Intro to Criminal Justice Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
down - CORRECT ANSWER - crime rate is going ___
true - CORRECT ANSWER - true/false: all violent crime, all homicides, and forcible rape
is going down
media - CORRECT ANSWER - many policies and public opinions are formed by the ___
selling fear
perception - CORRECT ANSWER - crime is down but ___ of crime is up
social control - CORRECT ANSWER - the criminal justice system is society's instrument
of ___
law enforcement, courts, corrections - CORRECT ANSWER - what are the three main
components of crime?
1800s - CORRECT ANSWER - during the ___, America had a surge of violence
gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - ___, like the Dead Rabbits, roamed and ruled New York
in the 1800s
London Metropolitan Police (est. 1829) - CORRECT ANSWER - the US modeled police
agencies after the _________
, Boston, New York, Philadelphia - CORRECT ANSWER - which 3 cities had the first
police?
prisons - CORRECT ANSWER - ___ are created as an alternative to capital punishment
Chicago Crime Commission - CORRECT ANSWER - the 1919 _____ was formed and the
work of criminal justice was recognized (this group still exists today)
18,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - how many police agencies are there?
800,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - police agencies employ more than ___ sworn officers
6,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - there are more than ___ correctional facilities
grand jury - CORRECT ANSWER - a ___ hears from the officer or prosecutor in regards
to the case & if they believe there is enough evidence they present a true bill of indictment (the
defense is not heard from during this process)
arraignment - CORRECT ANSWER - suspect is brought before the court and formal
charges are read; at this time they will please "guilty" or "not guilty" and then a trial date is set
courtroom work group - CORRECT ANSWER - judges, prosecutes, and defense attorneys
make deals and attempt to resolve the issue before a trial ever starts
crime control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perspective on criminal justice that believes in
controlling criminal behavior with tough laws and sentencing
nonintervention - CORRECT ANSWER - the perspective of criminal justice that believes
that justice agencies should limit their involvement with criminal defendants
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
down - CORRECT ANSWER - crime rate is going ___
true - CORRECT ANSWER - true/false: all violent crime, all homicides, and forcible rape
is going down
media - CORRECT ANSWER - many policies and public opinions are formed by the ___
selling fear
perception - CORRECT ANSWER - crime is down but ___ of crime is up
social control - CORRECT ANSWER - the criminal justice system is society's instrument
of ___
law enforcement, courts, corrections - CORRECT ANSWER - what are the three main
components of crime?
1800s - CORRECT ANSWER - during the ___, America had a surge of violence
gangs - CORRECT ANSWER - ___, like the Dead Rabbits, roamed and ruled New York
in the 1800s
London Metropolitan Police (est. 1829) - CORRECT ANSWER - the US modeled police
agencies after the _________
, Boston, New York, Philadelphia - CORRECT ANSWER - which 3 cities had the first
police?
prisons - CORRECT ANSWER - ___ are created as an alternative to capital punishment
Chicago Crime Commission - CORRECT ANSWER - the 1919 _____ was formed and the
work of criminal justice was recognized (this group still exists today)
18,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - how many police agencies are there?
800,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - police agencies employ more than ___ sworn officers
6,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - there are more than ___ correctional facilities
grand jury - CORRECT ANSWER - a ___ hears from the officer or prosecutor in regards
to the case & if they believe there is enough evidence they present a true bill of indictment (the
defense is not heard from during this process)
arraignment - CORRECT ANSWER - suspect is brought before the court and formal
charges are read; at this time they will please "guilty" or "not guilty" and then a trial date is set
courtroom work group - CORRECT ANSWER - judges, prosecutes, and defense attorneys
make deals and attempt to resolve the issue before a trial ever starts
crime control - CORRECT ANSWER - the perspective on criminal justice that believes in
controlling criminal behavior with tough laws and sentencing
nonintervention - CORRECT ANSWER - the perspective of criminal justice that believes
that justice agencies should limit their involvement with criminal defendants
