CHAPTER 3— Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States.
a. Declaration of Independence
b. U.S. Penal Code
c. U.S. Constitution
d. Case law of the United States Supreme Court
ANS: C REF: p. 67 ...
CHAPTER 2 Measuring and Explaining Crime 28
Test Bank 44
CHAPTER 3 Inside Criminal Law 60
Test Bank 78
CHAPTER 4 Law Enforcement Today 94
Test Bank 107
CHAPTER 5 Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing 123
Test Bank 138
CHAPTER 6 Police and the Constitution 154
Test Bank 169
CHAPTER 7 Courts and the Quest for Justice 185
Test Bank 197
CHAPTER 8 Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial 213
Test Bank 233
CHAPTER 9 Punishment and Sentencing 250
Test Bank 266
CHAPTER 10 Probation and Intermediate Sanctions 284
Test Bank 297
CHAPTER 11 Prisons and Jails 314
Test Bank 330
CHAPTER 12 Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate 347
Test Bank 365
CHAPTER 13 The Juvenile Justice System 381
Test Bank 399
CHAPTER 14 Today’s Challenges in Criminal Justice 415
Test Bank 435
,CHAPTER 1— Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is
a. A crime
b. A felony
c. A tort
d. Deviant
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 2
2. The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:
a. the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic,
political, and social power in a community
b. a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed and
punished as crimes
c. specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are to be defined as
criminal
d. the primary focus of law is to protect the individual from the power of government
ANS: B REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 1
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the components in the integrated definition of crime?
a. Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or, in
some cases, a powerful minority
b. Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public
officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends
c. Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of
personal freedom or life
d. Considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state who is
paid by the victim
ANS: D REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1-2
4. Which of the following is true regarding deviance?
a. Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree upon
b. Deviance is another term used to describe all criminal activity
c. Deviance is behavior that is considered to go against the norms established by
society
d. Deviance is always considered criminal in nature
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1
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5. Federalism refers to:
a. A system of government dominated by an all-powerful federal government
b. A system of checks and balances within the executive, legislative, and judicial
branches of government
c. A system of government in which states are independent and self-governing
d. A sharing of government powers by federal and state authorities
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
6. Which of the following is not considered an express power?
a. The power to coin money
b. Police powers
c. The power to raise an army
d. The power to regulate interstate commerce
ANS: B REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
7. Police powers allow states to enact laws necessary to protect the __________ of their citizens.
a. health
b. morals
c. safety
d. all of these
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: LO 3
8. What level of law enforcement divides duties between counties and municipalities?
a. Federal
b. Local
c. National
d. State
ANS: B REF: p. 10 OBJ: LO 3
9. Which officers often police a state’s natural resources and often oversee its firearm laws?
a. Fish, game, and watercraft officers
b. Department of State Security
c. Highway patrol
d. Sheriffs
ANS: A REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
10. Wildlife wardens, alcohol and beverage control agents, and fire marshals are examples of law
enforcement officers at the ____ level.
a. Municipal
b. County
c. State
d. Federal
ANS: C REF: p. 11 OBJ: LO 3
11. ________ investigate most crimes and attempt to deter crime through patrol activities.
a. Local police
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