Intro to CRJ- Exam 1Questions and
Answers
With a less serious crime, an arrest supported by what is sufficient to close a case? - Answer-Witness
statements and crime scene evidence
Jurisdiction - Answer-A politically defined geographical area
Public-order advocates believe the interests of society take precedence over individual rights, true or
false? - Answer-True
What is the primary purpose of an arraignment? - Answer-To hear the formal information or indictment
and to allow the defendant to enter a plea
At which stage of the Criminal Justice process is a plea entered? - Answer-Arraignment
Which Criminal Justice model emphasizes individual rights? - Answer-Due Process Model
, The vast majority of criminal cases in the US are disposed of through which of the following processes? -
Answer-Plea bargaining
The Criminal Justice model that emphasizes the efficient arrest & conviction of criminal offenders... -
Answer-Crime Control Model
Probable cause - Answer-Refers to the necessary level of belief that allows the police to make an arrest
Herbert Packer characterizes the due process model as what? - Answer-"Obstacle course justice"
Clearance rate - Answer-This rate of crime refers to the proportion of reported crimes that have been
solved
Social definition of crime - Answer-"behavior that violates the norms or mores of society"
Legal definition of crime - Answer-"an intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed
without defense or excuse and penalized by the state."
NIBRS will replace the Uniform Crime Reporting method, true or false? - Answer-True
Crime rate - Answer-Expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population or some other base
Crime statistics - Answer-Statistics about crime and delinquency are probably the most unreliable and
most difficult of all social statistics.
Answers
With a less serious crime, an arrest supported by what is sufficient to close a case? - Answer-Witness
statements and crime scene evidence
Jurisdiction - Answer-A politically defined geographical area
Public-order advocates believe the interests of society take precedence over individual rights, true or
false? - Answer-True
What is the primary purpose of an arraignment? - Answer-To hear the formal information or indictment
and to allow the defendant to enter a plea
At which stage of the Criminal Justice process is a plea entered? - Answer-Arraignment
Which Criminal Justice model emphasizes individual rights? - Answer-Due Process Model
, The vast majority of criminal cases in the US are disposed of through which of the following processes? -
Answer-Plea bargaining
The Criminal Justice model that emphasizes the efficient arrest & conviction of criminal offenders... -
Answer-Crime Control Model
Probable cause - Answer-Refers to the necessary level of belief that allows the police to make an arrest
Herbert Packer characterizes the due process model as what? - Answer-"Obstacle course justice"
Clearance rate - Answer-This rate of crime refers to the proportion of reported crimes that have been
solved
Social definition of crime - Answer-"behavior that violates the norms or mores of society"
Legal definition of crime - Answer-"an intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed
without defense or excuse and penalized by the state."
NIBRS will replace the Uniform Crime Reporting method, true or false? - Answer-True
Crime rate - Answer-Expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population or some other base
Crime statistics - Answer-Statistics about crime and delinquency are probably the most unreliable and
most difficult of all social statistics.
