Intro to Criminal Justice cumulative test study guide Questions & Answers 100% Correct
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What is the name of the power-sharing system of government adopted by the US in which individual states are permitted to enact laws that reflect the values of their inhabitants? - ANSWERfederalism
which concept holds that criminal law is shaped by the communal values of a society and is designed...
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What is the name of the power-sharing system of government adopted by the US in
which individual states are permitted to enact laws that reflect the values of their
inhabitants? - ANSWERfederalism
which concept holds that criminal law is shaped by the communal values of a society
and is designed to set the boundaries for acceptable behavior within that society? -
ANSWERthe consensus model
which argument best summarizes the position of those who oppose state laws that
legalize the sale and possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use? -
ANSWERsuch laws fail to protect society from the harms caused by marijuana use
a criminal justice professional's ability to rely on discretion when making on-the-job
decisions means that he or she ______ - ANSWERis able to use his or her personal
judgement when the formal rules allow for one or more possible choices
a crime is a wrong against society that is - ANSWERproclaimed by law
why does the informal criminal justice system NOT always benefit from measured,
rational discretionary decision making? - ANSWERindividual judgment can be tainted by
personal bias or erroneous or irrational thinking
the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong make up that
person's - ANSWERethics
which of the following is true of critical thinking? - ANSWERit is required for an ethical
response
which of the following is true of the due process model? - ANSWERit places primary
emphasis on the right of the individual to be protected from the power of the
government
approaches or strategies that have been extensively researched and shown
consistently to produce the desired outcomes are known as - ANSWERevidence-based
practices
, when one person physically attacks another, it is known as _______. When someone
merely leads another to believe that he or she will be physically harmed, it is known as
______. - ANSWERbatter; assault
why are public order crimes sometimes referred to as victimless crimes? -
ANSWERthey often harm only the offender
what is the main difference between white-collar crime and organized crime? -
ANSWERwhile both white-collar crime and organized crime involve illegal activity to
obtain a business advantage, only in organized crime are those illegal acts also
committed by illegal organizations
which of the following is NOT one of the three measurements on which the FBI and
local law enforcement agencies base their information in compiling the Uniform Crime
Report (UCR)? - ANSWERhistorical statistical crime data
the UCR attempts to measure the overall rate of crime in the US by organizing -
ANSWERoffenses known to law enforcement
The UCR divides the criminal offenses it measures into two major categories. Part I
offenses are those crimes that, due to their seriousness and frequency, are recorded by
the FBI to give general idea of the "crime picture" in the US. What are part II offenses? -
ANSWERall crimes recorded by the FBI that do not fall into the category of part I
offenses
self-reported surveys provide us information on crimes in what way? - ANSWERthey
report criminal acts (detected or not) that were perpetrated by the survey taker.
What is the "dark figure of crime"? - ANSWERthe actual amount of crime that takes
place
why are self-reported surveys most useful in juvenile facilities or a prison? -
ANSWERthe group to be studied is already gathered in an institutional setting
which of the following is not one of the 4 contributing factors that James Alan Fox uses
to explain the recent trend toward declining violent crime rates? - ANSWERa healthier
economy, especially within inner cities
why might an aging population be a contributing factor to a declining violent crime rate?
- ANSWERolder Americans are less likely to be violent criminals
which of the following did sociologist Ruth D. Peterson's research project reveal about
violent crime rates in the neighborhoods of Columbus, Ohio? - ANSWERhigher levels of
disadvantage within neighborhoods were linked to higher violent crime rates, but the
ethnic or racial makeup of neighborhoods were not
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