Test Bank for Crime and Criminal Justice Concepts and Controversies 3rd Edition By Stacy Mallicoat, Denise Paquette Boots (All Chapters 1-14, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)

Test Bank for Crime and Criminal Justice Concepts and Controversies 3e Stacy Mallicoat,
Denise Paquette Boots | All Chapters 1-14 | MCQs, True False, Essay Questions with Answers




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Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the text, stories about violent crime make up almost ______ percent of all news time.
A. 10
B. 33
C. 50
D. 75
Correct Answer: B. 33

2. In criminal justice, ______ refers to the understanding of what constitutes good or bad behavior.
A. discretion
B. comprehension
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C. decision
D. ethics
Correct Answer: D. ethics
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3. In the courts, the person charged with a criminal offense is referred to as the ______.
A. offender
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C. prosecutor
D. plaintiff
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Correct Answer: B. defendant

4. Packer suggests that the ______ model of justice resembles an obstacle course.
A. crime control
B. due process
C. wedding cake
D. bureaucratic
Correct Answer: B. due process

5. The American criminal justice system is broadly shaped after which of the following?
A. Roman civil law
B. Ten Commandments
C. English common law
D. Code of Hammurabi
Correct Answer: C. English common law

6. The ______ are tasked with investigating crime and apprehending people believed to have committed a
crime.
A. police
B. media
C. corrections
D. courts
Correct Answer: A. police

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, 7. The ______ model believes that the criminal justice system should suppress and control criminal
behavior to protect society.
A. crime control
B. due process
C. wedding cake
D. bureaucratic
Correct Answer: A. crime control

8. The decision-making power of criminal justice agents is called ______.
A. discretion
B. choice
C. comprehension
D. ethics
Correct Answer: A. discretion

9. The main goal of the ______ model of justice is the protection of individual rights and freedoms.
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B. due process
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D. bureaucratic
Correct Answer: B. due process
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10. The maximum punishment for a misdemeanor crime is ______.
A. community supervision, such as probation
B. less than one year in jail
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C. life in prison, with the possibility of parole
D. the death penalty
Correct Answer: B. less than one year in jail

11. The top of the wedding cake model represents ______.
A. misdemeanor cases
B. lower-level felony cases
C. upper-level felony cases
D. high-profile cases
Correct Answer: D. high-profile cases

12. What are the three major components of the criminal justice system?
A. police, attorneys, and judges
B. police, courts, and corrections
C. attorneys, judges, and prisons
D. police, courts, and prisons
Correct Answer: B. police, courts, and corrections

13. Which of the following types of cases are generally portrayed on reality TV?
A. misdemeanors
B. lower-level felony cases
C. upper-level felony cases
D. high-profile cases

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, Correct Answer: D. high-profile cases

14. Which of the following types of crimes are overemphasized in television entertainment?
A. murder
B. motor vehicle theft
C. driving under the influence
D. fraud
Correct Answer: A. murder

15. Which of the following types of models demonstrates how cases are treated differently by the criminal
justice system?
A. due process
B. crime control
C. wedding cake
D. bureaucratic
Correct Answer: C. wedding cake
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16. Who is responsible for ensuring that the rights of the person accused are upheld in the criminal justice
process?
A. district attorney
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B. defense counsel
C. presiding judge
D. arresting officer(s)
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Correct Answer: B. defense counsel

17. ______ are considered to be serious crimes that can be punished by more than one year in prison.
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A. Misdemeanors
B. Felonies
C. Status offenses
D. Infractions
Correct Answer: B. Felonies

18. Braxton is currently serving eight years in prison after being convicted of a single offense. Because of
the length of his sentence, we can say that Braxton was convicted of a(n) ______.
A. infraction
B. misdemeanor
C. felony
D. status offense
Correct Answer: C. felony

19. Bret is a prosecutor who was raised in an abusive home. He is known to selectively seek out and
interpret evidence to support his preexisting beliefs about people who engage in domestic violence. What
is this phenomenon?
A. fake news
B. crime control
C. confirmation bias
D. due process
Correct Answer: C. confirmation bias


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