Criminal Justice Final Exam: Straighterline Criminal
Justice Final Exam
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge
in a(n) - ANSWER:bench trial
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - ANSWER:legal guilt
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - ANSWER:It is given before prisoners have served
their full sentences.
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of ________
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice - ANSWER:the crime control model
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to allow the
defendant to enter a plea. - ANSWER:arraignment
Often, an arrest supported by ________ and ________ is sufficient to close a case, especially with a less
serious crime. - ANSWER:witness statements; crime scene evidence
Due process advocates recognize that there can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a person
gets... - ANSWER:how much money the person has
In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule an arraignment date at
the ________. - ANSWER:initial appearance
Which of the following crimes is NOT a uniform crime reports Part I offense? - ANSWER:fraud
A typical ________ definition of crime is "an intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code,
committed without defense or excuse and penalized by the state." - ANSWER:legal
According to the 2014 national crime victimization surveys (NCVS), which of the following demographic
groups had the highest rate of violent crime victimization? - ANSWER:separated persons
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? - ANSWER:Nonwhites are more
fearful than whites
Which of the following is a problem with or criticism of a legal definition of crime? - ANSWER:all of the
answers are correct
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were able to clear________ of property
crimes. - ANSWER:20.2%
A typical ________ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms or mores of society. -
ANSWER:social
Which of the following sets of characteristics best describes the typical arrestee in 2014? -
ANSWER:young, male and white
, For Émile Durkheim, the cause of crime is ________, that is, the dissociation of the individual from the
________. - ANSWER:a. anomie; collective conscience
Which of the following best captures classical criminologists' concept of "utility"? - ANSWER:"the
greatest happiness shared by the greatest number"
According to body-type theory, an athletically built individual would be classified under the ________
body type. - ANSWER:mesomorphic
Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of
history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? - ANSWER:classical theory
According to Robert K. Merton, ________ pursue the cultural goal of wealth only through legitimate
institutional means. - ANSWER:conformers
Which of the following theories is based on the belief that criminals are physiologically different from
noncriminals? - ANSWER:biological positivism
According to Cesare Beccaria, the basis of society, as well as the origin of punishments and the right to
punish, is - ANSWER:the social contract
How much does it cost to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court? - ANSWER:$300
Public defenders commonly spend ________ with their clients - ANSWER:5-10 minutes
Nationally known criminal lawyers take clients only if their cases meet one of three conditions, which are
given in your text. Which of the following is NOT one of these three conditions? - ANSWER:cases that
involve the oppressed or downtrodden
In the context of the key actors in the U.S. court process, identify a true statement about prosecutors. -
ANSWER:They are not required to prosecute a person for all the charges that evidence will support
Which of the following methods was used by most U.S. states in 2016 in the selection of their highest
appellate court judges? - ANSWER:merit selection
Unlike inquisitorial trial systems, adversarial trial systems - ANSWER:consist of lay juries
In 2007, what was the average felony case conviction rate for prosecutors' offices in the United States? -
ANSWER:75%
In highly controversial cases, all the judges in a circuit may sit together and hear a case in what is known
as a(n) - ANSWER:en banc hearing
The ________ is a community's chief law enforcement official and is responsible primarily for the
protection of society. - ANSWER:prosecutor
Generally, a presentence investigation report (PSI) is prepared by a ________. - ANSWER:probation
officer
According to your textbook, since 1977, ________ of the victims of those who have been executed were
white - ANSWER:75%
Justice Final Exam
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge
in a(n) - ANSWER:bench trial
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - ANSWER:legal guilt
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - ANSWER:It is given before prisoners have served
their full sentences.
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of ________
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice - ANSWER:the crime control model
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to allow the
defendant to enter a plea. - ANSWER:arraignment
Often, an arrest supported by ________ and ________ is sufficient to close a case, especially with a less
serious crime. - ANSWER:witness statements; crime scene evidence
Due process advocates recognize that there can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a person
gets... - ANSWER:how much money the person has
In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings schedule an arraignment date at
the ________. - ANSWER:initial appearance
Which of the following crimes is NOT a uniform crime reports Part I offense? - ANSWER:fraud
A typical ________ definition of crime is "an intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code,
committed without defense or excuse and penalized by the state." - ANSWER:legal
According to the 2014 national crime victimization surveys (NCVS), which of the following demographic
groups had the highest rate of violent crime victimization? - ANSWER:separated persons
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? - ANSWER:Nonwhites are more
fearful than whites
Which of the following is a problem with or criticism of a legal definition of crime? - ANSWER:all of the
answers are correct
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were able to clear________ of property
crimes. - ANSWER:20.2%
A typical ________ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms or mores of society. -
ANSWER:social
Which of the following sets of characteristics best describes the typical arrestee in 2014? -
ANSWER:young, male and white
, For Émile Durkheim, the cause of crime is ________, that is, the dissociation of the individual from the
________. - ANSWER:a. anomie; collective conscience
Which of the following best captures classical criminologists' concept of "utility"? - ANSWER:"the
greatest happiness shared by the greatest number"
According to body-type theory, an athletically built individual would be classified under the ________
body type. - ANSWER:mesomorphic
Which of the following is a product of the Enlightenment period, or the Age of Reason, a period of
history that began in the early 1500s and lasted until the late 1700s? - ANSWER:classical theory
According to Robert K. Merton, ________ pursue the cultural goal of wealth only through legitimate
institutional means. - ANSWER:conformers
Which of the following theories is based on the belief that criminals are physiologically different from
noncriminals? - ANSWER:biological positivism
According to Cesare Beccaria, the basis of society, as well as the origin of punishments and the right to
punish, is - ANSWER:the social contract
How much does it cost to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court? - ANSWER:$300
Public defenders commonly spend ________ with their clients - ANSWER:5-10 minutes
Nationally known criminal lawyers take clients only if their cases meet one of three conditions, which are
given in your text. Which of the following is NOT one of these three conditions? - ANSWER:cases that
involve the oppressed or downtrodden
In the context of the key actors in the U.S. court process, identify a true statement about prosecutors. -
ANSWER:They are not required to prosecute a person for all the charges that evidence will support
Which of the following methods was used by most U.S. states in 2016 in the selection of their highest
appellate court judges? - ANSWER:merit selection
Unlike inquisitorial trial systems, adversarial trial systems - ANSWER:consist of lay juries
In 2007, what was the average felony case conviction rate for prosecutors' offices in the United States? -
ANSWER:75%
In highly controversial cases, all the judges in a circuit may sit together and hear a case in what is known
as a(n) - ANSWER:en banc hearing
The ________ is a community's chief law enforcement official and is responsible primarily for the
protection of society. - ANSWER:prosecutor
Generally, a presentence investigation report (PSI) is prepared by a ________. - ANSWER:probation
officer
According to your textbook, since 1977, ________ of the victims of those who have been executed were
white - ANSWER:75%
