Intro to Justice Studies Midterm Exam

A crime is a violation of the ____ of a political jurisdiction

• tort

• civil law

• penal code

• morals

Which of the following refers to the way in which the criminal law should be enforced?

• specificity

• uniformity

• politicality

• regularity

Which of the following is a concept which provides that laws should be applied in a regular and fair manner and that no man is above the law?

• Political Phenomenon

• Rule of Law

• Specificity

• Common-Pleas

Which of the following was the first to be imposed on a king by his subjects effectively limiting the kings power against acting arbitrarily?

• Political Phenomenon

• Necessity

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Critics of the American media argue that the news media have a dual obligation to ___.

• present news that reflects a higher focus on international crime than on domestic crime and maintain their presentation of sensational crimes.

• present news that reflects a more balanced picture of the overall crime problem and increase their presentation of sensational crimes.

• present news that reflects a more balanced picture of the overall crime problem and reduce their presentation of sensational crimes.

• present news that reflects a higher focus on international crime than on domestic crime and reduce their presentation of sensational crimes.

Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n):

• institution of social control.

• private response to crime

• informal method of social control.

• subtle social control

American criminal justice consists of three main agencies, which are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of those three main agencies?

• Corrections

• Prisons

• Police

• Courts

After an arrest has been made, the suspect is brought to the police station to be:

• incarcerated

• booked

• interrogated

• tried

There are three types of charging documents, which are listed below. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of charging documents listed in your text?

• Information

• Misdemeanor

• Complaint

• Grand Jury Indictment

The booking process typically involves:

• entering the suspect's charge in the police blotter.

• entering the suspect's name in the police blotter.

• perhaps entering the suspect's fingerprints or photograph in the police blotter.

• All of the answers listed here are correct