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CJ Realities And Challenges By Ruth E. Masters - Test Bank
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, CH-01: Test Bank_ansrsource Key1. For a behavior to be considered a crime, it must be:
A. defined by society as a crime.
B. against all social norms.
C. committed by an individual in public.
D. witnessed by at least one person.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Knowledge
2. A(n) ________ is a rule that gives clarity on the behavior or action that is appropriate or expected in a given situation.
A. advocate
B. correction
C. norm
D. sanction
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Knowledge
3. Behaviors that society considers deviant:
A. are consistent over time and across locations.
B. are consistent across locations but change over time.
C. differ across locations but are consistent over time.
D. change over time and across locations.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Knowledge
4. Which of the following statements is true of social norms?
A. An individual's deviance from a social norm is called a legal norm.
B. In the criminal justice system, lawmakers are forbidden from changing any informal social norm to a legal social norm.
C. They are the unwritten, informal rules that are followed by individuals.
D. They are also called legal rules.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Difficult
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Application
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,5. Kim is a criminology student. During a classroom lecture, Kim’s phone starts ringing out loud. When she answers the
call instead of disconnecting it, the professor stops the lecture and glares at her till she hangs up. Kim gets embarrassed
and sinks into her seat. Kim's behavior is a violation of a:
A. social norm.
B. crime.
C. behavioral rule.
D. public rule.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Moderate
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Application
6. Wearing your pajamas to work would be a violation of a(n):
A. written law.
B. formal social norm.
C. informal social norm.
D. behavior rule.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Moderate
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Application
7. The criminal justice system is set into motion when ________ is violated.
A. an informal social norm
B. a legal norm
C. a community standard
D. any social norm
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Moderate
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Comprehension
8. An intoxicated man breaks into a house he thinks is his own and falls asleep on the couch. When the residents of the
home find him, they call the police. The man is arrested for breaking and entering. The presiding judge sentences the man
to commit himself to an in-house treatment center for 30 days. The man's behavior is an example of a violation of a:
A. behavioral rule.
B. formal norm.
C. public rule.
D. social norm.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Moderate
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Application
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, 9. The violation of a norm is called ________.
A. correction
B. sanction
C. deviance
D. due process
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: The Rules that Bind: Norms and Laws
Type: Knowledge
10. Mala in se crimes are:
A. behaviors that are morally wrong.
B. victimless.
C. wrong because the law says they are wrong.
D. not universally accepted as being wrong.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: What is Crime?
Type: Knowledge
11. In 2004, Scott Peterson went on trial as a suspect in the murder of his wife and unborn child. The media extensively
covered the trial starting from the time the victim, Lindsay Peterson, was reported missing. After a long trial, Scott was
found guilty of a capital crime and was sentenced to death in 2005. In Westernized cultures, Scott Peterson's crime would
most likely be classified as:
A. mala prohibita.
B. a status violation.
C. mala in se.
D. a violation of informal social norms.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Moderate
Topic: What is Crime?
Type: Evaluation
12. Mala prohibita crimes are also known as ________.
A. decree nisi crimes
B. mala in se crimes
C. statutory crimes
D. morally wrong crimes
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Level: Basic
Topic: What is Crime?
Type: Knowledge
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