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Criminal Justice Final Exam Question
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Under the U.S. system of justice, people basically join together, form governments (thus
surrendering their rights of self-protection), and receive governmental protection in
return. - Answer-True

Very little, if any, political or discretionary behavior or authority exists in the field of
criminal justice; its fixed laws and procedures prevent such influences. - Answer-False

All prosecutions for crimes begin with a grand jury indictment. - Answer-False

Police make the final decisions concerning the actual crimes with which a suspect will
be charged. - Answer-False

Parolee is the term used to describe one who has been granted early release from
prison. - Answer-True

The U.S. system of criminal justice is intended to function, and indeed does function in
all respects, like a "well-oiled machine." - Answer-False

The U.S. legal system is based on English common law. - Answer-True

A person who, upon returning home, discovers that her premises have been illegally
entered and valuables removed, will correctly tell police, "I've been robbed." - Answer-
False

Under current U.S. law, one can be charged only for those criminal acts that he or she
actually performs, and not for failure to act or perform in some manner. - Answer-False

As opposed to the situation under English common law, today one may use force, even
deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes that an attack against him or her is
imminent. - Answer-True

No particular amount of time is necessary for one to legally premeditate a murder. -
Answer-True

Rape and theft are often referred to as public order or victimless crimes. - Answer-False

The term white-collar crime was introduced in 1939, when a researcher discovered that
many crimes were committed by persons of respectability and high social status in the
course of their occupations. - Answer-True

, If a burglar enters a premise and also commits a rape and a murder while inside, the
hierarchy rule requires police to report to the FBI only the crime of murder. - Answer-
True

Carjacking is now one of the FBI's eight Part I crimes. - Answer-False

The classical school of criminology maintains that people have free will and choose
whether or not to engage in crime. - Answer-True

Research shows that most men carry an extra Y chromosome—the "criminal"
chromosome—which makes them more likely to commit crime. - Answer-False

According to social disorganization theory, specific characteristics of neighborhoods, not
people, are linked to higher rates of criminal behavior. - Answer-True

Labeling theorists believe that by labeling people as offenders, we can stop people from
committing crimes. - Answer-False

Environmental criminologists argue that opportunities play a major role in causing crime.
- Answer-True

Statistics show that arrests of female offenders for property crimes have increased
dramatically over the past several years. - Answer-False

Interviews with known burglars reveal that these offenders are motivated strictly by
financial gain. - Answer-False

The term ethics is rooted in the ancient Greek idea of "character." - Answer-True

The "ends justify the means" philosophy is typically a good, safe philosophy for the
police and judges to follow. - Answer-False

Communities sometimes seem to tolerate questionable police behavior, if it is carried
out to benefit the greater public good (such as dealing with violent gang members). -
Answer-True

During an oral interview, applicants for policing jobs should never indicate a willingness
to "snitch" on another officer whom they observe doing something wrong. - Answer-
False

The receipt of gratuities by criminal justice personnel is a universally accepted practice.
- Answer-False

Whistleblowers who expose improper acts of their coworkers now have no legal
protection. - Answer-False

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