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Criminal justice, 1301 criminal justiceexam 1
The crime control model is viewed as the "obstacle course model." - correct answer ✔✔False
_______ refers to priorities and actions developed by the government to use public resources as a
means to deal with issues affecting society. - correct answer ✔✔public policy
The term referring to the idea that much more crime occurs than is reported to police is - correct answer
✔✔dark figure of crime
Serious crimes that usually carry a penalty of incarceration for more than one year or the death penalty
are - correct answer ✔✔felonies
A model of the criminal justice system that emphasizes efficiency, speed, and finality as well as the
capacity to apprehend, try, convict, and dispose of a high proportion of clients is called the ________
model. - correct answer ✔✔crime control
Public order crimes include public drunkenness, vandalism, and disorderly conduct. - correct answer
✔✔true
Offenses against morality involving a willing and private exchange of goods and services that are illegal
but in strong demand are called ________ crimes. - correct answer ✔✔victimless
Criminal justice researchers have a relatively easy time keeping track of the occurrence of crime because
of the prevalence of accurate crime data. - correct answer ✔✔false
In which of Packer's models would the adversarial system most likely be used? - correct answer ✔✔due
process
,Identity theft is a huge problem that typically affects young, lower-class females. - correct answer
✔✔false
In the United States, crime and justice are addressed as matters of ____ ____. - correct answer
✔✔public ploicy
____________________ crime refers to a framework within which criminal acts are committed rather
than referring to the acts themselves. - correct answer ✔✔organized
_______ is a specific act of commission or omission in violation of the law, for which a punishment is
prescribed. - correct answer ✔✔crime
Crimes referred to as mala prohibita are considered wrong in themselves. - correct answer ✔✔false
High-profile criminal cases are typical of the nature of crime in the United States. - correct answer
✔✔false
An example of a political crime is - correct answer ✔✔espionage
The ____________________ model asserts that freedom is so important that every effort must be made
to ensure that criminal justice decisions are based upon reliable information. - correct answer ✔✔due
process model
The public's attitudes towards drugs and budgetary concerns has led to a reconsideration of the drug
policies by government officials. - correct answer ✔✔true
According to your text, an example of a "visible crime" is - correct answer ✔✔murder
Which of the following types of crime includes homicide, assault, and rape? - correct answer ✔✔visible
crime
,Victimless crimes are often mala prohibita offenses and may include gambling, prostitution, and
marijuana use. - correct answer ✔✔true
Misdemeanors are serious crimes punishable by incarceration of more than one year in prison. - correct
answer ✔✔false
American crime rates for many crimes have dropped since the early 1980s.
Correct Answer - correct answer ✔✔true
Crime and justice are policy issues. - correct answer ✔✔true
The risk of lethal violence is much higher in the United States than in other industrial democracies. -
correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following would not be considered a feature of the crime control model? - correct answer
✔✔stresses individual freedom and law as values
In a democracy, it is easy to maintain public order and protect individual freedom. - correct answer
✔✔false
Policies developed through guidance from research studies that demonstrate which approaches are
most useful and cost-effective for advancing desired goals are known as _______________practices. -
correct answer ✔✔evidence-based practices
The organization _______ was formed because of a mother's heartbreak after the death of her daughter
due to a drunk driver. - correct answer ✔✔MADD
The _________________________ measures crime using interviews with victims. - correct answer
✔✔NCVS
The due process model is viewed as the "obstacle course model." - correct answer ✔✔false
, Contemporary criminal justice policies - correct answer ✔✔are often developed based upon differing
ideological differences of conservatives and liberals
A statistical summary of crimes reported to the police is known as the - correct answer ✔✔UCR
Crimes that are wrong by nature are called ____________________. - correct answer ✔✔mala in se
Clients convicted of ____________________ may receive a penalty of up to one year in jail. - correct
answer ✔✔misdemanors
Which of the following would not be considered a feature of the due process model? - correct answer
✔✔viewed as the "assembly line model"
Which of the following reflects the way the FBI reports crime? - correct answer ✔✔Neither the UCR or
NCVS
What entity in our society is primarily responsible for crime and justice issues? - correct answer
✔✔goverment
Street crime is one of the least profitable types of crime. - correct answer ✔✔true
Criminal acts either by the government or against the government that are carried out for ideological
purposes are called ______ crimes. - correct answer ✔✔political
Psychoanalytic theory explains criminal behavior as resulting from a(n) - correct answer
✔✔undeveloped or overdeveloped superego
Two-thirds of violent crimes against _______ in 2009 were committed by acquaintances. - correct
answer ✔✔females
Crime victims may not file lawsuits against the offenders who injured them. - correct answer ✔✔false
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