TEST BANK
Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity, and Change
CALLIE MARIE RENNISON, MARY J. DODG
3rd Edition
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Crime and the Criminal
Justice System
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What are the three entities that comprise the criminal justice system?
A. lawyers, police, and probation officers
B. lawyers, courts, and police
C. courts, probation officers, and lawyers
D. courts, police, and
corrections Ans: D
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is the Criminal Justice System?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Why is the U.S. criminal justice system so large?
A. The United States has a large population, and a large population of criminals.
B. There are a lot of adults in the criminal justice system.
C. There are a lot of minors and adults in the criminal justice system.
D. There are a lot of laws that have a consequence of jail time if
broken. Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain:
Comprehension Answer Location: Size
of the System Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Christopher was approved to leave prison by a panel of experts who deemed he
was no longer a threat to the society. What is the condition of Christopher’s
release called?
A. parole
B. probation
C. work release
D. recognizance
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
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, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Common Misconceptions | The Difference Between Prison, Jail,
Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. For every White male who is imprisoned, how many Black males are imprisoned?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which statement accurately describes the distinction between probation and
parole?
A. Probation is when a person serves a partial sentence, and parole is when a
person serves a complete prison sentence.
B. Probation is when a person spends time in jail, and parole is when a person
serves time in prison.
C. Probation is a suspended sentence allowing an individual to serve their sentence
in a community, and parole releases convicts to serve the rest of their sentence in
the community.
D. Probation is for misdemeanors, and parole is for
felonies. Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Difference Between Prison, Jail, Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which type of crime has the highest likelihood of capital punishment?
A. Black on non-Black murder
B. non-Black on Black murder
C. Black on Black murder
D. non-Black on non-Black
murder Ans: A
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, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which type of policy helps politicians appear to be tough on crime?
A. federal laws
B. three-strikes law
C. States’ Rights Prison Act
D. proactive
policing Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. California was ordered by the federal government in 2009 to reduce the
prison population. California voters passed Prop 47, which released certain
offenders from prison. Which type of convictions were released under Prop 47?
A. grand theft
B. embezzlement
C. nonviolent property and drug crimes
D. nonviolent domestic
battery Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. When does the criminal justice system process begin?
A. when a crime is committed
B. when law enforcement learns of a crime that was committed
C. when an indictment is issued
D. when a person is
arrested Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity, and Change
CALLIE MARIE RENNISON, MARY J. DODG
3rd Edition
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Crime and the Criminal
Justice System
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What are the three entities that comprise the criminal justice system?
A. lawyers, police, and probation officers
B. lawyers, courts, and police
C. courts, probation officers, and lawyers
D. courts, police, and
corrections Ans: D
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is the Criminal Justice System?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Why is the U.S. criminal justice system so large?
A. The United States has a large population, and a large population of criminals.
B. There are a lot of adults in the criminal justice system.
C. There are a lot of minors and adults in the criminal justice system.
D. There are a lot of laws that have a consequence of jail time if
broken. Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain:
Comprehension Answer Location: Size
of the System Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Christopher was approved to leave prison by a panel of experts who deemed he
was no longer a threat to the society. What is the condition of Christopher’s
release called?
A. parole
B. probation
C. work release
D. recognizance
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
1|Page
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Common Misconceptions | The Difference Between Prison, Jail,
Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. For every White male who is imprisoned, how many Black males are imprisoned?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which statement accurately describes the distinction between probation and
parole?
A. Probation is when a person serves a partial sentence, and parole is when a
person serves a complete prison sentence.
B. Probation is when a person spends time in jail, and parole is when a person
serves time in prison.
C. Probation is a suspended sentence allowing an individual to serve their sentence
in a community, and parole releases convicts to serve the rest of their sentence in
the community.
D. Probation is for misdemeanors, and parole is for
felonies. Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Difference Between Prison, Jail, Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which type of crime has the highest likelihood of capital punishment?
A. Black on non-Black murder
B. non-Black on Black murder
C. Black on Black murder
D. non-Black on non-Black
murder Ans: A
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, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which type of policy helps politicians appear to be tough on crime?
A. federal laws
B. three-strikes law
C. States’ Rights Prison Act
D. proactive
policing Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. California was ordered by the federal government in 2009 to reduce the
prison population. California voters passed Prop 47, which released certain
offenders from prison. Which type of convictions were released under Prop 47?
A. grand theft
B. embezzlement
C. nonviolent property and drug crimes
D. nonviolent domestic
battery Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal
justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. When does the criminal justice system process begin?
A. when a crime is committed
B. when law enforcement learns of a crime that was committed
C. when an indictment is issued
D. when a person is
arrested Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
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