Test Bank for Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems, Diversity, and Change 5e Callie Marie
Rennison, Mary Dodge | All Chapters 1-14 | MCQs, True False, Essay Questions with Answers
, Chapter 1 - Complete Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A criminal defendant was charged with theft. The defendant did not plead guilty but accepted the
punishment for the crime without admitting guilt. What did the defendant plead?
A. nolo contendere
B. nolle prosequi
C. mala in se
D. mala prohibita
Correct Answer: A. nolo contendere
2. A criminal justice advocate argues that all people accused of crimes must be treated fairly and equally,
regardless of personal characteristics, in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. This advocate's arguments
reflect the ______ perspective.
A. rehabilitative
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B. due process
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C. crime control
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D. nonintervention
Correct Answer: B. due process
3. A person convicted of driving under the influence received treatment, community service, and restitution
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in a work-release program. Which criminal justice perspective does this exemplify?
A. due process
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B. crime control
C. restorative justice
D. nonintervention
Correct Answer: C. restorative justice
4. A politician hopes to convey to her constituents that she is someone who is "tough on crime." She would
most likely put forth a policy of ______.
A. education for people who are incarcerated
B. mandatory sentencing
C. restitution payments
D. community service
Correct Answer: B. mandatory sentencing
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,5. Many states have legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal consumption,
although marijuana possession had previously been illegal in states. This is an example of ______.
A. narrow-casting
B. the castle doctrine
C. decriminalization
D. mala in se
Correct Answer: C. decriminalization
6. Researchers in which academic discipline may be interested in learning about differences in correctional
policies regarding solitary confinement?
A. criminal justice
B. criminology
C. physiology
D. public policy
Correct Answer: A. criminal justice
7. Researchers in which academic discipline might research the precipitating behavioral factors for
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committing serial murder?
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A. corrections
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B. criminology
C. criminal justice
D. public policy
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Correct Answer: B. criminology
8. The USA PATRIOT Act limited personal freedoms in order to broaden government intelligence collection
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and allow for the government to more easily protect citizens from potential terrorist threats. This is an
example of ______.
A. informal social control
B. the social contract
C. narrow-casting
D. framing
Correct Answer: B. the social contract
9. The president of a financial consulting firm is accused of stealing money from the company that would
normally have gone to shareholders. This is an example of a ______.
A. white-collar crime
B. cybercrime
C. property crime
D. victimless crime
Correct Answer: A. white-collar crime
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, 10. The survivor of an armed robbery is having difficulty navigating the criminal justice system. He hopes to
be connected to someone to educate him about the proceedings and who can put him in contact with
resources for emotional support. He is looking for a ______.
A. defense attorney
B. magistrate
C. parole officer
D. victim advocate
Correct Answer: D. victim advocate
11. Which person who is incarcerated is most likely to receive the death penalty for their actions?
A. a Black man who murdered a White woman
B. a White man who murdered a Black woman
C. a White woman who murdered a Black man
D. a Black woman who murdered a White man
Correct Answer: A. a Black man who murdered a White woman
12. A judge who allows political underpinnings to influence decision making in a case, rather than simply
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following legal precedent or the Constitution, engages in ______.
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A. judicial activism
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B. due process
C. framing
D. narrow-casting
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Correct Answer: A. judicial activism
13. Defense attorneys cannot cross-examine a sexual assault victim on past sexual behavior due to
Te
protection from ______ laws.
A. castle doctrine
B. rape shield
C. "make my day"
D. marital rape
Correct Answer: B. rape shield
14. In 1939, Edwin Sutherland described a type of crime as a "crime committed by a person of respectability
and high social status in the course of his occupation." He was referring to ______.
A. white-collar crime
B. cybercrime
C. victimless crime
D. property crime
Correct Answer: A. white-collar crime
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Rennison, Mary Dodge | All Chapters 1-14 | MCQs, True False, Essay Questions with Answers
, Chapter 1 - Complete Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A criminal defendant was charged with theft. The defendant did not plead guilty but accepted the
punishment for the crime without admitting guilt. What did the defendant plead?
A. nolo contendere
B. nolle prosequi
C. mala in se
D. mala prohibita
Correct Answer: A. nolo contendere
2. A criminal justice advocate argues that all people accused of crimes must be treated fairly and equally,
regardless of personal characteristics, in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. This advocate's arguments
reflect the ______ perspective.
A. rehabilitative
ec k
n
B. due process
rS n
C. crime control
tio
to Ba
D. nonintervention
Correct Answer: B. due process
3. A person convicted of driving under the influence received treatment, community service, and restitution
Tu st
in a work-release program. Which criminal justice perspective does this exemplify?
A. due process
Te
B. crime control
C. restorative justice
D. nonintervention
Correct Answer: C. restorative justice
4. A politician hopes to convey to her constituents that she is someone who is "tough on crime." She would
most likely put forth a policy of ______.
A. education for people who are incarcerated
B. mandatory sentencing
C. restitution payments
D. community service
Correct Answer: B. mandatory sentencing
Chapter 1 - Page 1
,5. Many states have legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal consumption,
although marijuana possession had previously been illegal in states. This is an example of ______.
A. narrow-casting
B. the castle doctrine
C. decriminalization
D. mala in se
Correct Answer: C. decriminalization
6. Researchers in which academic discipline may be interested in learning about differences in correctional
policies regarding solitary confinement?
A. criminal justice
B. criminology
C. physiology
D. public policy
Correct Answer: A. criminal justice
7. Researchers in which academic discipline might research the precipitating behavioral factors for
ec k
n
committing serial murder?
rS n
tio
A. corrections
to Ba
B. criminology
C. criminal justice
D. public policy
Tu st
Correct Answer: B. criminology
8. The USA PATRIOT Act limited personal freedoms in order to broaden government intelligence collection
Te
and allow for the government to more easily protect citizens from potential terrorist threats. This is an
example of ______.
A. informal social control
B. the social contract
C. narrow-casting
D. framing
Correct Answer: B. the social contract
9. The president of a financial consulting firm is accused of stealing money from the company that would
normally have gone to shareholders. This is an example of a ______.
A. white-collar crime
B. cybercrime
C. property crime
D. victimless crime
Correct Answer: A. white-collar crime
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, 10. The survivor of an armed robbery is having difficulty navigating the criminal justice system. He hopes to
be connected to someone to educate him about the proceedings and who can put him in contact with
resources for emotional support. He is looking for a ______.
A. defense attorney
B. magistrate
C. parole officer
D. victim advocate
Correct Answer: D. victim advocate
11. Which person who is incarcerated is most likely to receive the death penalty for their actions?
A. a Black man who murdered a White woman
B. a White man who murdered a Black woman
C. a White woman who murdered a Black man
D. a Black woman who murdered a White man
Correct Answer: A. a Black man who murdered a White woman
12. A judge who allows political underpinnings to influence decision making in a case, rather than simply
ec k
n
following legal precedent or the Constitution, engages in ______.
rS n
tio
A. judicial activism
to Ba
B. due process
C. framing
D. narrow-casting
Tu st
Correct Answer: A. judicial activism
13. Defense attorneys cannot cross-examine a sexual assault victim on past sexual behavior due to
Te
protection from ______ laws.
A. castle doctrine
B. rape shield
C. "make my day"
D. marital rape
Correct Answer: B. rape shield
14. In 1939, Edwin Sutherland described a type of crime as a "crime committed by a person of respectability
and high social status in the course of his occupation." He was referring to ______.
A. white-collar crime
B. cybercrime
C. victimless crime
D. property crime
Correct Answer: A. white-collar crime
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