CRIMINAL JUSTICE FINAL PAPER TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● True
Answer: When violence rates surged in the 1980's, the increase was due
almost entirely to young people
●● Stare Decisis
Answer: In the days of William the Conqueror, when the judge had
citizens tell of the crimes that had occurred since his last visit, the judge
then decided what to do in each case using local custom and rules of
conduct as his guide in a system known as:
●● False
Answer: Police officers can arrest someone if they have a "gut feeling"
that the person is guilty of a criminal offense.
●● True
Answer: Women are more likely than men to be be victimized by their
acquaintances.
●● Obitiatry
, Answer: Regarding the Evolution of Criminal law, the term_____ is
associated with helping people take their own lives.
●● True
Answer: The creation of the Chicago Crime Commission in 1919 was he
first time that the work of the criminal justice system began to be
recognized.
●● Interactionist
Answer: Suggests that criminal law is structured to reflect the
preferences and opinions of people who hold social power in a particular
jurisdiction.
●● Excuse Defenses
Answer: A child under age 7 is not criminally responsible for his/her
actions, involuntary drunkenness may be taken into account, or
defendants may claim that their actions were a mistake.
●● Substantive Due Process
Answer: Refers to a citizen's right to be protected from criminal laws
that may be biased, discriminatory, and otherwise unfair.
●● Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● True
Answer: When violence rates surged in the 1980's, the increase was due
almost entirely to young people
●● Stare Decisis
Answer: In the days of William the Conqueror, when the judge had
citizens tell of the crimes that had occurred since his last visit, the judge
then decided what to do in each case using local custom and rules of
conduct as his guide in a system known as:
●● False
Answer: Police officers can arrest someone if they have a "gut feeling"
that the person is guilty of a criminal offense.
●● True
Answer: Women are more likely than men to be be victimized by their
acquaintances.
●● Obitiatry
, Answer: Regarding the Evolution of Criminal law, the term_____ is
associated with helping people take their own lives.
●● True
Answer: The creation of the Chicago Crime Commission in 1919 was he
first time that the work of the criminal justice system began to be
recognized.
●● Interactionist
Answer: Suggests that criminal law is structured to reflect the
preferences and opinions of people who hold social power in a particular
jurisdiction.
●● Excuse Defenses
Answer: A child under age 7 is not criminally responsible for his/her
actions, involuntary drunkenness may be taken into account, or
defendants may claim that their actions were a mistake.
●● Substantive Due Process
Answer: Refers to a citizen's right to be protected from criminal laws
that may be biased, discriminatory, and otherwise unfair.
●● Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system
