STRAIGHTERLINE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are
decided by a judge
in a(n) - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ bench trial
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ legal guilt
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ It is given before prisoners have served their full
sentences.
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the
principles and policies of ________ seem to dominate the operation of
criminal justice - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the crime control model
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information
or indictment and to allow the defendant to enter a plea. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ arraignment
,Often, an arrest supported by ________ and ________ is sufficient to
close a case, especially with a less serious crime. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ witness statements; crime scene evidence
Due process advocates recognize that there can be no equal justice
where the kind of trial a person gets... - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ how
much money the person has
In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings
schedule an arraignment date at the ________. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
initial appearance
Which of the following crimes is NOT a uniform crime reports Part I
offense? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ fraud
A typical ________ definition of crime is "an intentional violation of the
criminal law or penal code, committed without defense or excuse and
penalized by the state." - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ legal
According to the 2014 national crime victimization surveys (NCVS),
which of the following demographic groups had the highest rate of
violent crime victimization? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ separated persons
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Nonwhites are more fearful than whites
, Which of the following is a problem with or criticism of a legal
definition of crime? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ all of the answers are
correct
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were
able to clear________ of property crimes. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
20.2%
A typical ________ definition of crime is behavior that violates the
norms or mores of society. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ social
Which of the following sets of characteristics best describes the typical
arrestee in 2014? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ young, male and white
For Émile Durkheim, the cause of crime is ________, that is, the
dissociation of the individual from the ________. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ a. anomie; collective conscience
Which of the following best captures classical criminologists' concept of
"utility"? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ "the greatest happiness shared by
the greatest number"
According to body-type theory, an athletically built individual would be
classified under the ________ body type. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
mesomorphic
JUSTICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Cases that are not resolved through plea bargaining or by a jury trial are
decided by a judge
in a(n) - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ bench trial
The due process model is based on the doctrine of - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ legal guilt
Which of the following statements is true of parole? - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ It is given before prisoners have served their full
sentences.
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the
principles and policies of ________ seem to dominate the operation of
criminal justice - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ the crime control model
The primary purpose of a(n) ________ is to hear the formal information
or indictment and to allow the defendant to enter a plea. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ arraignment
,Often, an arrest supported by ________ and ________ is sufficient to
close a case, especially with a less serious crime. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ witness statements; crime scene evidence
Due process advocates recognize that there can be no equal justice
where the kind of trial a person gets... - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ how
much money the person has
In the United States, the states that do not utilize preliminary hearings
schedule an arraignment date at the ________. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
initial appearance
Which of the following crimes is NOT a uniform crime reports Part I
offense? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ fraud
A typical ________ definition of crime is "an intentional violation of the
criminal law or penal code, committed without defense or excuse and
penalized by the state." - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ legal
According to the 2014 national crime victimization surveys (NCVS),
which of the following demographic groups had the highest rate of
violent crime victimization? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ separated persons
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Nonwhites are more fearful than whites
, Which of the following is a problem with or criticism of a legal
definition of crime? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ all of the answers are
correct
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were
able to clear________ of property crimes. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
20.2%
A typical ________ definition of crime is behavior that violates the
norms or mores of society. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ social
Which of the following sets of characteristics best describes the typical
arrestee in 2014? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ young, male and white
For Émile Durkheim, the cause of crime is ________, that is, the
dissociation of the individual from the ________. - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ a. anomie; collective conscience
Which of the following best captures classical criminologists' concept of
"utility"? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ "the greatest happiness shared by
the greatest number"
According to body-type theory, an athletically built individual would be
classified under the ________ body type. - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
mesomorphic
