Test Bank For Criminal Justice in Action The Core 6th Edition by Larry K. Gaines
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Chapter 3—Inside Criminal Law 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 RE...
Chapter 1: Criminal Justice Today Page 1
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Chapter 2: Measuring and Explaining Crime Page 26
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Chapter 3: Inside Criminal Law Page 52
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Chapter 4: Law Enforcement Today Page 82
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Chapter 5: Challenges to Effective Policing Page 106
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Chapter 6: Police and the Constitution: The Rules of Law Enforcement Page 134
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Chapter 7: Courts and the Quest for Justice Page 160
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Chapter 8: Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial Page 185
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Chapter 9: Punishment and Sentencing Page 218
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Chapter 10: Probation and Community Corrections Page 247
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Chapter 11: Prisons and Jails Page 272
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Chapter 12: Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate Page 299
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Chapter 13: The Juvenile Justice System Page 329
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Chapter 14: Homeland Security and Cyber Crime Page 358
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,Chapter 1—Criminal Justice Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal statutes is
a. A crime
b. A felony
c. A tort
d. Deviant
ANS: A REF: p. 5 OBJ: LO 1
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. 6 OBJ: LO 1
3. Different segments of society separated by social class, income, age, and race that are engaged
in a constant struggle with each other for control of society is depicted by which of the following
models?
a. Conflict model
b. Consensus model
c. Law of the land
d. Crime control model
ANS: A REF: p. 7 OBJ: LO 1
4. 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
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, 5. 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
6. All of the following are major categories of violent crime, EXCEPT:
a. Murder
b. Assault and battery
c. Burglary
d. Sexual assault
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: LO 2
7. What is the most common form of criminal activity?
a. Property crime
b. Public-order crime
c. Violent crime
d. White-collar crime
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: LO 2
8. An illegal act or series of acts committed by an individual or business entity using some
nonviolent means to obtain a personal or business advantage is referred to as_______________.
a. Property crime
b. Public-order crime
c. Violent crime
d. White-collar crime
ANS: D REF: p. 8 OBJ: LO 2
9. Public order crimes are sometimes referred to as ________________.
a. Deviant crimes
b. Victimless crimes
c. Misdemeanors
d. Petty offenses
ANS: B REF: p. 8 OBJ: LO 2
10. Public drunkenness, prostitution, gambling, and illicit drug use are examples of what kind of
crime?
a. Property crime
b. Public-order crime
c. Violent crime
d. White-collar crime
ANS: B REF: p. 8 OBJ: LO 2
11. Motor vehicle theft, larceny, burglary, and arson are all categorized as what type of crime?
a. Property crime
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