood disorder creates fear.
c. Neighborhoods give out crime-promoting signals.
d. Police need to aggressively target low-level quality-of-life crimes.
Which court case upheld the use of preventive detention statutes to protect the
well-being of the juvenile offender and the public?
a. Burton v. Weight
b. Schall v. Martin
c. Creamens v. Blake
d. Salerno v. Fitzsimmons
CASE 7.1
Anthony is a new police recruit who just graduated from the police academy and
has been hired by a large metropolitan police department in Florida. He reports to
work for his first shift and is assigned a field training officer, Jeffrey. Anthony is
excited to begin his work as a police officer, as this is something he has wanted
since he was a child. During Anthony’s first shift he meets many of his fellow
police officers. He is given a lot of different advice by these different officers. He
quickly learns that there are different policing styles.
Harold, Anthony’s field training officer, hears all the advice that Anthony is getting. He
explains to Anthony that once he is off of probation, the majority of what he does every
day will not be subject to administrative review and thus there is a lot of autonomy in
his position. He tells Anthony that he must decide what style of policing he will follow.
This concept of having a high degree of personal discretion is referred to as:
a. Thin-blue-line decision making.
b. Low-visibility decision making.
c. Double marginality.
d. Overload hypothesis.
In _______________________, the Court ruled that the probation officer”offender
relationship is not confidential, as compared with that of an attorney”client or
doctor”patient.
Explain three landmark Supreme Court decisions pertaining to capital punishment.
Discuss how these shaped the laws.
Answer:Answers will vary.
How has legalized abortion helped to reduce crime rates?
Answer:Answers will vary.
_______________are chemical compounds that influence or activate brain functions.
Providing for more judges, diversion programs, and bail reform are solutions for the
problem of _______________.
__________________ involves the criminal activity of people and organizations
whoseacknowledged purpose is economic gain through illegal enterprises.
Discuss the recent trends in violent and property crime in the United States. How do
thesecompare to violent and property crime rates internationally?
Answer:Answers will vary.
Prison sentences that run _____________________ are those in which sentences for
two or more criminal acts are served simultaneously and run together.
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of ___________________________ held that
school officials could search a student without violating Fourth Amendment protections
if the student committed an offense in violation of the school rules.
The __________________ model views inmates as victims of their environment and in
need of care and treatment to reform them into productive members of society.
Discuss the three main areas of concern for the validity of the Uniform Crime Report.
Answer:Answers will vary.
A _________________ is a correctional policy that allows inmates to leave the
institution for educational training, work, or family commitments.
The major premise of ___________________ theory is that crime is a function of diet,
vitamin intake, hormonal imbalance, or food allergies.
Civil leaders known as the ___________________ focused on the misdeeds of poor
children to control their behavior in the 1800s.
Explain the Catch 22 dilemma as it pertains to female police officers.
Answer:Answers will vary.
______________________________ are geographic locations where crime is
highlyconcentrated.
The ___________________ is a method of judicial selection that combines a judicial
nominating commission, executive appointment, and nonpartisan confirmation election.