CRJ EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an
arrangement called plea bargaining. - Answers :95%
According to the crime control model of criminal justice, the most important function of
criminal justice is - Answers :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? - Answers :Prisons
As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
organized religion, the media, and the law in that it - Answers :is generally society's "last
line of defense."
A suspect becomes a defendant after - Answers :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 -
Answers :a nonsystem
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a
judge in a(n) - Answers :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? - Answers :transportation
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. - Answers :preliminary hearing
The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means - Answers :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. - Answers :the crime
control model
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - Answers :the right to counsel
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Answers :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? - Answers :a felony
,According to official statistics, about ________ of all crimes committed annually are
violent crimes - Answers :10-15%
A(n) ________ is any standard or rule regarding what human beings should or should
not think, say, or do under given circumstances. - Answers :norm or social more
A(n) _______ may be expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population. -
Answers :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 - Answers :Legal
A typical ____ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms of mores of society
- Answers :Social
_______ crimes are considered to be "wrong in themselves" and are characterized by
universality and timelessness - Answers :Malainse
For many crime victims, _____ is the most burdensome and lasting consequence of the
victimization - Answers :Fear
For which of the following crimes could you find in the UCR but not the NCVS - Answers
:Murder
If George did not want to commit a crime but was forced or coerced to do so against his
will, he may have committed the crime ____. - Answers :under duress
In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is _____,
and the lower limit is usually ______ - Answers :18;7
_____ is an act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime is committed by an
adult - Answers :A status offense
_____ is defined as mental or psychological impairment or retardation as a defense
against a criminal charge? - Answers :Insanity
_____ offenses are illegal because laws define them as such - Answers :malaprohibita
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? - Answers :illegal search and seizure
During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made? -
Answers :Booking
, Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is
a(n) - Answers :institution of social control.
One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to - Answers :allow the defendant to
enter a plea.
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Answers :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. - Answers :arraignment
Over criminalization is mainly a problem when addressing which type of crimes -
Answers :Victimless crimes
_____ refers to an estimate of crimes committed - Answers :crime index
_____ refers to crimes are not officially recorded by the police - Answers :Dark figure of
crime
_____ refers to the failure to take responsible precautions to prevent harm - Answers
:Negligence
The Latin term _____ refers to the criminal intent or a guilty state of mind - Answers
:mensrea
The term _____ refers to the criminal conduct- specifically, intentional or criminally
negligent action or inaction that causes harm - Answers :Actusreus
To date, most self-report crime surveys conducted in the United States have been
administered to - Answers :school children
A crime is a violation of the _____ of a political jurisdiction - Answers :penal code
An arrest warrant is issued only if substantial and trustworthy evidence supports the
conclusion that - Answers :a violation of the law has been committed, and the person to
be arrested committed the violation
A ____ is a written order from a court directing law enforcement officers to conduct a
search or to arrest a person - Answers :warrant
In common law, the decision in a particular case becomes a potential basis, or _____,
for deciding the outcomes of similar cases in the future - Answers :precedent
In the 1969 case of Chimel v California, the Supreme Court - Answers :limited the scope
of searches incident to an arrest
About ________ of criminal defendants plead guilty to the charges against them in an
arrangement called plea bargaining. - Answers :95%
According to the crime control model of criminal justice, the most important function of
criminal justice is - Answers :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? - Answers :Prisons
As an institution of social control, criminal justice differs from the family, schools,
organized religion, the media, and the law in that it - Answers :is generally society's "last
line of defense."
A suspect becomes a defendant after - Answers :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 -
Answers :a nonsystem
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a
judge in a(n) - Answers :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? - Answers :transportation
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. - Answers :preliminary hearing
The term "jurisdiction," as used in your text, means - Answers :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. - Answers :the crime
control model
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - Answers :the right to counsel
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Answers :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? - Answers :a felony
,According to official statistics, about ________ of all crimes committed annually are
violent crimes - Answers :10-15%
A(n) ________ is any standard or rule regarding what human beings should or should
not think, say, or do under given circumstances. - Answers :norm or social more
A(n) _______ may be expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population. -
Answers :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 - Answers :Legal
A typical ____ definition of crime is behavior that violates the norms of mores of society
- Answers :Social
_______ crimes are considered to be "wrong in themselves" and are characterized by
universality and timelessness - Answers :Malainse
For many crime victims, _____ is the most burdensome and lasting consequence of the
victimization - Answers :Fear
For which of the following crimes could you find in the UCR but not the NCVS - Answers
:Murder
If George did not want to commit a crime but was forced or coerced to do so against his
will, he may have committed the crime ____. - Answers :under duress
In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is _____,
and the lower limit is usually ______ - Answers :18;7
_____ is an act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime is committed by an
adult - Answers :A status offense
_____ is defined as mental or psychological impairment or retardation as a defense
against a criminal charge? - Answers :Insanity
_____ offenses are illegal because laws define them as such - Answers :malaprohibita
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? - Answers :illegal search and seizure
During which of the following stages is an administrative record of an arrest made? -
Answers :Booking
, Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is
a(n) - Answers :institution of social control.
One of the main purposes of an arraignment is to - Answers :allow the defendant to
enter a plea.
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Answers :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. - Answers :arraignment
Over criminalization is mainly a problem when addressing which type of crimes -
Answers :Victimless crimes
_____ refers to an estimate of crimes committed - Answers :crime index
_____ refers to crimes are not officially recorded by the police - Answers :Dark figure of
crime
_____ refers to the failure to take responsible precautions to prevent harm - Answers
:Negligence
The Latin term _____ refers to the criminal intent or a guilty state of mind - Answers
:mensrea
The term _____ refers to the criminal conduct- specifically, intentional or criminally
negligent action or inaction that causes harm - Answers :Actusreus
To date, most self-report crime surveys conducted in the United States have been
administered to - Answers :school children
A crime is a violation of the _____ of a political jurisdiction - Answers :penal code
An arrest warrant is issued only if substantial and trustworthy evidence supports the
conclusion that - Answers :a violation of the law has been committed, and the person to
be arrested committed the violation
A ____ is a written order from a court directing law enforcement officers to conduct a
search or to arrest a person - Answers :warrant
In common law, the decision in a particular case becomes a potential basis, or _____,
for deciding the outcomes of similar cases in the future - Answers :precedent
In the 1969 case of Chimel v California, the Supreme Court - Answers :limited the scope
of searches incident to an arrest
