CRJ Final Questions with Verified
Answers
What are the three major components of the criminal justice system? -
ANSWERSPolice, courts and corrections.
A _______ is a set of ideas that is used to explain a particular phenomena or concept. -
ANSWERSTheory
What supreme court case deemed the death penalty in violation of the 8th amendment
to the Constitution? - ANSWERSFurman V. Georgia
This type of law generally involves violations of private acts, such as contracts, property
disputes, and family law. - ANSWERSCivil Law
Which era used Law rather than Politics as the foundation for modern policing? -
ANSWERS
This type of crime generally involve a criminal action against another person. -
ANSWERSCriminal Offensives
Stop-and-frisk practices were upheld by the decision in what case? - ANSWERSTerry
V. Ohio
__________ suggests that offenders will be discouraged from committing crime if they
fear the punishments that are associated with these acts. - ANSWERSDeterrence
Which agency of criminal justice is responsible for carrying out the punishment imposed
on the offender? - ANSWERSCourts
________ implies that there is something that directly influences or is responsible for
people engaging in criminal behavior. - ANSWERSCriminology
The burden of proof in civil courts is __________. - ANSWERSA preponderance of the
evidence.
The decision-making power of criminal justice agents is called: - ANSWERSDiscretion
In what case did the exclusionary rule establish that, if evidence is obtained outside of
the context of a warrant, such items must be excluded and cannot be used against
someone in a court of law? - ANSWERSMapp V. Ohio
What is the necessary elements of deterrence? - ANSWERSSeverity, certainty, celerity.
Answers
What are the three major components of the criminal justice system? -
ANSWERSPolice, courts and corrections.
A _______ is a set of ideas that is used to explain a particular phenomena or concept. -
ANSWERSTheory
What supreme court case deemed the death penalty in violation of the 8th amendment
to the Constitution? - ANSWERSFurman V. Georgia
This type of law generally involves violations of private acts, such as contracts, property
disputes, and family law. - ANSWERSCivil Law
Which era used Law rather than Politics as the foundation for modern policing? -
ANSWERS
This type of crime generally involve a criminal action against another person. -
ANSWERSCriminal Offensives
Stop-and-frisk practices were upheld by the decision in what case? - ANSWERSTerry
V. Ohio
__________ suggests that offenders will be discouraged from committing crime if they
fear the punishments that are associated with these acts. - ANSWERSDeterrence
Which agency of criminal justice is responsible for carrying out the punishment imposed
on the offender? - ANSWERSCourts
________ implies that there is something that directly influences or is responsible for
people engaging in criminal behavior. - ANSWERSCriminology
The burden of proof in civil courts is __________. - ANSWERSA preponderance of the
evidence.
The decision-making power of criminal justice agents is called: - ANSWERSDiscretion
In what case did the exclusionary rule establish that, if evidence is obtained outside of
the context of a warrant, such items must be excluded and cannot be used against
someone in a court of law? - ANSWERSMapp V. Ohio
What is the necessary elements of deterrence? - ANSWERSSeverity, certainty, celerity.
