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This model assumes that every effort must be made to repress crime; emphasizing
efficiency and the system's capacity to catch, try, convict and punish a high proportion
of offenders: - Answer-Crime Control Model.
____________ believe that solutions to crime problems will come from stricter
enforcement of the law through the expansion of police forces and the enactment of
laws that require swift and certain punishment of criminals. - Answer-Conservatives
Which of the following models emphasizes the importance of individual freedoms, even
if it means some guilty defendants will go free? - Answer-Due process model.
Priorities and actions developed by government to use public resources as a means to
deal with issues affecting society are referred to as ________________. - Answer-
Public policy
Jeffrey Reiman argued for all of the following policies with the exception of: - Answer-d.
Eecriminalizing the acts of white-collar offenders
Most Americans believe that criminal justice policies should be designed to: - Answer-c.
Provide a balance between enforcing the law and protecting individual rights.
Acts or behaviors deemed as criminal and prohibited by the government, although there
is nothing inherently wrong about the behaviors, are called ________________. -
Answer-b. Mala prohibita.
Which of the following best defines what is considered a crime in our society? - Answer-
b. A crime is whatever the legislature says it is.
___________ crimes are committed through opportunities created in a legal business or
profession. - Answer-occupational
Which of the following is NOT an example of "visible crime"? - Answer-occupational
Victimless crimes usually involve willing parties who engage in private transactions of
an illegal nature, and typically involve the exchange of goods or services. Which of the
following is NOT a victimless crime? - Answer-Domestic violence
Which of the following statements are true?
a. The reason why the sale and possession of marijuana is criminal, while alcohol is not,
is because marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol.
, b. The reason why the sale and possession of marijuana is criminal, while alcohol is not,
is because legislatures have enacted criminal laws, not because of any consistent or
logical comparison with alcohol.
c. The reason why the sale and possession of marijuana is criminal, while alcohol is not,
is because alcohol provides more revenue.
d. The reason why the sale and possession of marijuana is criminal, while alcohol is not,
is because alcohol has been proven to have health benefits. - Answer-b. The reason
why the sale and possession of marijuana is criminal, while alcohol is not, is because
legislatures have enacted criminal laws, not because of any consistent or logical
comparison with alcohol.
What are crimes usually done for ideological purposes that constitute a threat against
the state (such as treason, sedition, or espionage) or a criminal act by a state? -
Answer-Political crimes
Regarding crime trends in the United States since 1993, which of the following
statements is true? - Answer-The incidence of crime has steadily decreased in the US
The term dark figure of crime refers to crimes that are not counted in official crime
statistics because - Answer-They are not reported to the police.
A popular source for crime statistics compiled by the FBI, based on voluntary reporting
by thousands of law enforcement agencies across the United States, which outlines
eight index crimes and definitions of 29 types of crimes is the ______________. -
Answer-Uniform crime reports
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) present crime date in three ways. Which of the
following is not one of those ways? - Answer-Detailed report of each offense
Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding The National Incident-Based Reporting
System (NIBRS) developed by the FBI? - Answer-It does not distinguish between
attempted and completed crimes.
When compared to the UCR, the National Crime Victimization Surveys (NCVS) provide
a more complete picture of the nature and extent of crime because: - Answer-Crime is
viewed through the eyes of the victim.
Which of the following statements is FALSE? - Answer-Criminal justice policies address
the public's accurate perception that crime is an increasingly serious problem.
Crimes committed that involve the use of computers and the Internet to commit acts
against people, property, public order, or morality are called _____________. Some use
computers to steal information, resources, or funds. - Answer-Cybercrimes
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