CRIMINAL JUSTICE - TEST BANK

Test Bank For Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice 7th Edition by Joycelyn M. Pollock

Test Bank For Essentials of Criminal Justice International Edition 8th Edition by Larry J. Siegel

Chapter 03 : Criminal Law True / False 1. The roots of criminal law in the United States can be directly traced to the Bible. a. True b. False ANSWER: REFERENCES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: False p. 66 ESCJ.SIEG.15.03.01 - Know the similarities and differences between the criminal law and civil law 2. Feticide Law makes killing of an unborn fetus murder. a. True b. False ANSWER: REFERENCES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: True p. 67 ESCJ.SIEG.15.03.01 - Know the similarities and differences between ...

CHAPTER 3— Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States. a. Declaration of Independence b. U.S. Penal Code c. U.S. Constitution d. Case law of the United States Supreme Court ANS: C REF: p. 67 OBJ: LO 1 2. Statutes enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government make up a source of law, which is generally referred to as: a. Administrative law b. Case law c. Constitutional law d...

1. The is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States. a. Declaration of Independence b. U.S. Penal Code c. U.S. Constitution d. Case law of the U.S. Supreme Court ANSWER: c REFERENCES: Written Sources of Criminal Law LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CJIA.GAMI.16.03.01 - List the four written sources of American criminal law. KEYWORDS: Blooms: Remember 2. The Fourteenth Amendment is an example of a(n): a. constitutional law. b. statutory law. c. adminis...

MULTIPLE CHOICE a. b. c. d. ANS: c Civil Rights Act of 1871 V olstead Act USA PATRIOT Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 REF: p. 54 OBJ: LO1 TEST BANK Chapter 3 1. The __________ dramatically expanded the power of law enforcement vis-á-vis constitutional constraints. 2. The __________ made prohibition the law of the land. a. Civil Rights Act of 1871 b. V olstead Act c. USA PATRIOT Act d. Civil Rights Act of 1964 ANS: b REF: p. 64 OBJ: LO1 3. The __________ opened the door to civil lit...

TEST BANK Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. If victims wish to recoup their losses following a crime, they must rely on: a. substantive criminal law b. procedural criminal law c. real estate law d. civil law e. cooperative law ANS: D REF: Page 69 OBJ: 3-1 2. The definitions of crimes and people eligible for punishment are spelled out in: a. procedural criminal law b. substantive criminal law c. constitutional criminal law Chapter 3 d. fundamental criminal law ...

Chapter 3—Inside Criminal Law MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land, and as such is the basis of all law in the United States. a. Declaration of Independence b. U.S. Penal Code c. U.S. Constitution d. Case law of the United States Supreme Court ANS: C REF: p. 63 OBJ: LO 1 2. Statutes enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government make up a source of law, which is generally referred to as: a. Administrative law b. Case law c. Constitut...

MULTIPLE CHOICE a. b. c. d. ANS: c Civil Rights Act of 1871 V olstead Act USA PATRIOT Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 REF: p. 54 OBJ: LO1 TEST BANK Chapter 3 1. The __________ dramatically expanded the power of law enforcement vis-á-vis constitutional constraints. 2. The __________ made prohibition the law of the land. a. Civil Rights Act of 1871 b. V olstead Act c. USA PATRIOT Act d. Civil Rights Act of 1964 ANS: b REF: p. 64 OBJ: LO1 3. The __________ opened the door to civil lit...

True / False 1. In the United States, criminal laws dictate punishments for those who violate the terms of a contract with another individual. ANSWER: REFERENCES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KEYWORDS: a. True b. False False Foundations of Criminal Law CJIA.COSM.16.03.01 - Identify the bases and sources of American criminal law. Bloom’s: Remember 2. In Robinson v. California (1962), the Supreme Court struck down a law that made it a crime to be addicted to drugs. a. True ANSWER: REFERENCES: ...

Test Questions for Criminal Justice Organizations: Chapter 3 1. The Department of Homeland Security was created to supervise and control a number of federal law enforcement and security agencies to coordinate their efforts. True or False (Answer: True) 2. The Patriot Act gave agencies leeway in obtaining search warrants, searching without a warrant or wiretapping. True or False (Answer: True) 3. _________ forces are the final determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of that system. (A...

True / False 1. The UCR presents the most comprehensive representation of victim data in the United States. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Measuring Crime in the United States LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CJIA.GAMI.15.03.03 - 03.03 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 2. Rates of arrest have risen much more quickly for women than for men over the past decade. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: Crime Trends in the United States LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CJIA.GAMI.15.03.09 - 03.09 KEYWORDS:...

Chapter 3: Test Bank TRUE/FALSE 1. Rates of arrest have risen much more quickly for women than for men over the past decade. ANS: T REF: 89 OBJ: 9 2. The UCR presents the most comprehensive representation of victim data in the United States. ANS: F REF: 75 OBJ: 3 3. Criminological research supports the claim that poverty causes crime. ANS: F REF: 86 OBJ: 8 4. Murder is an example of an offense classified as mala prohibita. ANS: F REF: 72 OBJ: 2 5. Proceedings in civil court are generally i...

Chapter 03 - Policing Multiple Choice Questions 1. (p. 53) Who was Sir Robert Peel? A. Commander of the "Bobbies" in England. B. Created the North West Mounted Police. C. The first Canadian police officer. D. Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner. Learning Objective: 03-01 Describe the history of policing in Canada. 2. (p. 54) Which one of the below is NOT one of Sir Robert Peel's principles? A. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder. B. The police are the ...

Chapter 03 Explaining Crime     
Multiple Choice Questions
  1. 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? 
A. classical theory
B. biological positivism
C. positivist theory
D. neoclassical theory   
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Classical
Topic: Neoclassical Approaches to Explaining Crime
  2. Several modific...