CRJ 100 Week 5 Midterm Exam Questions And Answers

• Question 1 Which of the following is not a focus of community policing? Answer Selected Answer: Crime fighting Correct Answer: Crime fighting • Question 2 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points UCR data suggests that the average police officer makes less than one felony arrest every months. Answer Selected Answer: 4 Correct Answer: 4 • Question 3 4 out of 4 points The statement “Aggressive policing increases community perception that police arrest many criminals and therefore most violators get caught” is an example of what? Answer Selected Answer: a deterrent effect Correct Answer: a deterrent effect • Question 4 4 out of 4 points Regardless of the size of the policing organization this person has general administrative control and sets policy for all of the department’s operating branches Answer Selected Test Bank Answer: Chief of Police Correct Answer: Chief of Police • Question 5 4 out of 4 points In Martin Innes’ study of investigation techniques he found that police rely heavily on that includes canvas of neighborhoods, interviews with friends/family and constructing victim/suspect timelines to solve a crime. Answer Selected Answer: General coverage Correct Answer: General coverage • Question 6 0 out of 4 points What pattern does research reveal regarding officers' involvement in use-of-force incidents? Answer Selected Answer: A small portion of officers account for a sizable portion of the abuses. Correct Answer: All of the above are correct. • Question 7 Which policing style utilizes the least amount of discretion? Answer Selected Answer: Law enforcer Correct Answer: Law enforcer • Question 8 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points Chapter 14: Crime and Justice in the New Millennium An officer approaches a group of teenagers drinking beer, she checks everyone's ID and arrests all who are underage. This example best typifies which officer style? Answer Selected Answer: Law enforcer Correct Answer: Law enforcer • Question 9 The blue curtain is a term used to describe: Answer Selected 4 out of 4 points Answer: the secrecy and insulation from others in society that is a consequence of the police subculture. Correct Answer: the secrecy and insulation from others in society that is a consequence of the police subculture. • Question 10 4 out of 4 points What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth the "reasonable officer" standard for police use of deadly force? Answer Selected Answer: Graham v. Connor Correct Answer: Graham v. Connor • Question 11 4 out of 4 points The National Crime Victimization Survey asks participants to report on the frequency and characteristics of all but which one of the following crimes? Answer Selected Answer: Murd er Correct Test Bank Answer: Murd er • Question 12 4 out of 4 points Which of the following is not a problem associated with the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)? Answer Selected Answer: Incomplete acts are lumped together with completed ones. Correct Answer: Incomplete acts are lumped together with completed ones. • Question 13 4 out of 4 points Which of the following groups experience violent crimes at a higher rate than other groups? Answer Selected Answer: African Americans Correct Answer: African Americans • Question 14 4 out of 4 points Which view of criminality argues that people commit crimes if they believe it will provide immediate benefits without the threat of long- term risks? Answer Selected Answer: Choice theory Correct Answer: Choice theory • Question 15 4 out of 4 points Which of the following is one of the problems associated with the validity of the Uniform Crime Report? Answer Chapter 14: Crime and Justice in the New Millennium Selected Answer: If an offender commits multiple crimes, only the most serious is recorded. Correct Answer: If an offender commits multiple crimes, only the most serious is recorded. • Question 16 4 out of 4 points The contemporary criminal justice system can be divided into three main components: Answer Selected Answer: Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system. Correct Answer: Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system. • Question 17 0 out of 4 points The corrections system is vast and costs federal, state, and local governments: Answer Selected Answer: About $215 billion per year. Correct Answer: About $70 billion per year. • Question 18 4 out of 4 points For every 1000 crimes, approximately people are sent to prison. Answer Selected Answer: 20 Correct Answer: 20 • Question 19 4 out of 4 points In the formal criminal justice process all defendants must go through which stage to ensure proper Test Bank sentencing/punishment/dismissal/closure? Answer Selected Answer: Arraignm ent Correct Answer: Arraignm ent • Question 20 4 out of 4 points The exercise of power is granted to those who control the criminal justice system. In policing they are given the power to; Answer Selected Answer: use force, when necessary Correct Answer: use force, when necessary • Question 21 What federal agency is responsible for witness security? Answer Selected Answer: U.S. Marshals Correct Answer: U.S. Marshals • Question 22 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points What federal agency is responsible for the transportation of federal prisoners? Answer Selected Answer: U.S. Marshals Correct Answer: U.S. Marshals • Question 23 Chapter 14: Crime and Justice in the New Millennium 4 out of 4 points Roughly how many metropolitan police agencies employ just one sworn officer? Answer Selected Answer: 80 0 Correct Answer: 80 0 • Question 24 Which of the following officers was part of the watch system of policing that thrived in 13th century England? Answer Selected Answer: All of these Correct Answer: All of these • Question 25 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points Which federal law enforcement agency has unlimited jurisdiction? Answer Selected Answer: No federal agency has unlimited jurisdiction. Correct Answer: No federal agency has unlimited jurisdiction • Question 1 FINAL 4 out of 4 points Which prison system was known as the congregate system? Answer Selected Answer: Auburn Test Bank Correct system Answer: Auburn system • Question 2 4 out of 4 points When did the concept of incarcerating convicted offenders as a form of punishment become the norm for corrections? Answer Selected Answer: 19th cent ury Correct Answer: 19th cent ury • Question 3 4 out of 4 points The Pennsylvania system in corrections, was the first to take the radical step of what?: Answer Selected Answer: Placing each inmate in a single cell Correct Answer: Placing each inmate in a single cell • Question 4 In the federal system, prosecutors are appointed by whom? Answer Selected Answer: The President Correct Answer: The President • Question 5 Which of the following would not constitute a specialty court? Answer 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points Chapter 14: Crime and Justice in the New Millennium Selected Answer: Circuit court Correct Answer: Circuit court • Question 6 What is the duty of a defense lawyer to his client and the legal system? Answer Selected Answer: To fully and competently defend his client Correct Answer: To fully and competently defend his client • Question 7 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points If you are charged with the crime of armed robbery, your trial would take place in which type of court? Answer Selected Answer: A court of general jurisdiction Correct Answer: A court of general jurisdiction • Question 8 4 out of 4 points This therapy assumes that most people can become conscious of their own thoughts and behaviors and then make positive changes. Answer Selected Answer: Cognitive behavioral therapy Correct Answer: Cognitive behavioral therapy • Question 9 4 out of 4 points Test Bank In , the Supreme Court held that a probationer's home may be searched without a warrant on the grounds that probation departments "must respond quickly to evidence of misconduct." Answer Selected Answer: Griffin v. Wisconsin Correct Answer: Griffin v. Wisconsin • Question 10 Probation sentences involve; Answer Selected Answer: A deserving defendant Correct Answer: A deserving defendant • Question 11 The effect of intoxication upon criminal liability depends on: Answer Selected Answer: whether the defendant uses drugs or alcohol voluntarily. Correct Answer: whether the defendant uses drugs or alcohol voluntarily. • Question 12 Intoxication and age are examples of what? Answer Selected Answer: Legal defenses used to negate the required proof of mens rea 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points 4 out of 4 points Correct Answer: Legal defenses used to negate the required proof of mens rea • Question 13 Chapter 14: Crime and Justice in the New Millennium The term actus reus refers to the: Answer Selected Answer: guilty act Correct Answer: guilty act • Question 14 Which standard solely considers whether the accused is able to distinguish right from wrong? Answer Selected Answer: The M'Naghten rule Correct Answer: The M'Naghten rule • Question 15 Which of the following is an advantage of diversion programs? Answer Selected Answer: Rehabilitation services can be accessed while in the community. Correct