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Intro to Criminal Justice (Chapters 1-4)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of the criminal justice system?

a)

legislature

b)

courts

c)

police

d)

corrections

2.

Which model emphasizes speed, efficiency, and finality and stresses repression of crime?

a)

crime control model

b)

due process model

3.

Which model is referred to as the obstacle course model?

a)

crime control model

b)

due process model

4.

Which model stresses individual freedom and law as values?

a)

crime control model

b)

due process model

5.

Which model is referred to as the assembly line model?

a)

crime control model

b)

due process model

6.

Which model assumes that the criminal justice system's 3 components work together in harmony to achieve justice?

a)

conflict model

b)

consensus model

c)

crime control model

d)

due process model

7.

In a civil lawsuit, the plaintiff (person who filed lawsuit) is seeking ________________.

a)

to protect society

b)

to punish a wrongdoer

c)

compensation (money)

d)

to deter others from committing the same offense

8.

_____________ is basic fairness in criminal proceedings (i.e., right to an attorney, right to fair questioning by the police, presumed innocent until proven guilty, etc.).

a)

Due process

b)

Peace

c)

Consensus

d)

Evidence-based practice

9.

_______________ practices refers to crime fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research.

a)

Evidence-based

b)

Consensus-based

c)

Due process-based

d)

Civil justice-based

10.

Who is responsible for collecting crime data for the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

a)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

b)

victims in a survey

c)

the criminal courts

d)

FBI

11.

The _____________ is a measure of law enforcement effectiveness and compares the number of reported crimes to the number of arrests or "solved" crimes.

a)

clearance rate

b)

solvability factor

c)

justification rate

d)

dark figure of crime

12.

Which is the least common of all Part I offenses reported in the UCR?

a)

murder

b)

rape

c)

theft

d)

arson

13.

When there is a murder at two or more locations with almost no break between murders

a)

spree killing

b)

mass murder

c)

serial murder

d)

capital murder

14.

When there are several victims in three or more separate events over a period of time

a)

spree killing

b)

mass murder

c)

serial murder

d)

capital murder

15.

Which Part I offense is thought to be the least reported to police?

a)

murder

b)

aggravated assault

c)

theft

d)

rape

16.

_____________ is the unlawful taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force.

a)

Robbery

b)

Burglary

c)

Theft

d)

Larceny

17.

_________ is a property crime and is the unlawful breaking and entering of a structure (i.e., home, store, etc.) to commit a felony or a theft inside.

a)

Robbery

b)

Larceny

c)

Burglary

d)

Theft

18.

The "dark figure of crime" refers to _____________.

a)

crimes committed by the police

b)

crimes that occur at night

c)

hate crimes

d)

crime that is not reported to the police

19.

The National Crime Victimization Survey only collects data from persons age ______ and older.

a)

10

b)

13

c)

18

d)

12

20.

Who is responsible for collecting crime data for the National Crime Victimization Survey?

a)

Bureau of Justice Statistics

b)

FBI

c)

local police stations

d)

the criminal courts

21.

According to crime statistics in the United States, what major shift occurred from the 1960's through the 1990's?

a)

sharp decrease in crime

b)

dramatic increase in crime

c)

the crime rate neither increased nor decreased

22.

In order for a Part I offense to be included in the UCR, what must first occur?

a)

the crime must be reported to police

b)

the defendant must be convicted of the crime

c)

the defendant must be arrested for the crime

d)

the victim must report the crime to the FBI

23.

How does the UCR define Part I and Part 2 offenses?

a)

Part I are serious, Part 2 are less serious

b)

Part I are less serious, Part 2 are more serious

c)

Part I are all violent crimes, Part 2 are all property crimes

d)

Part 1 are all property crimes, Part 2 are all violent crimes

24.

What is the most common occurring of the Part I offenses?

a)

larceny/theft

b)

murder

c)

aggravated assault

d)

robbery

25.

Which data collection system shows a higher incident of crime?

a)

Uniform Crime Report (UCR)

b)

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

26.

Which type of crime is motivated by the victim's race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin?

a)

hate crime

b)

discrimination crime

c)

dark figure of crime

d)

Part 2 crime

27.

______________ is a violation of social norms defining appropriate behavior in society - can overlap with "crime" but can also include other non-criminal behavior as well.

a)

Phrenology

b)

Deviance

c)

Atavism

d)

Strict liability

28.

Which theory believes that crime is caused by free will and rational choice?

a)

Classical School

b)

Biosocial Criminology

c)

Psychological School

d)

Sociological School

29.

Which early biological theory links certain bodily features (i.e., long arms, crooked nose, prominent cheekbones, etc.) to crime?

a)

phrenology

b)

somatotyping

c)

atavism

d)

retribution

30.

According to somatotyping, which body type is thought to be most prone to violence?

a)

mesomorphs

b)

endomorphs

c)

ectomorphs

d)

all three

31.

Which theory states that deviant behavior is a product of a dysfunctional personality?

a)

Sociological

b)

Biosocial

c)

Psychological

d)

Classical/Neoclassical

32.

Which theory states that crime is a result of society's impact on a person?

a)

Sociological

b)

Psychological

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Conflict

33.

According to psychologist Sigmund Freud, crime is a result of a weak superego that cannot control the ________.

a)

id

b)

ego

c)

superid

d)

brain

34.

Which sociological theory states that we are all capable of crime, but some of us are just able to resist it better than others due to both our outer and inner constraints (i.e., strict parents/schools, positive self-image, etc.)?

a)

containment theory

b)

labeling theory

c)

conflict theory

d)

social disorganization theory

35.

Which of the following is not a category of crime?

a)

infraction

b)

felony

c)

misdemeanor

d)

deviance

36.

What is an inchoate offense?

a)

crime against property

b)

crime against a person

c)

incomplete or partial crime

d)

crime where no intent is needed

37.

To have a crime, you typically must have the following 3 things EXCEPT _____________.

a)

actus reus

b)

motive

c)

mens rea

d)

concurrence

38.

Bob commits a crime and receives a prison sentence of 2 years as punishment. Which type of crime has Bob committed?

a)

felony

b)

misdemeanor

c)

infraction

d)

inchoate crime

39.

Which type of offense does not require that the prosecutor prove mens rea (intent)?

a)

misdemeanor

b)

inchoate offense

c)

strict liability offense

d)

conspiracy

40.

A(n) ____________ is when a defendant claims to be factually innocent because he was somewhere else at the time of the crime.

a)

excuse

b)

justification

c)

defense

d)

alibi

41.

Which of the following is a legal defense where the defendant admits to committing the crime but claims it was necessary to avoid a greater evil (i.e., self-defense)?

a)

alibi

b)

justification

c)

excuse

d)

motive

42.

Which type of criminal laws are created by the legislature?

a)

statutes

b)

common law

c)

ordinances

d)

regulations

43.

Which type of crime is relatively minor and is punishable by one year or less in jail?

a)

felony

b)

misdemeanor

c)

infraction

d)

capital offense

44.

Which type of crime is minor and punishable only by a ticket or a fine?

a)

felony

b)

misdemeanor

c)

infraction

d)

ex post facto

45.

_____________ is the reason why someone commits a crime.

a)

Actus reus

b)

Mens rea

c)

Concurrence

d)

Motive

46.

What do we call the criminal act itself that was in violation of the law?

a)

actus reus

b)

mens rea

c)

concurrence

d)

proximate cause

47.

What do we call the defendant's criminal intent?

a)

actus reus

b)

mens rea

c)

concurrence

d)

motive

48.

___________ says that a law cannot be created tomorrow that will hold a person legally responsible for something he does today.

a)

The Ex Post Facto Clause

b)

The principle of legality

c)

An alibi

d)

An excuse

49.

In order for a defendant to be convicted of a crime, the prosecutor must prove every element of an offense by which legal standard?

a)

beyond a reasonable doubt

b)

the preponderance of the evidence

c)

probable cause

d)

reasonable suspicion

50.

______________ states that behavior cannot be criminal if no law defines it as such - there must be a law stating the act is illegal before a defendant can be charged with violating the law.

a)

The principle of legality

b)

The ex post facto clause

c)

Strict liability

d)

The inchoate crime clause