Chap 1-3

Question 1

A guilty blameworthy state of mind describes the element of?

Answer 1

Mens rea

Question 2

Crimes such as gambling prostitution that are not “wrong in themselves” but are prohibited by government are known as?

Answer 2

mala prohibited

Question 3

What is not a characteristic of the criminal justice system?

Answer 3

Independence of actors

Question 4

which of the following is a statistical summary of crimes reported to the police?

Answer 4

the UCR

Question 5

the two categories of defenses are?

Answer 5

Justification and excuse defenses

Question 6

Police, courts, and corrections have their own goals and needs but are also interdependent and part of a complex whole. which of following are true?

Answer 6

All are true

Question 7

Which of the following refers to a serious crime, usually carrying a penalty of incarceration for more than one year?

Answer 7

Felony

Question 8

which of the following indicates that for a crime to occur, there must be an act of commission or omission by the accused?

Answer 8

Actus reus

Question 9

Which of these is one of the major duties of police agencies?

Answer 9

All of them

Question 10

If a police officer enters a room where you are hiding when theres a shooter on campus what is the first thing you should show the officer?

Answer 10

Your hands

Question 11

Which layer of the criminal justice wedding cake consists of misdemeanors?

Answer 11

Layer 4: bottom layer

Question 12

Which ammendment proved a right to due process of law as well as the right to equal protection of the laws?

Answer 12

14th

Question 13

Which model of criminal justice is more like an obstacle course than an assembly line?

Answer 13

the due process model

Question 14

Violent crimes property crimes and public - order crimes are all categories of:

Answer 14

visible crimes

Question 15

Entrapment occurs when?

Answer 15

the accused is lured into crime by the police

Question 16

which of the following terms refers to the authority to make decisions without reference to specific rules or face relying on ones own judgement ?

Answer 16

Discretion

Question 17

One element of crime would be?

Answer 17

All of these

Question 18

Law that defines acts that are subject to punishment and specifies the punishments for such offenses is:

Answer 18

Substantive criminal law

Question 19

The type of crime often termed “street crime” or “ordinary crime” involving criminal acts that are the least protected is also known as?

Answer 19

Visible crime

Question 20

In 2005 some survivors of Hurricane katrina illegally entered closed grocery stores to take food. these survivors may argue they are not guilty using the defense of?

Answer 20

Necessity

Question 21

The first 10 amendments to the US constitution are known as?

Answer 21

The Bill of rights

Question 22

Which of the following offenses fall into the category of cyber crime?

Answer 22

All of these can be classified as cyber crime

Question 23

A key concept in the criminal justice process involving the mutual transfer of resources among individual actors, is known as?

Answer 23

Exchange

Question 24

The determination of whether or not a defendant is guilty known as?

Answer 24

Adjudication

Question 25

The 8th ammendment includes?

Answer 25

Protection against excessive fines

Question 26

What are the two main sources of crime data?

Answer 26

Uniform Crime Reports and National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 27

the principles of law that provide the basis for defining acts as criminal and the conditions required for successful prosecution are called?

Answer 27

The seven principles of criminal law

Question 28

In the move Dear Zachary why was shirley turner granted bail?

Answer 28

The judge said she wasnt a danger to the public

Question 29

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable search and seizure is found in what ammendment?

Answer 29

4th

Question 30

Which of these is a key characteristic of the criminal justice system?

Answer 30

Incorporation

Question 31

The criminal justice agency on the front line in controlling crime is...

Answer 31

Police

Question 32

Which model of the criminal justice system emphasizes efficient processing of cases in order to repress crime?

Answer 32

due process model

Question 33

actions that violate laws defining which socially harmful behaviors will be subject top the governments power to impose punishments are called

Answer 33

crimes

Question 34

What factor has caused the expansion of federal laws and involvement in criminal justice?

Answer 34

More crimes that cross state borders

Question 35

according to the chart in our textbook which of these groups would have the high victimization rates for violent crime

Answer 35

African americans ages 18-20

Question 36

Crimes such as murder or assault that are traditionally considered to be wrong in themselves are known as?

Answer 36

mala in se

Question 37

What is the purpose of the wedding cake model

Answer 37

to show that not all cases are treated equally or processed in an identical fashion

Question 38

theories of criminality are criticized for focusing on?

Answer 38

social status crimes

Question 39

why do some crime victims feel mistreated by the criminal justice system?

Answer 39

All of the above

Question 40

which of the following is a good example of an occupation crime?

Answer 40

embezzlement

Question 41

What is crime called that involves proft seeking criminal activities that in involve planning, execution or victimization that crosses national borders?

Answer 41

transnational crime

Question 42

Which of the following is a good example of visible crime

Answer 42

murder

Question 43

Which of these statements about racial disparities in the criminal justice system is false?

Answer 43

there is evidence of racial bias in the criminal justice system

Question 44

Which statement about crime victimization is false?

Answer 44

Not everyone has an equal chance of being a crime victim

Question 45

the 6th ammendment to the us constitution guarantees that defendants have the right to?

Answer 45

assistance of counsel

Question 46

Crimes that are commited by groups with a defined organization structure and hierarchy are known as?

Answer 46

Organized crimes

Question 47

What is one impact of crime?

Answer 47

All of these are impacts of crime

Question 48

the two justice systems in the united states are?

Answer 48

State and Federal

Question 49

Of the following crimes which crime are people least likely to report?

Answer 49

Rape

Question 50

Which statement about crime victimization is true?

Answer 50

all of these are true