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WorksheetsTheory & Criminal Justice System - Dual Credit Practice Exam
Total questions: 102
Worksheet time: 56mins
The purpose of the criminal justice system.
Prevent crime
Maintain justice
Control crime
Interlock networks
The criminal justice system consists of _________ different divisions.
One
Two
Three
Four
The chief officer in county law enforcement.
Police
Marshal
Sheriff
Warden
Our court system is based on a __________ court system.
separate
individual
dual
tiered
Probation and halfway houses fall under which division of the criminal justice system?
Law enforcement
Corrections
Courts
The ability, within the system, for individual participants to make their own decisions on the execution of their duties is known as ________________.
Decision-making
Ethics
Court system
Discretion
The base layer of offenses, under the Wedding Cake Model, consists of
Lesser felonies
Misdemeanors
Celebrated crimes
Serious felonies
Right of society to be protected from crime.
Prevailing theory
Due Process model
Crime Control model
Right of the individual to be protected from the government.
Prevailing theory
Crime Control model
Due Process model
The United States Supreme Court falls under the (a) court system.
Scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior.
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Criminalistics
Forensics
Two variables move together or relate together.
Causation
Correlation
Theory
Hypothesis
Used to explain why crime occurs.
Science
Theory
Scientific method
Criminology
One variable is responsible for changes in another variable.
Correlation
Scientific theory
Causation
Criminology
How many categories of theory exist for criminal justice?
Two
Four
Six
Eight
Strain theory falls under which division of theory?
Choice
Biological/Psychological
Sociological
Social Processes
Classical school of criminology falls under which division of theory?
Choice
Biological/Psychological
Sociological
Social Processes
Learning theory falls under which division of theory?
Choice
Biological/Psychological
Sociological
Social Processes
Adoption studies fall under which division of theory?
Choice
Biological/Psychological
Sociological
Social Processes
Control theory falls under which division of theory?
Choice
Biological/Psychological
Sociological
Social Processes
Criminal activity report where data is gathered and reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
National Crime Victimization Survey
Uniform Crime Report
Self-reported Survey
Crime Data Survey
Under the Uniform Crime Report, the rate is calculated based on this number of the population.
1,000
1,000,000
100,000
100
More serious offenses reported under the Uniform Crime Report.
Part I Offenses
Part II Offenses
Part III Offenses
Part VI Offenses
Less serious offenses reported to the Uniform Crime Report.
Type I Offenses
Type II Offenses
Type III Offenses
Type VI Offenses
Robbery is an example of a ________________ offense.
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type VI
Victim surveys, that indicate a much higher rate of crime than expected, refer to this result as __________________.
Dark Rate of Crime
Dark Figure of Crime
Dark Index of Crime
Dark Number of Crime
Information is gathered twice a year, every six months, on the experience of those involved in a crime.
Uniform Crime Report
Victim Survey
National Crime Victimization Survey
Self-reported Survey
Gathering of crime data from those that are directly involved with criminal or delinquent activity.
Uniform Crime Report
Victim Survey
National Crime Victimization Survey
Self-reported Survey
Demographics, on crime measurement surveys, include the following:
Gender
Offense
Race
Age
Motor vehicle theft is classified as a _________________ offense.
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type VI
Motor vehicle theft is classified as a _________________ offense.
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type VI
Exclusionary Rule application.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Cannot be forced or compeled to provide testimony against yourself.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Right to confront witnesses.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Due process protections.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Due process protections.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Probable cause, as established by evidence, is required for a warrant.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
A defendant may not be tried twice for the same criminal offense.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Right to counsel.
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Laws used in the accusation and conviction of persons must be fair.
Due process
Substantive due process
Trial due process
Procedural due process
Laws and their application must be fair and orderly.
Due process
Substantive due process
Trial due process
Procedural due process
The decision to commit a crime comes following a cost/benefit analysis.
Modern rational theory
Psychological theory
Agression theory
Classical theory
Wrongdoers, driven to deviance by external factors, should be treated for those factors and not punished.
Genetic theory
External theory
Classical theory
Modern rational theory
Inmate population testing, for testerone levels as they correlate to criminal activity, falls under which theory?
Psychological theory
Genetic theory
Biological theory
Sociological theory
Damage to this portion on the brain may attribute to criminal behavior.
Cerebellum
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Behavioral theory attributing behavior to the id, ego and superego.
Social psychology theory
Social disorganization theory
Psychoanalytic theory
Strain theory
Deviant behavior is more likely to occur in places with society does not control the members.
Chicago school theory
Social disorganization theory
Strain theory
Cultural deviance theory
Crime results when people cannot reach financial goals through legitimate means.
Social disorganization theory
Strain theory
Cultural deviance theory
Social process theory
Illegal activity is taught.
Labeling theory
Control theory
Social process theory
Learning theory
If a behavior is tagged as deviant, the individual will be tagged as a criminal and their behavior as a crime.
Social process theory
Learning theory
Control theory
Labeling theory
Theory hypothesis that individuals are kept in check by those around them, such as friends and family.
Social process theory
Control theory
Labeling theory
Learning theory
Criminal behavior is a result of class conflict.
Social process theory
Social conflict theory
Control theory
Strain theory
Indicators of violent behavior include:
Residence in a poverty stricken area
Single parent household
Residence in a disorganized neighborhood
Class and crime hold a correlation due to:
Poverty
Lack of education
Willingness of police to arrest poor citizens
Eagerness of court system to convict poor citizens
Fastest growing ethnic group in the prison population is
Latinos
Blacks
Whites
Asians
Sources of American Criminal Law include:
Statutory law
Case law
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Law created by legislative bodies.
Constitutional law
Statutory law
Case law
Administrative law
Law created by legislative bodies.
Constitutional law
Statutory law
Case law
Administrative law
Law created by an administrative body to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
Constitutional law
Statutory law
Case law
Adminstrative law
Law created by courts that set precedent for future decisions.
Constitutional law
Statutory law
Case law
Administrative law
Maintain social order and protect citizens from harm.
Corpus delicti
Legal function
Actus reus
Social function
Teach public boundaries and reflect the values of the public.
Corpus delicti
Legal function
Actus reus
Social function
Proof that a specic crime has been committed by someone.
Actus reus
Legal duty
Corpus delicti
Mens rea
The voluntary act of a crime.
Legal duty
Plan of attempt
Mens rea
Actus reus
Steps taken to commit a crime coupled with the intent and ability.
Legal duty
Plan of attempt
Mens rea
Actus reus
The body of the crime.
Actus reus
Corpus delicti
Mens rea
Plan of attempt
Basic elements of a crime include:
Guilty act
Guilty intent
Link between the act and the crime
Concurrence
Harm or result
Crime in which the defendant is guilty regardless of their state of mind.
Accomplice liability
Strict liability
Criminal liability
Attendant liability
A punishable offense against society is called a
Civil
Criminal
Crime
Felony
Offenses committed in the business world are called...
Blue Collar Crimes
White Collar Crimes
Business Crimes
Computer Crimes
A legal position taken by the accused is the
Defense
Prosecutor
Subpoena
Self-Defense
When an accused person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to get a serious charge dropped
Bargain
Bail Bargain
Plea Bargain
Contempt of Court
The right to a fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement is called
Representation
Miranda Rights
Due Process
Probable Cause
Official statistics are …
Crimes that are reported and recorded.
Crimes that are reported but not recorded.
Crimes that are not recorded and not reported.
None of the above
What is a limitation of using official statistics to measure crime?
They rely on respondents accurately recalling crimes
There may be crimes that go unreported to the police
Offenders responses may be unreliable
It's an expensive procedure
What do we call crimes not reported to the police?
dark figure of crime
official statistics
unrecorded crimes
self report
Which of these is a benefit of victim surveys?
may uncover crimes in the dark figure
does not rely of memory
covers all types of crime
fully representative e.g. covers households and homeless people
Which term means breaking norms and values?
social order
deviance
sanction
conformity
Any substance, other than food, that alters the function of both the mind and the body.
Liquid
Drug
Alcohol
Hormone
Pizza Crunchers
The process of medical treatment for psychological/physiological dependence on a drug or alcohol is called:
Therapeutic communities
Short term treatment
Sobriety
Rehabilitation
Killing someone as a punishment for a crime is...
capital punishment
corporal punishment
Which is more serious?
Theft
Robbery
Paying an official to do something illegal is...
mugging
bribery
arson
Prosecution must prove a defendant's guilt beyond a preponderance of the evidence.
False
True
What is the defense's burden of proof in a criminal trial
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Totality of the circumstances
Presumption of innocence
None
