CJUS Final Exam || Answers 100% Rated Correct.
Misdemeanors correct answers Less serious crimes generally punishable by a fine or by
incarceration in jail for not more than 1 year.
Felonies correct answers Serious offenses punishable by confinement in prison for more than 1
year.
Probable Cause correct answers A standard of proof that requires evidence sufficient to make a
reasonable person believe that, more likely than not, the proposed action is justified.
Bench Trial correct answers A trial before a judge without a jury.
Probation correct answers A sentence in which the offender, rather than being incarcerated, is
retained in the community under the supervision of a probation agency.
Parole correct answers The conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full
sentences.
Crime Control Model correct answers One of Packer's two models of the criminal justice
process. Politically, it reflects traditional conservative values. In this model, the control of
criminal behavior is the most important function of criminal justice.
Due Process Model correct answers One of Packer's two models of the criminal justice process.
Politically, it embodies traditional liberal values. In this model, the principal goal of criminal
justice is at least as much to protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty.
Status Offense correct answers An act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime if
committed by an adult. (underage drinking, truancy, running away from home)
, Special or Specific Deterrence correct answers The prevention of individuals from committing
crime again by punishing them.
General Deterrence correct answers The prevention of people in general or society at large from
engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them.
Anomie (Merton & Cohen) correct answers -originally introduced by Durkheim.
-For Merton, the contradiction between the cultural goal of achieving wealth and the social
structure's inability to provide legitimate institutional means for achieving the goal.
-For Cohen, it is caused by the inability of juveniles to achieve status among peers by socially
acceptable means.
-mostly affects people of lower class
-adapt in different ways:
1) conformity - go thru legitimate means
2) innovation - root of most crime
3) ritualism
4) retreats - do not pursue wealth; do not employ legitimate means
5) Rebellion - rebels reject both the cultural goal and the legitimate means of achieving it.can
also be a source of crime
Mere Suspicion correct answers The standard of proof with the least certainty; a "gut feeling".A
law enforcement officer cannot legally even stop a suspect.
Reasonable Suspicion correct answers A standard of proof that is more than a gut feeling. It
includes the ability to articulate reasons for the suspicion. A law enforcement officer is legally
permitted to stop and frisk a suspect.
Probable Cause correct answers The amount of proof necessary for a reasonably intelligent
person to believe that a crime has been committed or that items connected with criminal activity
can be found in a particular place. It is the standard of proof needed to conduct a search or to
make an arrest.
Misdemeanors correct answers Less serious crimes generally punishable by a fine or by
incarceration in jail for not more than 1 year.
Felonies correct answers Serious offenses punishable by confinement in prison for more than 1
year.
Probable Cause correct answers A standard of proof that requires evidence sufficient to make a
reasonable person believe that, more likely than not, the proposed action is justified.
Bench Trial correct answers A trial before a judge without a jury.
Probation correct answers A sentence in which the offender, rather than being incarcerated, is
retained in the community under the supervision of a probation agency.
Parole correct answers The conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full
sentences.
Crime Control Model correct answers One of Packer's two models of the criminal justice
process. Politically, it reflects traditional conservative values. In this model, the control of
criminal behavior is the most important function of criminal justice.
Due Process Model correct answers One of Packer's two models of the criminal justice process.
Politically, it embodies traditional liberal values. In this model, the principal goal of criminal
justice is at least as much to protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty.
Status Offense correct answers An act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime if
committed by an adult. (underage drinking, truancy, running away from home)
, Special or Specific Deterrence correct answers The prevention of individuals from committing
crime again by punishing them.
General Deterrence correct answers The prevention of people in general or society at large from
engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them.
Anomie (Merton & Cohen) correct answers -originally introduced by Durkheim.
-For Merton, the contradiction between the cultural goal of achieving wealth and the social
structure's inability to provide legitimate institutional means for achieving the goal.
-For Cohen, it is caused by the inability of juveniles to achieve status among peers by socially
acceptable means.
-mostly affects people of lower class
-adapt in different ways:
1) conformity - go thru legitimate means
2) innovation - root of most crime
3) ritualism
4) retreats - do not pursue wealth; do not employ legitimate means
5) Rebellion - rebels reject both the cultural goal and the legitimate means of achieving it.can
also be a source of crime
Mere Suspicion correct answers The standard of proof with the least certainty; a "gut feeling".A
law enforcement officer cannot legally even stop a suspect.
Reasonable Suspicion correct answers A standard of proof that is more than a gut feeling. It
includes the ability to articulate reasons for the suspicion. A law enforcement officer is legally
permitted to stop and frisk a suspect.
Probable Cause correct answers The amount of proof necessary for a reasonably intelligent
person to believe that a crime has been committed or that items connected with criminal activity
can be found in a particular place. It is the standard of proof needed to conduct a search or to
make an arrest.
