INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE BY
LARRY ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Victimology. Answer: The study of why persons or entities
become victims of crime
◉ Criminology. Answer: The scientific study of crime trends, the
nature of crime, and explanations for why persons commit crimes
◉ Criminal Justice system. Answer: The collection of criminal justice
agencies and how they are structured to work together in processing
criminal cases
◉ Discretion. Answer: A criminal justice professional's ability to use
professional judgement rather than being constrained by rigid rules
when making decisions about how to handle a case.
◉ Bureaucratic agency. Answer: An organization that is governed by
rules and procedures, is organized in a hierarchy with clear lines of
supervision
,◉ Morality. Answer: Judgements about what behaviors or actions
societies or individuals view as right or wrong, good or bad.
◉ Deviance. Answer: Behaviors that violate society's expectations,
beliefs, standards, or values.
◉ Uniform Crime Report. Answer: An annual report of the number
of crimes reported to the police,
◉ Violent Crimes. Answer: murder, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggressive result
◉ Property crime. Answer: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and
arson.
◉ Violent crime rate had ______ since the 90's. Answer: decreased
◉ Clearance rate. Answer: A statistic indicating the percentage of
cases that are solved, or cleared, usually through the arrest of a
suspect
◉ Part of US with highest crime rates. Answer: The South
, ◉ Dark figure of crime. Answer: Refers to the amount of crime that
is not reported to the police or other authorities
◉ Social Contract Theory. Answer: A philosophical explanation for
the origins of government, in which individuals willingly give up
complete freedom to do as they please in exchange for more secure
society governed by laws enforced by a government
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The notion that the answers to questions
should be grounded in the collection and analysis of data.
◉ Idealists. Answer: An advocate of the philosophical perspective of
idealism, which evaluates actions and decisions based on how well
they meet broad goals or theoretical ideas
◉ Pragmatists. Answer: An advocate of the philosophical
perspective of pragmatism, in which actions and decisions are
evaluated based on empiricism and the analysis of data
◉ Harmony. Answer: The idea that when things are in their proper
order, it represents beauty
◉ Legitimacy. Answer: when citizens accept that their government
has the right to govern them
LARRY ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Victimology. Answer: The study of why persons or entities
become victims of crime
◉ Criminology. Answer: The scientific study of crime trends, the
nature of crime, and explanations for why persons commit crimes
◉ Criminal Justice system. Answer: The collection of criminal justice
agencies and how they are structured to work together in processing
criminal cases
◉ Discretion. Answer: A criminal justice professional's ability to use
professional judgement rather than being constrained by rigid rules
when making decisions about how to handle a case.
◉ Bureaucratic agency. Answer: An organization that is governed by
rules and procedures, is organized in a hierarchy with clear lines of
supervision
,◉ Morality. Answer: Judgements about what behaviors or actions
societies or individuals view as right or wrong, good or bad.
◉ Deviance. Answer: Behaviors that violate society's expectations,
beliefs, standards, or values.
◉ Uniform Crime Report. Answer: An annual report of the number
of crimes reported to the police,
◉ Violent Crimes. Answer: murder, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggressive result
◉ Property crime. Answer: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and
arson.
◉ Violent crime rate had ______ since the 90's. Answer: decreased
◉ Clearance rate. Answer: A statistic indicating the percentage of
cases that are solved, or cleared, usually through the arrest of a
suspect
◉ Part of US with highest crime rates. Answer: The South
, ◉ Dark figure of crime. Answer: Refers to the amount of crime that
is not reported to the police or other authorities
◉ Social Contract Theory. Answer: A philosophical explanation for
the origins of government, in which individuals willingly give up
complete freedom to do as they please in exchange for more secure
society governed by laws enforced by a government
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The notion that the answers to questions
should be grounded in the collection and analysis of data.
◉ Idealists. Answer: An advocate of the philosophical perspective of
idealism, which evaluates actions and decisions based on how well
they meet broad goals or theoretical ideas
◉ Pragmatists. Answer: An advocate of the philosophical
perspective of pragmatism, in which actions and decisions are
evaluated based on empiricism and the analysis of data
◉ Harmony. Answer: The idea that when things are in their proper
order, it represents beauty
◉ Legitimacy. Answer: when citizens accept that their government
has the right to govern them
