criminal justice p1

Researchers who focus on the genetic predispositions to criminal behavior are working under these theoretical perspectives of behavior

• classical theories

• sociological theories

• psychological theories

• life course theories

• biological theories

BLANK is the notion that a person cannot be forced to respond to questions in which the answers may reveal that they may have committed a crime

• double jeoprody

• self incrimination

• jurisprudence

• fundamental fairness

• incorporation

The British court developed a standard for determining criminal responsibility as the right from wrong test or the M'Naghten rule

• True

• False

Acts against people in which death or physical injury results are known as:

• Violent crime

• property crime

• cyber crime

• occupational crime

• public order crime

Which of the following is/are challenges faced by law enforcement when it comes to transnational crimes

• host countries may tolerate certain transnational crimes

• some countries have less transnational crimes that others

• permission must be granted by the host country before U.S. authorities can operate there

• coordination between the United States and foreign countries may be difficult

• The governments of some host countries may be corrupt

According to Cole and Smith, which is not an explanation for the recent drop in both violent and property crime?

• The aging of the baby boomers

• Increased use of security systems

• A dramatic decline in the use of crack cocaine

• Aggressive police efforts to keep handguns off the streets

• Greater awareness of the societal costs of crime

Which of the following is an appropriate duty and use of police resources

• Helping people who have been locked out of their homes

• Educating the public about crime

• Helping give emergency medical assistance

• Preventing crime

• All of the above are appropriate duties and uses of the police resources

The fourteenth amendment

• protects citizens from unreasonable use of force by police

• Requires states to observe federal due process standards

• Spreads states between the executive and legislative branches

• provides counsel for indigent defendants

• protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure

Sexual assault victims are more likely to be assaulted by someone they know

• True

• False

Victimless crimes are prosecuted on the idea that society as a whole is being injured, even if the participants in the criminal act fo not feel victimized

• True

• False