CJUS UNCC test 1 with answers
the foundation of our criminal justice system - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔criminal law
The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than
any other nation - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔True
next highest country in terms of incarceration - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔El Salvador
At any given time the U.S incarcerates approx _______ people - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔2.4 million
what's the percentage of U.S prisoners incarcerated for drugs? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔20%
Approx _____% of cases end in a guilty plea - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔95
In 2018, _____ people were shot & killed by police and ____ % were
unarmed - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔996, 4
Consensus View* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔assumes that most
citizens in society share similar values and beliefs (I.e views on
"right" and "wrong")
Consensus theory does not acknowledge that.... - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔perspectives and values can change over time
(adultery, same sex marriage, drug laws)
, John Locke* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔theorized that people were
created by God to be free, equal, and independent. Had rights to
receive gov protection by voiding their right to self protection.
Social contract theory (Locke)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔gov. exist
by the consent of people in order to protect property, rights,
promote public good. Gov. that fail to do so can be replaced and
resisted.
Social contract theory (hobbes)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔all
people are irrational/selfish but have just enough rationality to
recognize their situation and come together to form a gov for self
protection
conflict theory - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔there will always be
competing interest/viewpoints among members of society (so
consensus is not possible)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔to hand over
ones general right of ruling oneself to another person or body
constitutes a form of slavery
Conflict theory (Rousseau)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔associated
loss of freedom & creation of conflict in modern societies w/
development of private property and unequal distribution of
resources
Crime control model* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔•primary goal is to
deter crime
• only certain punishment will deter crime
• accused is presumed guilty
Due Process Model* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔• fairness of criminal
justice system
the foundation of our criminal justice system - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔criminal law
The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than
any other nation - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔True
next highest country in terms of incarceration - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔El Salvador
At any given time the U.S incarcerates approx _______ people - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔2.4 million
what's the percentage of U.S prisoners incarcerated for drugs? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔20%
Approx _____% of cases end in a guilty plea - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔95
In 2018, _____ people were shot & killed by police and ____ % were
unarmed - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔996, 4
Consensus View* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔assumes that most
citizens in society share similar values and beliefs (I.e views on
"right" and "wrong")
Consensus theory does not acknowledge that.... - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔perspectives and values can change over time
(adultery, same sex marriage, drug laws)
, John Locke* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔theorized that people were
created by God to be free, equal, and independent. Had rights to
receive gov protection by voiding their right to self protection.
Social contract theory (Locke)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔gov. exist
by the consent of people in order to protect property, rights,
promote public good. Gov. that fail to do so can be replaced and
resisted.
Social contract theory (hobbes)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔all
people are irrational/selfish but have just enough rationality to
recognize their situation and come together to form a gov for self
protection
conflict theory - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔there will always be
competing interest/viewpoints among members of society (so
consensus is not possible)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔to hand over
ones general right of ruling oneself to another person or body
constitutes a form of slavery
Conflict theory (Rousseau)* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔associated
loss of freedom & creation of conflict in modern societies w/
development of private property and unequal distribution of
resources
Crime control model* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔•primary goal is to
deter crime
• only certain punishment will deter crime
• accused is presumed guilty
Due Process Model* - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔• fairness of criminal
justice system
