TEST BANK
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
10TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: CRIME AND JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES
TRUE/FALSE
1) Sensational crime news stories provide a fairly accurate image of the types of
crime by which the average citizen is victimized.
⊚ True
⊚ False
2) The calls police routinely respond to rarely involve the sensational crimes
reported by the media.
⊚ True
⊚ False
3) Usually, society turns to criminal justice only after other institutions of social
control have failed.
⊚ True
⊚ False
4) The criminal justice response to crime begins when a crime is reported to the
police.
⊚ True
⊚ False
,5) A summary trial may be held in a felony case.
⊚ True
⊚ False
6) A prosecutor always reviews the case before an arrest is made.
⊚ True
⊚ False
7) In the case of a felony, a hearing is held to determine whether the defendant
should be released or whether there is probable cause to hold the defendant for a
preliminary hearing.
⊚ True
⊚ False
8) Probable cause is a standard of proof that requires trustworthy evidence
sufficient to make a reasonable person believe that, more likely than not, the proposed
action is justified.
⊚ True
⊚ False
9) A grand jury is a group of citizens who hear a criminal case during trial and
decide upon the defendant's guilt.
⊚ True
⊚ False
10) Judges are limited by statutory provisions when passing a sentence.
⊚ True
⊚ False
,11) Bail is the conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full
sentences.
⊚ True
⊚ False
12) From a political standpoint, the crime control model reflects traditional liberal
values.
⊚ True
⊚ False
13) The crime control model places a premium on speed and finality.
⊚ True
⊚ False
14) The primary focus of the due process model is efficiency.
⊚ True
⊚ False
15) In the due process model, the factual guilt of suspects is not determined until the
suspects have had a full opportunity to discredit the charges against them.
⊚ True
⊚ False
16) The doctrine of legal guilt emphasizes the presumption of innocence.
⊚ True
⊚ False
17) Neither the crime control model nor the due process model is likely to completely
control criminal justice in the future.
, ⊚ True
⊚ False
18) Criminal justice is primarily a state and local function.
⊚ True
⊚ False
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION AND ANSWERS
19) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland,
Oregon, shows which type of call for service to be the most common?
A) Burglar Alarms
B) Unwanted Persons
C) Violent Offenses
D) Prisoner Transportation
20) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
organized religion, the media, and the law in that it
A) Requires society to abide by passive social values.
b) Exists as a single system.
c) Is generally society's "last line of defense?"
d) Is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
10TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: CRIME AND JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES
TRUE/FALSE
1) Sensational crime news stories provide a fairly accurate image of the types of
crime by which the average citizen is victimized.
⊚ True
⊚ False
2) The calls police routinely respond to rarely involve the sensational crimes
reported by the media.
⊚ True
⊚ False
3) Usually, society turns to criminal justice only after other institutions of social
control have failed.
⊚ True
⊚ False
4) The criminal justice response to crime begins when a crime is reported to the
police.
⊚ True
⊚ False
,5) A summary trial may be held in a felony case.
⊚ True
⊚ False
6) A prosecutor always reviews the case before an arrest is made.
⊚ True
⊚ False
7) In the case of a felony, a hearing is held to determine whether the defendant
should be released or whether there is probable cause to hold the defendant for a
preliminary hearing.
⊚ True
⊚ False
8) Probable cause is a standard of proof that requires trustworthy evidence
sufficient to make a reasonable person believe that, more likely than not, the proposed
action is justified.
⊚ True
⊚ False
9) A grand jury is a group of citizens who hear a criminal case during trial and
decide upon the defendant's guilt.
⊚ True
⊚ False
10) Judges are limited by statutory provisions when passing a sentence.
⊚ True
⊚ False
,11) Bail is the conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full
sentences.
⊚ True
⊚ False
12) From a political standpoint, the crime control model reflects traditional liberal
values.
⊚ True
⊚ False
13) The crime control model places a premium on speed and finality.
⊚ True
⊚ False
14) The primary focus of the due process model is efficiency.
⊚ True
⊚ False
15) In the due process model, the factual guilt of suspects is not determined until the
suspects have had a full opportunity to discredit the charges against them.
⊚ True
⊚ False
16) The doctrine of legal guilt emphasizes the presumption of innocence.
⊚ True
⊚ False
17) Neither the crime control model nor the due process model is likely to completely
control criminal justice in the future.
, ⊚ True
⊚ False
18) Criminal justice is primarily a state and local function.
⊚ True
⊚ False
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION AND ANSWERS
19) As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Portland,
Oregon, shows which type of call for service to be the most common?
A) Burglar Alarms
B) Unwanted Persons
C) Violent Offenses
D) Prisoner Transportation
20) As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
organized religion, the media, and the law in that it
A) Requires society to abide by passive social values.
b) Exists as a single system.
c) Is generally society's "last line of defense?"
d) Is usually used along with other institutions of social control.
