Criminal Justice Final Exam: Straighterline Criminal Justice
Final Exam
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - ANSWER:The right to counsel
How much did the state of Florida reportedly spend to administer justice to serial murderer Ted Bundy in
1989? - ANSWER:$10,000,000
After an arrest has been made, the suspect is brought to the police station to be - ANSWER:Booked
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n) -
ANSWER:Institution of social control
Defendants can appeal their convictions on constitutional grounds. Which of the following is not one of
the constitutional grounds described in your textbook? - ANSWER:Freedom of speech and public
assembly
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of the ______
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice - ANSWER:Crime control model
As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Long Beach, California, shows which
type of call for service to be the most common? - ANSWER:parking violations
In case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n) _______ may be held. - ANSWER:a summary
trial
The term "jurisdiction" as used in your text, means - ANSWER: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 - ANSWER:The crime control model
Which of the following legal defenses was used successfully by Amy Carter (Daughter of former
President Jimmy Carter), Jerry Rubin, and other activists who were charged with trespassing for
protesting apartheid on the property of the South African embassy in Washington, DC? - ANSWER:The
necessity defense
which of the following defensive measures against crime was chosen by the largest percentage of
Americans in 2007? - ANSWER:Avoiding going to certain places or neighborhoods that they might
otherwise have wanted to go to
In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is ______, and the lower
limit is usually _____ - ANSWER:18; 7
in 2014, the safest city in the United States was - ANSWER:Edison, New Jersey
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? - ANSWER:Nonwhites are more
fearful than whites
, which of the following terms is defined as an act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime if
committed by an adult? - ANSWER:A status offense
To date, most self-report crime surveys conducted in the United States have been administered to
______ - ANSWER:School Children
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were able to clear ______ of property
crimes - ANSWER:20,2 percent
Which of the following terms is defined as a collection of crime statistics and other law enforcement
information published annually under the title Crime in the United States? - ANSWER:The uniform crime
reports (UCR)
Which of the following is one of the first offenses added to the uniform crime report's (UCR's) list of Part
1 offenses since 1982, when collection of arson data was made permanent? - ANSWER:a-
burglary/motor vehicle theft
b- human trafficking/ involuntary servitude
c- forcible rape and aggravated assault
(DONT KNOW)
Radical theories of crime causation are generally based on the ideas of - ANSWER:Karl Max
Which of the following scientists suggested that some people were "less highly evolved or developed
than others" and that some people "were nearer their apelike ancestors than others in traits, abilities,
and dispositions"? - ANSWER:Charles Darwin
Several modifications of classical theory are collectively referred to as - ANSWER:neoclassical theory
Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of methods used in heredity studies? -
ANSWER:Somatotype Studies
The research of the Chicago School was based on a model taken from - ANSWER:Ecology
What do learning theorists call the presentation of a stimulus that increases or maintains a response? -
ANSWER:Positive reinforcement
Cloward and Ohlin named three types of delinquent subcultures. Which of the following is NOT one of
them? - ANSWER:The ritualist.
(The 3 types: The violent, the retreatist, the criminal)
Radical criminologists argue that _______ is an economic system that requires people to compete
against each other in the individualistic pursuit of materiel wealth - ANSWER:capitalism
For chicago theorists, social disorganization is defined by several characteristics. which of the following is
NOT one of the characteristics of social disorganization? - ANSWER:There is an absence of gangs and
gang-related delinquency
The research of the chicago school was based on a model taken from - ANSWER:ecology
Final Exam
Which of the following is a condition of legal guilt? - ANSWER:The right to counsel
How much did the state of Florida reportedly spend to administer justice to serial murderer Ted Bundy in
1989? - ANSWER:$10,000,000
After an arrest has been made, the suspect is brought to the police station to be - ANSWER:Booked
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and the law, criminal justice is a(n) -
ANSWER:Institution of social control
Defendants can appeal their convictions on constitutional grounds. Which of the following is not one of
the constitutional grounds described in your textbook? - ANSWER:Freedom of speech and public
assembly
When politically conservative values are dominant in society, the principles and policies of the ______
seem to dominate the operation of criminal justice - ANSWER:Crime control model
As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Long Beach, California, shows which
type of call for service to be the most common? - ANSWER:parking violations
In case of a misdemeanor or an ordinance violation, a(n) _______ may be held. - ANSWER:a summary
trial
The term "jurisdiction" as used in your text, means - ANSWER: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 - ANSWER:The crime control model
Which of the following legal defenses was used successfully by Amy Carter (Daughter of former
President Jimmy Carter), Jerry Rubin, and other activists who were charged with trespassing for
protesting apartheid on the property of the South African embassy in Washington, DC? - ANSWER:The
necessity defense
which of the following defensive measures against crime was chosen by the largest percentage of
Americans in 2007? - ANSWER:Avoiding going to certain places or neighborhoods that they might
otherwise have wanted to go to
In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is ______, and the lower
limit is usually _____ - ANSWER:18; 7
in 2014, the safest city in the United States was - ANSWER:Edison, New Jersey
Which of the following statements is true about the fear of crime? - ANSWER:Nonwhites are more
fearful than whites
, which of the following terms is defined as an act that is illegal for a juvenile but would not be a crime if
committed by an adult? - ANSWER:A status offense
To date, most self-report crime surveys conducted in the United States have been administered to
______ - ANSWER:School Children
In 2014, the uniform crime reports (UCR) showed that the police were able to clear ______ of property
crimes - ANSWER:20,2 percent
Which of the following terms is defined as a collection of crime statistics and other law enforcement
information published annually under the title Crime in the United States? - ANSWER:The uniform crime
reports (UCR)
Which of the following is one of the first offenses added to the uniform crime report's (UCR's) list of Part
1 offenses since 1982, when collection of arson data was made permanent? - ANSWER:a-
burglary/motor vehicle theft
b- human trafficking/ involuntary servitude
c- forcible rape and aggravated assault
(DONT KNOW)
Radical theories of crime causation are generally based on the ideas of - ANSWER:Karl Max
Which of the following scientists suggested that some people were "less highly evolved or developed
than others" and that some people "were nearer their apelike ancestors than others in traits, abilities,
and dispositions"? - ANSWER:Charles Darwin
Several modifications of classical theory are collectively referred to as - ANSWER:neoclassical theory
Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of methods used in heredity studies? -
ANSWER:Somatotype Studies
The research of the Chicago School was based on a model taken from - ANSWER:Ecology
What do learning theorists call the presentation of a stimulus that increases or maintains a response? -
ANSWER:Positive reinforcement
Cloward and Ohlin named three types of delinquent subcultures. Which of the following is NOT one of
them? - ANSWER:The ritualist.
(The 3 types: The violent, the retreatist, the criminal)
Radical criminologists argue that _______ is an economic system that requires people to compete
against each other in the individualistic pursuit of materiel wealth - ANSWER:capitalism
For chicago theorists, social disorganization is defined by several characteristics. which of the following is
NOT one of the characteristics of social disorganization? - ANSWER:There is an absence of gangs and
gang-related delinquency
The research of the chicago school was based on a model taken from - ANSWER:ecology
