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1. A crime is any act that ______ and individuals that commit such acts are ______.
A. violates criminal laws; criminals
B. sends you to prison; criminals
C. makes you a threat to society; deviants
D. gets you a fine or prison time; deviants
Correct Answer: A. violates criminal laws; criminals
2. Material from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled into an annual study entitled ______.
A. Police Reports Summary
B. National Incident-Based Reporting Service
C. Crime in the United States
D. Police Report Statistics
Correct Answer: C. Crime in the United States
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3. The term ______ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned.
A. malum prohibitum
B. mala in se
C. mala criminali
D. malum per se
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Correct Answer: A. malum prohibitum
4. Which approach describes the world as full of vastly different social standards, each with its own lists of
right and wrong behavior?
A. civil disobedience
B. moral relativism
C. natural law
D. mala in se
Correct Answer: B. moral relativism
5. Which of the following is considered a street crime?
A. insider trading
B. price fixing
C. mugging
D. embezzlement
Correct Answer: C. mugging
6. ______, one of the founders of modern sociology, was fascinated with how people reacted to crime in
their societies.
A. Durkheim
B. Lombroso
C. Bentham
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D. Beccaria
Correct Answer: A. Durkheim
7. Habib is a local television producer deciding which major story to run as the headliner on the evening
news. He has three equally newsworthy options, but Habib is determined to run a story about the
abduction of a teenaged girl. Habib knows that this story has elements of ______ to attract viewership.
A. Ponzi scheme activity
B. missing woman syndrome
C. non-violent criminal activity
D. serial killer activity
Correct Answer: B. missing woman syndrome
8. Zoe and her friends are protesting what they consider unjust treatment of chickens by trespassing onto
private property and holding up signs stating that the animals are being abused. Zoe is accusing the
owners of the property of criminal behaviors against these animals. She too is committing criminal activity
by trespassing but wants to gain public support for her cause. Zoe and her friends are engaging in ______
to let others know about animal abuse.
A. a rhetorical technique
B. a generalized technique
C. an official event
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D. an anti-government rally
Correct Answer: A. a rhetorical technique
9. A net increase in arrest rates does not necessarily mean that more crime has occurred. An increase in
arrest rates can mean simply that ______.
A. officers are arresting more people
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B. there is an increase in acquittals
C. more people are being released from prison
D. fewer arrests are resulting in indictments
Correct Answer: A. officers are arresting more people
10. Crime is typically measured by victimization surveys, perpetrator surveys, and ______.
A. news reports
B. judge surveys
C. attorney surveys
D. police reports
Correct Answer: D. police reports
11. Crime statistics were inflated during the Trump administration to add federal funding to ______.
A. coastal defenses
B. nuclear armaments
C. state police departments
D. a border wall
Correct Answer: D. a border wall
12. Defining a crime and a criminal has often involved looking at legal and ______ angles of the person and
situation.
A. scientific
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B. political
C. social
D. economic
Correct Answer: C. social
13. Embezzlement is a crime against ______.
A. the state
B. the person
C. public order
D. property
Correct Answer: D. property
14. Legal definitions (or constructions) of crimes are often the product of ______ processes.
A. judicial
B. legislative
C. foreign
D. simple
Correct Answer: B. legislative
15. Loitering and panhandling are examples of crimes against ______.
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A. the person
B. property
C. public order
D. the state
Correct Answer: C. public order
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16. Media reports warning the public concerning the dangers of child abductions can lead to ______.
A. public outcry
B. moral panic
C. normative panic
D. white-collar panic
Correct Answer: B. moral panic
17. Serial killer murders represent ______ of the number of homicides each year in the United States.
A. about half
B. about a quarter
C. the majority
D. a very small percentage
Correct Answer: D. a very small percentage
18. The courts apply criminal law when they determine whether or not ______.
A. a person is innocent
B. a crime was committed
C. a judge agrees to the charges
D. a person is guilty
Correct Answer: D. a person is guilty
19. The purpose of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to ______.
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Criminal (In) Justice A Critical Introduction 2nd Edition By Aaron Fichtelberg | Test Bank |
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. A crime is any act that ______ and individuals that commit such acts are ______.
A. violates criminal laws; criminals
B. sends you to prison; criminals
C. makes you a threat to society; deviants
D. gets you a fine or prison time; deviants
Correct Answer: A. violates criminal laws; criminals
2. Material from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled into an annual study entitled ______.
A. Police Reports Summary
B. National Incident-Based Reporting Service
C. Crime in the United States
D. Police Report Statistics
Correct Answer: C. Crime in the United States
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3. The term ______ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned.
A. malum prohibitum
B. mala in se
C. mala criminali
D. malum per se
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Correct Answer: A. malum prohibitum
4. Which approach describes the world as full of vastly different social standards, each with its own lists of
right and wrong behavior?
A. civil disobedience
B. moral relativism
C. natural law
D. mala in se
Correct Answer: B. moral relativism
5. Which of the following is considered a street crime?
A. insider trading
B. price fixing
C. mugging
D. embezzlement
Correct Answer: C. mugging
6. ______, one of the founders of modern sociology, was fascinated with how people reacted to crime in
their societies.
A. Durkheim
B. Lombroso
C. Bentham
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D. Beccaria
Correct Answer: A. Durkheim
7. Habib is a local television producer deciding which major story to run as the headliner on the evening
news. He has three equally newsworthy options, but Habib is determined to run a story about the
abduction of a teenaged girl. Habib knows that this story has elements of ______ to attract viewership.
A. Ponzi scheme activity
B. missing woman syndrome
C. non-violent criminal activity
D. serial killer activity
Correct Answer: B. missing woman syndrome
8. Zoe and her friends are protesting what they consider unjust treatment of chickens by trespassing onto
private property and holding up signs stating that the animals are being abused. Zoe is accusing the
owners of the property of criminal behaviors against these animals. She too is committing criminal activity
by trespassing but wants to gain public support for her cause. Zoe and her friends are engaging in ______
to let others know about animal abuse.
A. a rhetorical technique
B. a generalized technique
C. an official event
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D. an anti-government rally
Correct Answer: A. a rhetorical technique
9. A net increase in arrest rates does not necessarily mean that more crime has occurred. An increase in
arrest rates can mean simply that ______.
A. officers are arresting more people
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B. there is an increase in acquittals
C. more people are being released from prison
D. fewer arrests are resulting in indictments
Correct Answer: A. officers are arresting more people
10. Crime is typically measured by victimization surveys, perpetrator surveys, and ______.
A. news reports
B. judge surveys
C. attorney surveys
D. police reports
Correct Answer: D. police reports
11. Crime statistics were inflated during the Trump administration to add federal funding to ______.
A. coastal defenses
B. nuclear armaments
C. state police departments
D. a border wall
Correct Answer: D. a border wall
12. Defining a crime and a criminal has often involved looking at legal and ______ angles of the person and
situation.
A. scientific
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B. political
C. social
D. economic
Correct Answer: C. social
13. Embezzlement is a crime against ______.
A. the state
B. the person
C. public order
D. property
Correct Answer: D. property
14. Legal definitions (or constructions) of crimes are often the product of ______ processes.
A. judicial
B. legislative
C. foreign
D. simple
Correct Answer: B. legislative
15. Loitering and panhandling are examples of crimes against ______.
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A. the person
B. property
C. public order
D. the state
Correct Answer: C. public order
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16. Media reports warning the public concerning the dangers of child abductions can lead to ______.
A. public outcry
B. moral panic
C. normative panic
D. white-collar panic
Correct Answer: B. moral panic
17. Serial killer murders represent ______ of the number of homicides each year in the United States.
A. about half
B. about a quarter
C. the majority
D. a very small percentage
Correct Answer: D. a very small percentage
18. The courts apply criminal law when they determine whether or not ______.
A. a person is innocent
B. a crime was committed
C. a judge agrees to the charges
D. a person is guilty
Correct Answer: D. a person is guilty
19. The purpose of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to ______.
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