CRJ Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an arrangement
called plea bargaining. - Answer-95%
According to the crime control model of criminal justice, the most important function of criminal justice
is - Answer-the control of criminal behavior.
American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT one of those
three main agencies? - Answer-Prisons
As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, organized religion, the
media, and the law in that it - Answer-is generally society's "last line of defense."
A suspect becomes a defendant after - Answer-one or more charges have been filed.
Because there is considerable conflict and confusion between different agencies of criminal justice, an
accurate way of defining American criminal justice may be to call it - Answer-a nonsystem
,Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge in a(n) -
Answer-bench trial
Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of the following is
NOT one of these punishments? - Answer-transportation
Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the following is an
example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may appeal a conviction? - Answer-illegal
search and seizure
During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made? - Answer-Booking
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n) - Answer-
institution of social control.
One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to - Answer-allow the defendant to enter a plea.
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Answer-legal guilt
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to allow the
defendant to enter a plea. - Answer-arraignment
The purpose of a(n) ________ is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to believe
that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is charged. - Answer-
preliminary hearing
The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means - Answer-a politically defined geographical area.
, When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of ________
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice. - Answer-the crime control model
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - Answer-the right to counsel
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Answer-It is given before prisoners have served
their full sentences.
Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United States? - Answer-a
felony
According to official statistics, about ________ of all crimes committed annually are violent crimes -
Answer-10-15%
A(n) ________ is any standard or rule regarding what human beings should or should not think, say, or
do under given circumstances. - Answer-norm or social more
A(n) _______ may be expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population. - Answer-Crime rate
A typical ____ definition of crime is an intentional violation of the criminal law or panel code, committed
without defense or excuse and penalized by the state - Answer-Legal
A typical ____ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms of mores of society - Answer-Social
_______ crimes are considered to be "wrong in themselves" and are characterized by universality and
timelessness - Answer-Malainse
For many crime victims, _____ is the most burdensome and lasting consequence of the victimization -
Answer-Fear
Answers
About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an arrangement
called plea bargaining. - Answer-95%
According to the crime control model of criminal justice, the most important function of criminal justice
is - Answer-the control of criminal behavior.
American criminal justice consists of three main agencies. Which of the following is NOT one of those
three main agencies? - Answer-Prisons
As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools, organized religion, the
media, and the law in that it - Answer-is generally society's "last line of defense."
A suspect becomes a defendant after - Answer-one or more charges have been filed.
Because there is considerable conflict and confusion between different agencies of criminal justice, an
accurate way of defining American criminal justice may be to call it - Answer-a nonsystem
,Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge in a(n) -
Answer-bench trial
Currently, five general types of punishment are in use in the United States. Which of the following is
NOT one of these punishments? - Answer-transportation
Defendants can appeal their convictions on legal or constitutional grounds. Which of the following is an
example of a constitutional ground on which a defendant may appeal a conviction? - Answer-illegal
search and seizure
During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made? - Answer-Booking
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n) - Answer-
institution of social control.
One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to - Answer-allow the defendant to enter a plea.
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Answer-legal guilt
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information or indictment and to allow the
defendant to enter a plea. - Answer-arraignment
The purpose of a(n) ________ is for a judge to determine whether there is probable cause to believe
that the defendant committed the crime or crimes with which he or she is charged. - Answer-
preliminary hearing
The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means - Answer-a politically defined geographical area.
, When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of ________
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice. - Answer-the crime control model
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - Answer-the right to counsel
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Answer-It is given before prisoners have served
their full sentences.
Which of the following types of offenses may be punishable by death in the United States? - Answer-a
felony
According to official statistics, about ________ of all crimes committed annually are violent crimes -
Answer-10-15%
A(n) ________ is any standard or rule regarding what human beings should or should not think, say, or
do under given circumstances. - Answer-norm or social more
A(n) _______ may be expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population. - Answer-Crime rate
A typical ____ definition of crime is an intentional violation of the criminal law or panel code, committed
without defense or excuse and penalized by the state - Answer-Legal
A typical ____ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms of mores of society - Answer-Social
_______ crimes are considered to be "wrong in themselves" and are characterized by universality and
timelessness - Answer-Malainse
For many crime victims, _____ is the most burdensome and lasting consequence of the victimization -
Answer-Fear
