Criminal Justice Final Exam Review
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1. The perspective that focuses most heavily on procedural fairness and the
rights of the suspects is the _________ perspective: Due Process
2. The 3 main components of the criminal justice system are:: law enforcement, courts,
and corrections
3. Advocates of the consensus model of criminal justice agree to all of the
following staples except for: what is deemed criminal will be determined by those who are in power
4. Which of the following crimes does not fall into the violent crime category: -
burglary
5. According to the Crime Funnell, in general, for every 1,000 serious crimes,
about ______ adults are incarcerated for a few of these crimes: 30
6. The top tier of the wedding cake model of the criminal justice system consists
of what type of cases: celebrated cases
7. The statement that "you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet" is
consistent with what model of the criminal justice system?: Crime Control Model
8. In the 1990s crime rates generally: declined
9. According to Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory, crime rates are
highest in which zone?: Zone 2 - Transition Zone
10. Which theory of crime assumes that persons have free will?: Choice Theory
11. Radical feminist theory of crimes focus on: patriarchy
12. Through years of research, criminologists have determined that there is one
specific type of offender that accounts for a vast majority of all offenses. This
type of offender is known as:: the chronic offender
13. The best known and most widely cited source of crime statistics is the: Uniform
Crime Report
14. The NIBRS reporting method has been criticized for many weaknesses which
include all f the following except: the hierarchy rule
15. In most jurisdicctions, a felony can be distinguished from a misdemeanor in
that felony sentences are: served in prison
16. The actus reus is the ______ element of the crime: act
17. A ______ liability crime is one that has the mens rea element: strict
18. The mens rea is the ________ element of the crime: mental
19. As a general rule, voluntary intoxication is: not a defense
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20. the supreme law of the land is the: US Constitution
21. The burden of proof necessary for a ruling that the defendant is responsible
in a civil case is: preponderance of the evidence
22. The shire or county office of shire _____ eventually evolved into the position
of sheriff: reeve
23. the first formal police department in the US was created in _______ in 1838: -
Boston
24. During the 1800s, in general, American Police agencies came to be regarded
as: corrupt and inefficient
25. Today, most law enforcement personnel in the US are employed at the
_______ level: municipal
26. One of the early leaders of police reform in the early 1900s was: August Vollmer
27. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s police departments increasingly adopted
_____ programs: community policing
28. Private security guards have been criticized for all of the following reasons
except: they are meant to deter crime
29. Most police agencies are organized in a ________ fashion: militaristic
30. A defined area of patrol is termed the officer's _____: beat
31. the Kansas City Patrol experiment found that variations in patrol had: little
impact on crime and citizen confidence
32. The broken windows theory focuses on: neighborhood disorder and deterioration
33. Over the past two decades, hiring of minorities has: increased
34. the great bulk of what police officers do is: order maintenance
35. Problem oriented policing is essentially: proactive
36. (T/F) Most criminal cases are disposed of by trial: F
37. (T/F) For many decisions, criminal justice officials have at least some discre-
tion: T
38. (T/F) Crime has only recently become a problem in America: F
39. (T/F) Younger people face a greater risk of victimization than older person: T
40. (T/F) Psychoanalytic Theory assumes that people learn to become criminals-
:F
41. (T/F) Conflict theory is based on the work of Sigmund Freud: F
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1. The perspective that focuses most heavily on procedural fairness and the
rights of the suspects is the _________ perspective: Due Process
2. The 3 main components of the criminal justice system are:: law enforcement, courts,
and corrections
3. Advocates of the consensus model of criminal justice agree to all of the
following staples except for: what is deemed criminal will be determined by those who are in power
4. Which of the following crimes does not fall into the violent crime category: -
burglary
5. According to the Crime Funnell, in general, for every 1,000 serious crimes,
about ______ adults are incarcerated for a few of these crimes: 30
6. The top tier of the wedding cake model of the criminal justice system consists
of what type of cases: celebrated cases
7. The statement that "you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet" is
consistent with what model of the criminal justice system?: Crime Control Model
8. In the 1990s crime rates generally: declined
9. According to Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory, crime rates are
highest in which zone?: Zone 2 - Transition Zone
10. Which theory of crime assumes that persons have free will?: Choice Theory
11. Radical feminist theory of crimes focus on: patriarchy
12. Through years of research, criminologists have determined that there is one
specific type of offender that accounts for a vast majority of all offenses. This
type of offender is known as:: the chronic offender
13. The best known and most widely cited source of crime statistics is the: Uniform
Crime Report
14. The NIBRS reporting method has been criticized for many weaknesses which
include all f the following except: the hierarchy rule
15. In most jurisdicctions, a felony can be distinguished from a misdemeanor in
that felony sentences are: served in prison
16. The actus reus is the ______ element of the crime: act
17. A ______ liability crime is one that has the mens rea element: strict
18. The mens rea is the ________ element of the crime: mental
19. As a general rule, voluntary intoxication is: not a defense
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20. the supreme law of the land is the: US Constitution
21. The burden of proof necessary for a ruling that the defendant is responsible
in a civil case is: preponderance of the evidence
22. The shire or county office of shire _____ eventually evolved into the position
of sheriff: reeve
23. the first formal police department in the US was created in _______ in 1838: -
Boston
24. During the 1800s, in general, American Police agencies came to be regarded
as: corrupt and inefficient
25. Today, most law enforcement personnel in the US are employed at the
_______ level: municipal
26. One of the early leaders of police reform in the early 1900s was: August Vollmer
27. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s police departments increasingly adopted
_____ programs: community policing
28. Private security guards have been criticized for all of the following reasons
except: they are meant to deter crime
29. Most police agencies are organized in a ________ fashion: militaristic
30. A defined area of patrol is termed the officer's _____: beat
31. the Kansas City Patrol experiment found that variations in patrol had: little
impact on crime and citizen confidence
32. The broken windows theory focuses on: neighborhood disorder and deterioration
33. Over the past two decades, hiring of minorities has: increased
34. the great bulk of what police officers do is: order maintenance
35. Problem oriented policing is essentially: proactive
36. (T/F) Most criminal cases are disposed of by trial: F
37. (T/F) For many decisions, criminal justice officials have at least some discre-
tion: T
38. (T/F) Crime has only recently become a problem in America: F
39. (T/F) Younger people face a greater risk of victimization than older person: T
40. (T/F) Psychoanalytic Theory assumes that people learn to become criminals-
:F
41. (T/F) Conflict theory is based on the work of Sigmund Freud: F
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