When we say that crime in American is “intraracial,” we mean:
a. victims and offenders tend to be in different racial groups
b. victims and offenders tend to be in the same racial group
c. race does not play a part in who is the victim and who is the offender
d. racial differences can only be discovered using intra-group analysis
Many police actions fall under which Amendment?
a. the Fourth
b. the Eighth
c. the First
d. the Third
Police have not developed new weapons in over fifty years.
a. True
b. False
What is the highest level person or organization that has a say over how police apply
the law?
a. United States Supreme Court
b. police commissioners
c. United States attorney generals
d. the officer on the scene
Inmates who do not break rules are given _______ time.
a. earned
b. good
c. extra
d. program
In a pat-down by an officer, items that are identifiable by touch cannot be seized as
evidence.
a. True
b. False
Wilson and Herrnstein’s book, Crime and Human Nature (1985), argued that certain
biological factors such as sex, age, body type, and intelligence predispose some people
to crime.
a. True
b. False
A state of anomie is where rules or norms that guide behavior have been strengthened
or reinforced.
a. True
b. False
Why would a local court want to implement a centralized court administration?
a. it would avoid problems with jurisdiction
b. it would reduce caseloads
c. it would not allow the political party in power to use those positions as “rewards”
d. it would help to eliminate gender and racial bias in hiring
The Federal Bureau of Investigation came to prominence under the leadership of
a. James Q. Wilson
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Sir Robert Peel
d. J. Edgar Hoover
Often a primary motivation for becoming a corrections officer is
a. enjoying the work with prisoners
b. enjoying to help in the rehabilitation process
c. enjoying the use violence on the job
d. wanting a secure civil service job
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a workgroup?
a. interaction among members
b. sharing of goals
c. continued interaction brings conflict
d. members develop a set of norms about how they will interact
What type of policy did federal courts generally maintain with respect to rights of
prisoners prior to the 1960s?
a. “hands-on”-active intervention for many rights
b. “hands-off”-rarely recognize any rights for prisoners
c. intervention for freedom of speech only
d. intervention to prevent unreasonable searches only
Crimes, such as gambling or prostitution, that are not “wrong in themselves” but are
prohibited by government, are called
a. mala prohibita
b. mala in se
c. Criminogenics
d. Norms
A major exception to the mens rea principle is called
a. strict liability
b. civil forfeiture
c. minimal scrutiny
d. actus reus
Plea bargaining between defense attorney and prosecutor usually occurs in one single
meeting.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rise in private policing?
a. budgetary constraints upon the states
b. fear of crime
c. increase in the supply of people wanting to become police officers
d. increase in crimes in the workplace
According to your text, which of the following statements BEST reflects race victim
crime statistics?
a. most violent crime is interracial
b. whites are most likely to be victims of violent crime
c. most victims and offenders are from different social classes
d. whites are not fearful of being victimized by black strangers
e. African-Americans and other minorities are most likely to be victims of violent
crimes
Which Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court led a legal revolution that
expanded the constitutional rights of criminal defendants?
a. Rehnquist
b. Marshall
c. Taney
d. Warren
In England, when groups of families agreed to uphold the law, keep order, and bring
violators to a court, this was called the
a. bobbies
b. frankpledge
c. commissioners
d. service
The professional model of police argues that officers should use technology.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is TRUE regarding presentence reports?
a. they are scientific
b. they avoid stereotypes
c. they ease the strain of decision making for a judge
d. they are prepared by the prosecutor
What layer of the criminal justice wedding cake consists of serious felonies?
a. top
b. high-middle
c. low-middle
d. bottom
Mike was sitting in his home watching a late night baseball game when he heard what
sounded like someone trying to break into his home. He immediately went to his closet
and retrieved his 9mm. Within seconds, two men broke through the door armed with
their own guns. Mike quickly shot both men and immediately called law enforcement.
When first responders arrived on scene both men were pronounced dead. Mike was in
shock that he actually was responsible for the death of two men. Within 6 months, Mike
was informed he was being sued by one of the deceased intruder’s family; he was being
sued for wrongful death. Mike wondered if his rights would be validated.
The intruder’s family plans to sue Mike as a wrongful death case under what kind of
law?
a. criminal
b. substantive law
c. procedural law
d. civil
Which branch of government administers the intermediate sanctions of fines,
restitution, and forfeiture?
a. Executive
b. Legislature
c. Judiciary
d. Bureaucracy
Criminal acts often termed ‘street crime” or “ordinary crime” that are the least profitable
and least protected are called
a. political crime
b. victimless crime
c. visible crime
d. organized crime
Theories of crime causation DO NOT affect laws and crime policies.
a. True
b. False
The techniques used to control police are adequate to prevent misconduct from
occurring again.
a. True
b. False
Officer Goldman responded to a call of an active shooter during a home invasion at a
local residence. Officer Goldman arrives on scene and quickly surveys the residence.
He and his partner immediately enter the home and see the suspect. They command the
suspect to drop his weapon at which time, the suspect responds. Officer Goldman
arrests the suspect and searches his person.
After the suspect was taken into custody, and the victims taken to receive medical care.
Officer Goldman’s partners most likely would need to obtain a(an) ______ to collect all
the remaining evidence to prosecute the case.
a. arrest warrant
b. search warrant
c. seizure
d. consent
Jodi is serving a 5 year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
She is incarcerated in the only institution for females in the state. Jodi is feels as though
her constitutional rights have been trampled several times especially when they search
her cell. Jodi feels that the correctional officers do not treat the inmates properly, and
she has had enough. She plans to attempt to file a lawsuit.
Jodi would not have always had the right to sue for constitutional right violations of
inmates. Which court case gave Jodi this right?
a. Procunier v. Martinez (1974)
b. Cooper v. Pate (1964)
c. Theriault v. Carlson (1977)
d. Cruz v. Beto (1972)
Juveniles and adults have identical kinds of offenses classified as crimes.
a. True
b. False
Approximately 30% of persons under correctional supervision are in prison.
a. True
b. False