Criminal Justice Exam questions with correct
answers
Which |is |the |correct |order |of |the |criminal |process |involving |law |enforcement? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-initial |contact; |criminal |investigation; |arrest |and |booking
Which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |maintains |the |goal |of |repairing |harm |hat |criminal |
offenses |inflict |upon |victims, |offenders, |and |communities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-restorative
|justice |model
Which |is |the |correct |oder |of |the |criminal |process |involving |courts? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
charging; |initial |appearance; |preliminary |hearing, |or |arraignment; |bail |and |detention; |plea |
bargaining; |trial; |sentencing |and |appeals
which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |argues |that |crime |is |the |result |of |the |burdens |and |
benefits |in |society |not |being |equally |distributed |among |its |members? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-social |justice |model
when |offenders |are |released |from |prison, |they |are |supervised |by |______________ |officers |
who |work |closely |with |law |enforcement |to |monitor |their |behavior. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
parole
what |is |a |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intentional |act |or |omission |to |act, |neither |justified |
nor |excused, |that |is |in |violation |of |the |criminal |law |and |punishable |by |the |state.
which |statement |is |not |true |about |the |police? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Their |only |job |is |to |
enforce |the |law
, Which |court |is |the |highest |court |in |the |court |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-US |supreme |
court
Which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |argues |that |the |purpose |of |the |criminal |justice |system |is |
to |ensure |fairness |under |the |law? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-due |process |model
which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |identifies |the |repression |of |crime |as |the |most |important |
function |of |the |criminal |justice |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-crime |control |model
what |is |the |mostly |widely |used |source |of |crime |data |that |presents |data |on |crime |reported |to |
the |police, |number |of |arrests, |and |number |of |persons |arrested? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-UCR
What |is |the |study |of |the |characteristics |of |crime |victims |and |the |reason |why |certain |people |
are |more |likely |than |others |to |become |victims |of |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-victimology
What |does |dark |figure |of |crime |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |amount |of |unreported |
or |undiscovered |crime
Which |is |the |largest |ongoing |victimization |survey |in |the |United |States |today? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-NCVS
Rank |ages |from |most |likely |to |least |likely |to |commit |crimes |based |on |the |premise |of |the |age-
rank |curve |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-late |adolescences, |preadolescence, |adulthood
what |theory |argues |offenders |commit |crimes |because |of |traits, |characteristics, |deficits, |or |
psychopathologies |they |possess? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trait |theory
What |theory |blames |crime |on |inequalities |in |power? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conflict |theory
answers
Which |is |the |correct |order |of |the |criminal |process |involving |law |enforcement? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-initial |contact; |criminal |investigation; |arrest |and |booking
Which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |maintains |the |goal |of |repairing |harm |hat |criminal |
offenses |inflict |upon |victims, |offenders, |and |communities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-restorative
|justice |model
Which |is |the |correct |oder |of |the |criminal |process |involving |courts? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
charging; |initial |appearance; |preliminary |hearing, |or |arraignment; |bail |and |detention; |plea |
bargaining; |trial; |sentencing |and |appeals
which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |argues |that |crime |is |the |result |of |the |burdens |and |
benefits |in |society |not |being |equally |distributed |among |its |members? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-social |justice |model
when |offenders |are |released |from |prison, |they |are |supervised |by |______________ |officers |
who |work |closely |with |law |enforcement |to |monitor |their |behavior. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
parole
what |is |a |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intentional |act |or |omission |to |act, |neither |justified |
nor |excused, |that |is |in |violation |of |the |criminal |law |and |punishable |by |the |state.
which |statement |is |not |true |about |the |police? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Their |only |job |is |to |
enforce |the |law
, Which |court |is |the |highest |court |in |the |court |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-US |supreme |
court
Which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |argues |that |the |purpose |of |the |criminal |justice |system |is |
to |ensure |fairness |under |the |law? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-due |process |model
which |perspective |of |criminal |justice |identifies |the |repression |of |crime |as |the |most |important |
function |of |the |criminal |justice |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-crime |control |model
what |is |the |mostly |widely |used |source |of |crime |data |that |presents |data |on |crime |reported |to |
the |police, |number |of |arrests, |and |number |of |persons |arrested? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-UCR
What |is |the |study |of |the |characteristics |of |crime |victims |and |the |reason |why |certain |people |
are |more |likely |than |others |to |become |victims |of |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-victimology
What |does |dark |figure |of |crime |refer |to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |amount |of |unreported |
or |undiscovered |crime
Which |is |the |largest |ongoing |victimization |survey |in |the |United |States |today? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-NCVS
Rank |ages |from |most |likely |to |least |likely |to |commit |crimes |based |on |the |premise |of |the |age-
rank |curve |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-late |adolescences, |preadolescence, |adulthood
what |theory |argues |offenders |commit |crimes |because |of |traits, |characteristics, |deficits, |or |
psychopathologies |they |possess? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trait |theory
What |theory |blames |crime |on |inequalities |in |power? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conflict |theory
