CRIMINAL JUSTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
crime - ANSWER-An action taken by a person or group of
people that violates the rules of a given society to the point that
someone is harmed or the interests of that society are harmed.
sociological imagination - ANSWER-Refers to the idea ...
crime - ANSWER-An action taken by a person or group of
people that violates the rules of a given society to the point that
someone is harmed or the interests of that society are harmed.
sociological imagination - ANSWER-Refers to the idea that we
must look beyond the obvious to evaluate how our social
location influences how we see society.
socialization - ANSWER-A process by which individuals acquire
a personal identity and learn the norms, values, behavior, and
social skills appropriate to their society.
Prohibition - ANSWER-The period from January 29, 1920, to
December 5, 1933, during which the manufacture,
transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was made
illegal in the United States by the Eighteenth Amendment.
(Enforcement legislation was entitled the National Prohibition
Act or Volstead Act.)
war on drugs - ANSWER-A policy aimed at reducing the sale
and use of illegal drugs.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - ANSWER-The principal
investigative arm of the Department of Justice. It investigates
the crimes assigned to it and provides cooperative services to
other law enforcement agencies.
sheriff - ANSWER-From the English words "shire" and "reeve"
(king's agent). An official of a county or parish who primarily
carries out judicial duties.
, warrant - ANSWER-A writ issued by a judicial official that
authorizes an officer to perform a specified act required for the
administration of justice, such as an arrest or search.
bailiff - ANSWER-An officer of the court responsible for
executing writs and processes, making arrests, and keeping
order in the court.
misdemeanor - ANSWER-A crime considered less serious than
a felony. Usually tried in the lowest local courts and punishable
by no more than one year in jail.
felony - ANSWER-A crime punishable by a term in state or
federal prison and sometimes by death. In some instances, a
sentence for a felony conviction may be less than one year.
Felonies are sometimes called "high crimes."
county stockade - ANSWER-A component of a county
corrections system. The stockade usually holds offenders who
have already been sentenced. Because of overcrowding in
state systems, many county stockades hold state felony
offenders on a contract basis.
U.S. Secret Service - ANSWER-A federal investigative law
enforcement agency authorized to protect the president and
other U.S. government officials and visiting officials. The
agency also investigates financial fraud and counterfeiting.
U.S. Border Patrol - ANSWER-the mobile uniformed law
enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Its primary mission is to detect and prevent the illegal entry of
foreign-born persons into the United States.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) - ANSWER-An
agency of the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing
the laws regulating the admission of foreigners to the United
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