Law Studies Ch 1 Review

The most common form of criminal activity in the United States is property crime.​

• True

• False

In 2010, both violent and property crime rates increased dramatically.​

• True

• False

The consensus model assumes that a diverse group of people cannot have similar morals and values.​

• True

• False

The crime control model of criminal justice focuses on protecting individuals from the power of the state.​

• True

• False

State police are responsible for the majority of the “nuts and bolts” of police work through local patrol activity.​

• True

• False

The United States has a dual court system, meaning that we have two independent court systems, one at the federal level and one at the state level.

• True

• False

The criminal justice system consists of three layers.​

• True

• False

Larceny is the act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent of depriving the owner of the property, either permanently or temporarily​

• True

• False

Illegal drug use appears to be slowly declining in the United States.​

• True

• False

Discretionary decisions lead to the development of the formal criminal justice process.​

• True

• False