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Any unoccupied or undeveloped real property outside the grounds attached to a home
isreferred to as:
a. Curtilage.
b. Open field.
c. Abandoned property.
d. Private property.
Minimum-security prisons have been criticized for being like country clubs, some with
tennis courts and pools, and have received the nickname "club fed."
a. True
b. False
Some institutions used as penitentiaries were developed soon after the Revolutionary
War and are still in use today.
a. True
b. False
___________ enables the police to target and direct resources to geographic hot spots
ofpredatory crime.
a. Biometrics
b. Crime mapping
c. AFIS
d. CODIS
Which federal agency enforces the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the Organized Crime
ControlAct of 1970?
a. ATF
b. FBI
c. DHS
d. Secret Service
Which amendment pertains to bail?
a. Fourth
b. Fifth
c. Eighth
d. Sixth
Officer Simmons believes that Johnny has a drug problem. She recommends that he
attend in-patient counseling in a drug rehabilitation facility and be subject to frequent,
unannounced urine analysis as part of his probation. This process is known as what?
a. Diagnosis
b. Risk classification
c. Presentence investigation
d. Treatment supervision
The traditional prosecutorial model is problem-oriented and proactive, not case-oriented
and reactive to crime.
a. True
b. False
Mandatory sentencing generally limits the judge's discretionary power to impose any
disposition but that authorized by the legislature.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is society's instrument of social control?
a. The Criminal Justice System
b. Families Institutions
c. The Educational System
d. Religious Institutions
It is estimated that about half of all female inmates are members of make-believe
families.
a. True
b. False
Which occurs when the victims used threats?
a. Active precipitation
b. Cursory precipitation
c. Passive precipitation
d. Solitary precipitation
Detention can be used only for violent crimes and is not permissible for status offenses.
a. True
b. False
Studies have shown that female officers are just as capable of performing the job well
as are their male counterparts.
a. True
b. False
The Miranda Rights establish which of the following?
a. The right to remain silent
b. The right to have an attorney present during questioning
c. The stipulation that any statements made can be used in court
d. All of the above
U.S. District Courts are comprised of how many independent courts, which were first
organized by the Judicial Act of 1789?
a. 9
b. 50
c. 94
d. 107
In which century did police agencies begin to appear in the United States?
a. seventeenth
b. eighteenth
c. nineteenth
d. sixteenth
Since the 1980s, the correctional system has been largely focused on crime control as
opposed to rehabilitation.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a benefit of community sentencing that includes
probation?
a. Less costly than jail or prison
b. Helps the offender maintain family and community ties
c. Acts as a means of general deterrence
d. Gives offenders a 'second chance"
Operation Ceasefire was a successful problem-oriented policing case study aimed
atcurbing youth gang homicides in Boston.
a. True
b. False
ADHD has been linked to antisocial behavior.
a. True
b. False
The first experiments in community-oriented policing involved:
a. Streamlining in the number of ranks in a department.
b. Storefront mini-stations.
c. Decentralized, neighborhood-based precincts.
d. Foot patrol.
Which model sees the role of the police as maintainers of community order and safety?
a. Broken windows policing
b. Community-oriented policing
c. Rapid response
d. Procedural justice policing
The core of problem-oriented policing is a proactive approach to law enforcement.
a. True
b. False
Misdemeanor courts and municipal courts are examples of:
a. Courts of appeal.
b. Specialty courts.
c. Courts of limited jurisdiction.
d. Drug courts.
A key advantage of the NCVS is its ability to capture offenses that were never reported
to thepolice.
a. True
b. False
Studies show that high serotonin levels are linked with poor impulse control
andhyperactivity.
a. True
b. False
CASE 6.1
Chief Williams is a newly hired police chief in the city of Middletown. He was
hired to implement changes in the police department. After five consecutive years
of increasing crime rates, low-level quality-of-life crimes seem to be on the rise. He
was brought in from an outside agency in the hope that he would restructure the
police department.
Chief Williams believes that the investigative unit of the police department needs an
overhaul.He believes it is important for there to be a unit that enforces morality-based
laws. This type ofunit is typically referred to as a(n):
a. Command squad.
b. Crime squad.
c. Undercover squad.
d. Vice squad.
The most commonly used formal sanction for juveniles is incarceration.
a. True
b. False
Which style of policing suggests that the police should focus their efforts on order
maintenance?
a. Crime fighter
b. Social agent
c. Law enforcer
d. Watchman
For juvenile offenders, the ____________________ is equivalent to the sentencing
phase in an adult criminal case.
a. Preliminary hearing
b. Initial appearance
c. Disposition
d. Rendering
Neither a search warrant nor an arrest warrant can be issued without the signatureof a
neutral magistrate or judge. This is referred to as the "probable cause" requirement.
a. True
b. False
During the Middle Ages, there was little law or governmental control and offenses were
settled by blood feuds carried out by the families of the injured parties.
a. True
b. False
Which justice perspective holds that the proper role of the justice system is to prevent
crime through thejudicious use of criminal sanctions and demands an efficient system
that hands out tough sanctions to those whoviolate the law?
a. Crime control
b. Equal justice
c. Rehabilitation
d. Due process
In the 1990s, police departments began to embrace community policing.
a. True
b. False
