CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION 11TH EDITION BY LARRY GAINES, ROGER LEROY MILLER TEST BANK (ANSWERS AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER)
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION
Chapter 01: Criminal Justice Today
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The vast majority of face-to-face interactions taking place between police and civilians are routine and fail to generate
any public interest.
a. True
b. False
2. The most common form of criminal acti...
1. The vast majority of face-to-face interactions taking place between police and civilians are routine and fail to generate
any public interest.
a. True
b. False
2. The most common form of criminal activity in the United States is property crime.
a. True
b. False
3. The hierarchical structure of organized crime operations often mirrors that of legitimate businesses.
a. True
b. False
4. The consensus model assumes that a diverse group of people cannot have similar morals and values.
a. True
b. False
5. A shooting of four or more people, including the assailant, whether killed or injured, constitutes a mass shooting.
a. True
b. False
6. Civil liberties are the basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to American citizens by the U.S. Constitution, particularly
the Bill of Rights.
a. True
b. False
7. The United States has a dual court system, meaning that we have two independent court systems, one at the federal
level and the other at the state level.
a. True
b. False
8. The ideals of federalism can clearly be seen in the local, state, and federal levels of law enforcement.
a. True
b. False
9. Larceny is the act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent of keeping that
property.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
10. Which amendment to the Constitution states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”?
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a. the Second Amendment
b. the Eleventh Amendment
c. the Third Amendment
d. the Eighth Amendment
e. the Fourteenth Amendment
11. According to the conflict model, what is deemed criminal activity is determined by ______.
a. the largest segment of the population
b. a mutual consensus among citizens
c. the most politically powerful segment of society
d. the segment of society comprised of criminal justice professionals
e. general agreement among the majority group
12. What bill/act requires background checks to be conducted on individuals before a firearm may be purchased from
federally licensed gun dealers?
a. NRA Bill
b. National Firearms Act (NFA)
c. Check 21 Act
d. Brady Bill
e. Gun Control bill
13. Public order crimes are sometimes referred to as ______.
a. violent crimes
b. legal crimes
c. victimless crimes
d. felony crimes
e. property crimes
14. What is the act of taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation?
a. assault
b. burglary
c. battery
d. robbery
e. kidnapping
15. The dual court system refers to ______.
a. local and state court systems
b. federal and state court systems
c. criminal and civil court systems
d. adult and juvenile court systems
e. state and county civil court systems
16. Illegal gambling, prostitution, racketeering, and extortion are all examples of what type of crime?
a. victimless crime
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b. transnational crime
c. white-collar crime
d. public order crime
e. organized crime
17. Prisons are administered by what agencies?
a. counties
b. municipalities
c. states and the federal government
d. courts
e. police
18. What act/bill requires federally licensed firearms dealers to perform background checks on prospective firearms
purchasers to ensure that the firearm transfer would not violate federal, state, or local law?
a. Gun Control act
b. NRA Bill
c. Check 21 Act
d. National Firearms Act (NFA)
e. Brady Bill
19. Which term implies that different groups of citizens have widely varying opinions on controversial issues of morality
and criminality?
a. conflict model
b. consensus model
c. survey consensus
d. public forum
e. political consensus
20. What crime can be described as a threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes that person to fear
immediate physical harm?
a. larceny
b. deviance
c. battery
d. assault
e. murder
21. The concept of public order crimes is linked to the ______.
a. conflict model
b. due process model
c. consensus model
d. deviance model
e. public forum
22. Business-related crimes are popularly referred to as ______.
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