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Criminology Final Review

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Edwin Sutherland studied 70 different companies in different industries and found they consciously violated the law 980 times.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Many of the corporate crimes that Sutherland discovered in his study were made by companies that were war profiteering during WWI and WWII by selling weapons and secrets to US enemies.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.

a)

White-collar Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Organizational Crimes

4.

Crimes committed by an individual for personal gain or profit during the course of their occupation.

a)

White-collar Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Organizational Crimes

5.

Crimes committed by companies and businesses. These can sometimes be done by just individuals that are working to benefit the company, not just themselves.

a)

White-collar Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Organizational Crimes

6.

A more inclusive term for corporate crime since these types of crimes are committed by both large and small companies, not just large corporations.

a)

White-collar Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Organizational Crimes

7.

Perpetrated by individuals for profit or gain

a)

Individual Occupational Crimes

b)

Professional Occupational Crimes

c)

State Authority Occupational Crimes

d)

Organizational Occupational Crimes

8.

Professionals committing crimes in their professional occupation.

a)

Individual Occupational Crimes

b)

Professional Occupational Crimes

c)

State Authority Occupational Crimes

d)

Organizational Occupational Crimes

9.

Committed by officials through the authority of their public office.

a)

Individual Occupational Crimes

b)

Professional Occupational Crimes

c)

State Authority Occupational Crimes

d)

Organizational Occupational Crimes

10.

Committed by individuals for the benefit of an organization or corporation.

a)

Individual Occupational Crimes

b)

Professional Occupational Crimes

c)

State Authority Occupational Crimes

d)

Organizational Occupational Crimes

11.

Employees stealing materials, equipment, merchandise, or stationary from an employer.

a)

Pilferage

b)

Embezzlement

c)

Collective Embezzlement

12.

Employees theft or misuse of company funds

a)

Pilferage

b)

Embezzlement

c)

Collective Embezzlement

13.

When a company makes false or illegal claims about their products.

a)

False Advertising

b)

Monopolies

c)

Restraint of Trade

d)

Price-fixing

14.

Involves the agreement by multiple corporations to charge a particular price for a good or service. This is meant to set the price and eliminate competition, allowing these companies to set the price higher and make more money.

a)

False Advertising

b)

Monopolies

c)

Restraint of Trade

d)

Price-fixing

15.

An operation run by criminals that provide illegal goods and services that people demand as their primary source of income.

a)

Organized Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Organizational Crimes

16.

Organized crime is hard to get rid of even though people don't want to buy the illegal goods and services that these criminals provide.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Organized crime often participates in this crime of lending money at interest rates higher than the legal limit.

a)

Gambling

b)

Fencing

c)

Loan Sharking

d)

Prostitution

18.

A tactic to stop organized crime that suggests making goods and services that the public wants legal in order to legitimize and regulate them more effectively.

a)

Eliminating Organized Crime Leadership

b)

Legalization

c)

Stop Corruption

d)

Increase Legitimate Opportunities for Youth

19.

Actions that do not conform to society's general ideas of normal social behavior and moral values.

a)

Organized Crime

b)

Occupational Crimes

c)

Corporate Crimes

d)

Public Order Crimes

20.

The idea that the goal of the criminal justice system is to prevent crime from happening by making people avoid committing crimes due to the threat of punishment.

a)

Deterrence

b)

Incapacitation

c)

Punishment

d)

Rehabilitation

e)

Reintegration

21.

The idea that the goal of the criminal justice system is to protect society by limiting the freedom of offenders by placing them in a controlled environment away from society.

a)

Deterrence

b)

Incapacitation

c)

Punishment

d)

Rehabilitation

e)

Reintegration

22.

The idea that the goal of the criminal justice system is to punish people who break laws, make them feel something similar to the victims, and hope that it keeps them from committing crimes again.

a)

Deterrence

b)

Incapacitation

c)

Punishment

d)

Rehabilitation

e)

Reintegration

23.

The idea that the goal of the criminal justice system is to provide offenders with training or treatment that will give them skills to return to society without returning to crime.

a)

Deterrence

b)

Incapacitation

c)

Punishment

d)

Rehabilitation

e)

Reintegration

24.

The idea that the goal of the criminal justice system is to help offenders transition back into society by slowly reintroducing them with halfway houses and work programs to reintegrate them into society.

a)

Deterrence

b)

Incapacitation

c)

Punishment

d)

Rehabilitation

e)

Reintegration

25.

The idea that if people see punishments given to offenders they will be less likely to commit crimes of their own.

a)

General Deterrence

b)

Specific Deterrence

26.

The idea that if offenders are punished harshly for a crime that they committed they will be less likely to commit the same crime again in the future.

a)

General Deterrence

b)

Specific Deterrence

27.

The most extreme form of incapacitation is the death penalty.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

This form of rehabilitation helps prisoners with tutoring, GED programs, or other courses to teach them skills since many inmates have not obtained their high school diplomas.

a)

Education Rehabilitation

b)

Employment Rehabilitation

c)

Counseling Rehabilitation

d)

Wellness Rehabilitation

29.

This form of rehabilitation helps prisoners by giving them employment in prison that will give them skills or teach them a trade that they can use outside of prison instead of returning to crime.

a)

Education Rehabilitation

b)

Employment Rehabilitation

c)

Counseling Rehabilitation

d)

Wellness Rehabilitation

30.

This form of rehabilitation helps prisoners by giving them group or personal therapy for substance abuse, depression, and stress. This allows them to build coping skills conducive to leading productive lives outside of prison.

a)

Education Rehabilitation

b)

Employment Rehabilitation

c)

Counseling Rehabilitation

d)

Wellness Rehabilitation

31.

A person or their items cannot be seized unless their potential guilt meets this standard.

a)

Probable Cause

b)

Exclusionary Rule

c)

Miranda Warning

32.

Evidence gathered illegally may not be admissible in court because of this.

a)

Probable Cause

b)

Exclusionary Rule

c)

Miranda Warning

33.

Statements by the accused may be excluded if they were not provided this upon their arrest.

a)

Probable Cause

b)

Exclusionary Rule

c)

Miranda Warning

34.

The pretrial step where there is a preview of the trail in front of the judge where the prosecution must show there is enough evidence for the case to move forward, but the defense does not have to provide any evidence and can see the strength of the case against them.

a)

Prosecutors prepare charges

b)

Preliminary Arraignment

c)

Preliminary Hearing

d)

Prosecution decides whether to charge

e)

Plea bargain negotiations

35.

In this type of trial, a group of twelve citizens must unanimously decide whether the defendant is guilty or innocent of a crime.

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Bench Trial

36.

This type of trial is often better for defendants if they want to appeal to people's emotions to find them innocent.

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Bench Trial

37.

In this type of trial, the judge decides whether the defendant is guilty or innocent.

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Bench Trial

38.

The pretrial step where the accused is taken in front of a low-level judge that determines if probable cause exists and whether the accused will be released, set bail, or detained in jail until the trial proceeds.

a)

Prosecutors prepare charges

b)

Preliminary Arraignment

c)

Preliminary Hearing

d)

Prosecution decides whether to charge

e)

Plea bargain negotiations

39.

This type of correction is only an option given for less serious crimes where offenders are less likely to repeat their crime.

a)

Community Service

b)

Probation

c)

Alternative Sanctions

d)

Institutional Sentences

40.

This type of correction is an alternative to prison which may be offered initially for first time offenders or for offenders who have served a portion of their time in jail or prison. The convicted is able to return to their community as long as they meet certain conditions. If they are violated, they return to prison to serve out their sentence.

a)

Community Service

b)

Probation

c)

Alternative Sanctions

d)

Institutional Sentences

41.

This type of correction is an alternative to prison in some states and use an alternative form of punishment. For example, a juvenile offender may be sent to a boot camp instead of a detention facility.

a)

Community Service

b)

Probation

c)

Alternative Sanctions

d)

Institutional Sentences

42.

This type of correction is used for more serious crimes and has the convicted person serve at least part of their sentence in jail or prison with the security level being determined by the severity of their crime.

a)

Community Service

b)

Probation

c)

Alternative Sanctions

d)

Institutional Sentences

43.

Prisoners in this program have served part of their sentence in jail or prison may be released under certain conditions. If they violate the terms of these conditions, they will return to jail or prison to complete their sentence.

a)

Full Sentence Served

b)

Probation

c)

Parole

44.

This model's goal is to protect society.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

45.

This model's goal is to protect individual human rights.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

46.

This model's philosophy is to trust that law enforcement and prosecutors do their jobs correctly.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

47.

This model's philosophy is to worry that law enforcement and prosecutors may make mistakes or be prone to bias.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

48.

This model's application is to presume the defendant is guilty until they prove otherwise.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

49.

This model's application is to presume the defendant is innocent until the prosecutor proves otherwise.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

50.

This model's is sometimes compared to a conveyor belt because it is worried about being quick and efficient at convicting offenders.

a)

Crime Control Model

b)

Due Process Model

51.

What is a basic requirement for people that want to become a police officer?

a)

A clean criminal record

b)

Being in good physical condition

c)

Passing a background check

d)

Having a High School Diploma or GED

e)

All of the above

52.

The set of norms and values that governs police behavior, which exists due to the danger, stress, and isolating nature of the profession, is referred to as what?

a)

Police Subculture

b)

Cop Life

c)

Police Life

d)

Cop Subculture

53.

What is at the heart of the police subculture?

a)

Obligation of support and loyalty to other police officers

b)

Obligation of support and loyalty to family

c)

Obligation of support and loyalty to citizens

54.

Since the profession often isolates them from the rest of society, many police officers choose to associate mostly with their families and other officers when off-duty. This is referred to as the?

a)

Blue Curtain

b)

Copper Curtain

c)

Badge Blues

d)

Silver Shield

55.

Police often have the ability to choose whether or not they arrest someone. This is called police _______?

a)

Discretion

b)

Duty

c)

Choice

d)

Judgement

56.

What is the most important factor in whether or not a police officer arrests a suspect?

a)

Amount of evidence

b)

Whether victim knows the suspect or not

c)

If the victim favors an arrest

d)

If the suspect is hostile towards police

57.

African Americans and Hispanic Americans make up around 25% of the US population but 58% of the US prison population.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

While there is less evidence that race directly plays a role in arrest decisions, many studies suggest that some police officers treat people differently based on their race or ethnicity.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Treating someone different based on their race or ethnicity is called?

a)

Racial Profiling

b)

Racial Segregation

c)

Racial Division

d)

Racial Stereotyping

60.

Programs and policies that partner law enforcement with the communities they serve.

a)

Community Policing

b)

Neighborhood Watch

c)

Police-Community Relations Programs

61.

Programs that aim to change a community's perception of law enforcement by connecting them with officers, not by changing the way policing is done.

a)

Community Policing

b)

Neighborhood Watch

c)

Police-Community Relations Programs

62.

State level courts that deal with minor criminal cases, like traffic violations, that are overseen by a Justice of the Peace.

a)

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

b)

Courts of General Jurisdiction

c)

Appellate Courts

d)

State Supreme Court

63.

State level courts that deal with major cases that exist at the county level mostly, but some less populated counties may combine into one court system.

a)

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

b)

Courts of General Jurisdiction

c)

Appellate Courts

d)

State Supreme Court

64.

State level courts that hear cases that are appealed after their initial decisions in trial courts.

a)

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

b)

Courts of General Jurisdiction

c)

Appellate Courts

d)

State Supreme Court

65.

The highest appellate court in a state.

a)

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

b)

Courts of General Jurisdiction

c)

Appellate Courts

d)

State Supreme Court

66.

Federal courts that deal with minor federal offenses and sign search and arrest warrants.

a)

Federal Magistrates

b)

District Courts

c)

Circuit Court of Appeals

d)

The Supreme Court of the United States

67.

Federal courts that deal with both major civil and criminal cases at the federal level, with 94 courts of this level throughout the US.

a)

Federal Magistrates

b)

District Courts

c)

Circuit Court of Appeals

d)

The Supreme Court of the United States

68.

Federal courts that deal with appeals from individuals convicted in federal trial courts, with 13 throughout the US.

a)

Federal Magistrates

b)

District Courts

c)

Circuit Court of Appeals

d)

The Supreme Court of the United States

69.

The highest court in the United States, whose decisions impact the law throughout the entire country.

a)

Federal Magistrates

b)

District Courts

c)

Circuit Court of Appeals

d)

The Supreme Court of the United States

70.

Sometimes called voir dire, this is the process where both sides of the case help determine who will be on the jury for their case.

a)

Jury Selection

b)

Opening Statement

c)

Case-in-Chief

d)

Closing Arguments

e)

Jury Deliberations

71.

Each side of a case gets a certain number of these objections towards certain jurors.

a)

Peremptory Challenges

b)

Challenges for Cause

72.

These challenges occur when the lawyers on either side believe that a juror shows clear bias in the case.

a)

Peremptory Challenges

b)

Challenges for Cause

73.

Arguments for the death penalty (check all that apply.)

a)

Some people deserve it for their crimes (retribution)

b)

It is good for deterring future crimes.

c)

It saves taxpayers money.

d)

It is immoral

e)

It costs taxpayers more money

74.

Arguments against the death penalty (check all that apply.)

a)

US is the only Western country that still allows it.

b)

Studies show it does not deter crime.

c)

Offenders could be innocent and it cannot be undone if so.

d)

It is immoral

e)

It costs taxpayers more money

75.

Hold individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

76.

Hold individuals who have been convicted and are serving out their sentence.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

77.

Hold individuals who have usually been convicted of misdemeanors and are held for up to one year or less.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

78.

When someone first enters the criminal justice system after being arrested, they are held here.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

79.

Usually run by local officials and are often under funded and overcrowded.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

80.

Can widely vary in size depending on the population of the area where they are located.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

81.

Are run by state or federal officials and usually receive more funding for programs meant to rehabilitate the convicts they hold.

a)

Detention Facilities

b)

Correctional Facilities

c)

County Jail

d)

Prison

82.

The most violent offenders go here to serve longer sentences in facilities with high walls and gun towers.

a)

Maximum Security

b)

Medium Security

c)

Minimum Security

83.

Starting in the 16th century in Holland and other European countries, these facilities were created due to the belief that offenders could perform some useful labor for society to pay for their crimes.

a)

Workhouses

b)

Prison Hulks

c)

Penitentiaries

d)

Reformatories

e)

Rehabilitation

84.

In England, these decommissioned ships were used to hold offenders in the middle of the water at night while the offenders worked during the day doing public works.

a)

Workhouses

b)

Prison Hulks

c)

Penitentiaries

d)

Reformatories

e)

Rehabilitation

85.

In the United States, these facilities were created to confine offenders and got its name because it was believed that offenders were doing penitence to make up for their crimes.

a)

Workhouses

b)

Prison Hulks

c)

Penitentiaries

d)

Reformatories

e)

Rehabilitation

86.

As conditions in penitentiaries were found to be dismal in the late 19th century, many people argued that prison should be designed to reform offenders and return them as productive members of society though vocation and educational programs. However, few offenders actually reformed.

a)

Workhouses

b)

Prison Hulks

c)

Penitentiaries

d)

Reformatories

e)

Rehabilitation

87.

Operating costs have become a strain on state and local budgets over the past few decades, causing many of them to turn towards private companies to create private prison. These prisons are often given what nickname?

a)

"Honey Pot" Prison

b)

"For Profit" Prisons

c)

"Capitalist" Prisons

d)

"Free Market" Prisons

88.

The process of learning the prison society and its expectations, rules, norms, and values. Prisoners have to make these adaptations due to the changes from them civilian life to prison life.

a)

Deprivation Model

b)

Prisonization

c)

Inmate Code

d)

Prison Argot

89.

A unique vocabulary that is often used when in prison.

a)

Deprivation Model

b)

Prisonization

c)

Inmate Code

d)

Prison Argot

90.

Obtaining goods that are unattainable and contraband.

a)

Black Market

b)

Hustling

c)

Ramen

91.

A conditional release of a prisoner after they have served part of their sentence.

a)

Parole

b)

Parole Board

c)

Parole Hearing

d)

Parole Conditions

e)

Parole Officer

92.

A group of respected citizens appointed by the governor to review and determine whether or not a prisoner should be released on parole.

a)

Parole

b)

Parole Board

c)

Parole Hearing

d)

Parole Conditions

e)

Parole Officer

93.

Held to allow a prisoner to make their case for parole in front of the Parole Board.

a)

Parole

b)

Parole Board

c)

Parole Hearing

d)

Parole Conditions

e)

Parole Officer

94.

A person assigned to offenders that are released on parole that monitor their activity and help them reintegrate into society.

a)

Parole

b)

Parole Board

c)

Parole Hearing

d)

Parole Conditions

e)

Parole Officer

95.

The restrictions that a prisoner is expected to abide by when released on parole. If these are violated, the parolee may have to return to prison to serve out their sentence.

a)

Parole

b)

Parole Board

c)

Parole Hearing

d)

Parole Conditions

e)

Parole Officer

96.

A sentence to release a convicted offender before they serve prison time under certain conditions and supervision.

a)

Probation

b)

Restitution

c)

Restorative Justice

d)

House Arrest

e)

Electronic Monitoring

97.

When an offender is sentenced to compensate their victim, usually in the form of money.

a)

Probation

b)

Restitution

c)

Restorative Justice

d)

House Arrest

e)

Electronic Monitoring

98.

When convicted prisoners are released from prison under certain conditions. If those conditions are violated, they will return to prison to serve their sentence.

a)

Probation

b)

Parole

99.

When convicted offenders are released under certain conditions and will not need to serve any of their sentence in prison as long as they follow certain conditions.

a)

Probation

b)

Parole