CHAPTER 1-15 BASED ACTUAL SET
WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT/VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Which term closely associated with the crime control model? - correct answer-✅deterrance?
Which of the following statements most closely described the due process model of criminal justice? -
correct answer-✅Criminal defendants are presumed innocent, and the courts' first priority is protecting
the constitutional rights of the accused.
Why is parsimony especially difficult in the field of criminal justice? - correct answer-✅because simple
explanations of crime are not easily established.
The scientific principle of determinism dictates that researchers must develop simple explanations for
the topics they study. - correct answer-✅False
Typically, the flow of the juvenile justice process is similar to that of the adult justice process. - correct
answer-✅False
Research shows that the better the education students receive, the more satisfied they will be with their
careers later in their life course. - correct answer-✅True
What do the cases of Weldon Angelos, Clayton Lockett, and the three college students found responsible
for sexual assault all have in common? - correct answer-✅They illustrate blurred lines between right
and wrong in the criminal justice system
According to the wedding cake model of justice, the decision to classify the seriousness of cases is best
described as a(n) _____________ process. - correct answer-✅informal
Criminal justice is a best viewed as a - correct answer-✅collection of individuals charged with making
decisions as part of a formal effort to control human behavior
If a defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, the case proceeds to trial. - correct answer-✅True
What is the concern with restricting the definition of crime to offenses that are felonies and
misdemeanors? - correct answer-✅It excludes illegal offenses that are treated by the justice system as
illegal
Which of the following is a disadvantage of archival reasearch? - correct answer-✅Archives are
inflexible
According to the social perspective of crime, a violation of norms is synonymous with - correct answer-
✅deviance
At age 19, Joe sexually assaulted a woman in a mall parking lot. Legally, Joe is considered a(n) - correct
answer-✅Criminal
Which of the following is an example of a telephone survey? - correct answer-✅The National Violence
Against Women Survey
All of the following are components of the behavioral perspective of crime except: - correct answer-
✅how members of a society define crime
The concept of strict liability excludes which legal element of criminality? - correct answer-✅Criminal
intent
David May and Peter Wood's research on incarcerated offenders found that sanctions that are often
viewed as lenient by the public are viewed as punitive by offenders. - correct answer-✅True
According to Erich Goode, marijuana is a drug, because it - correct answer-✅is labeled a drug by society