CCJS 100 EXAM #1 EXAM WITH CORRECT
35 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Neo Classical - ANSWERS-Transition to positive
20th century
Differences between individuals must be taken into account
Positive criminology - ANSWERS-Punishment fits crime.
Social, biological, psychological factors-
rehabilitation/treatment
Biological explanations - ANSWERS--Criminogenic, physical
traits, genetics (nature vs. nurture)
-Crime and human nature: By Wilson and Herrnstein- agree
biological factors cause people to commit crime
-Behavior may be affected by brain injury, tumors, chemical
imbalances
,Psychological explanations - ANSWERS-Mental processes,
personality
-Freud: impulses people have
-Women: penis envy- get to level of males
-Impulses
-Intellect
Sigmund Freud - ANSWERS-Proposed psychoanalytical
theory that crime is caused by unconscious force/drives.
Early childhood experiences greatly affect personality
development
Id: sexual
ego: desires to behaviors
superego: conscience- judges actions as right or wrong
Sociological Explanations - ANSWERS-Social structure
theories: Blame it on existence of a powerless lower-class
that lives in deprivation
Social process theories: Influences in life lead to criminal
behaviors. Anyone can become a criminal
3 subsystems of CJ system - ANSWERS-Police
,Courts
Corrections
(Interdependent)
Exchange - ANSWERS-Mutual transfer (plea bargain)
(Has ethical issues)
Characteristics of CJ system - ANSWERS-1. Discretion: use
own judgement
2. Resource dependence: share resources, $$, labor
3. Sequential tasks: things occur in certain order
4. Filtering: ppl don't go through entire system
Dual Court System - ANSWERS-Separate judicial system for
each state and national system. Responsible for
adjudication (determining guilt)
13 Steps in decision making process - ANSWERS-Focus on
beginning, jury trial step
4 Levels of wedding cake model - ANSWERS-Celebrated
cases
, Felonies
Lesser felonies (no previous record)
Misdemeanors (lowest level)
Criminal Control Model - ANSWERS-Freedom so important
that every effort must be made to repress crime,
emphasizes efficiency
-Speed, efficiency, formality
Due Process Model - ANSWERS-Criminal justice decisions
are made on reliable info. Stresses rights (slower)
Felonies - ANSWERS-1 or more year jail time
Misdemeanors - ANSWERS-Less serious, less than 1 year
Types of crimes - ANSWERS-Types of crimes
Mala in se - ANSWERS-Wrong by very nature (rape, murder)
Mala Prohibita - ANSWERS-Prohibited by law and now but
not wrong in themselves (gambling, prostitution)
35 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Neo Classical - ANSWERS-Transition to positive
20th century
Differences between individuals must be taken into account
Positive criminology - ANSWERS-Punishment fits crime.
Social, biological, psychological factors-
rehabilitation/treatment
Biological explanations - ANSWERS--Criminogenic, physical
traits, genetics (nature vs. nurture)
-Crime and human nature: By Wilson and Herrnstein- agree
biological factors cause people to commit crime
-Behavior may be affected by brain injury, tumors, chemical
imbalances
,Psychological explanations - ANSWERS-Mental processes,
personality
-Freud: impulses people have
-Women: penis envy- get to level of males
-Impulses
-Intellect
Sigmund Freud - ANSWERS-Proposed psychoanalytical
theory that crime is caused by unconscious force/drives.
Early childhood experiences greatly affect personality
development
Id: sexual
ego: desires to behaviors
superego: conscience- judges actions as right or wrong
Sociological Explanations - ANSWERS-Social structure
theories: Blame it on existence of a powerless lower-class
that lives in deprivation
Social process theories: Influences in life lead to criminal
behaviors. Anyone can become a criminal
3 subsystems of CJ system - ANSWERS-Police
,Courts
Corrections
(Interdependent)
Exchange - ANSWERS-Mutual transfer (plea bargain)
(Has ethical issues)
Characteristics of CJ system - ANSWERS-1. Discretion: use
own judgement
2. Resource dependence: share resources, $$, labor
3. Sequential tasks: things occur in certain order
4. Filtering: ppl don't go through entire system
Dual Court System - ANSWERS-Separate judicial system for
each state and national system. Responsible for
adjudication (determining guilt)
13 Steps in decision making process - ANSWERS-Focus on
beginning, jury trial step
4 Levels of wedding cake model - ANSWERS-Celebrated
cases
, Felonies
Lesser felonies (no previous record)
Misdemeanors (lowest level)
Criminal Control Model - ANSWERS-Freedom so important
that every effort must be made to repress crime,
emphasizes efficiency
-Speed, efficiency, formality
Due Process Model - ANSWERS-Criminal justice decisions
are made on reliable info. Stresses rights (slower)
Felonies - ANSWERS-1 or more year jail time
Misdemeanors - ANSWERS-Less serious, less than 1 year
Types of crimes - ANSWERS-Types of crimes
Mala in se - ANSWERS-Wrong by very nature (rape, murder)
Mala Prohibita - ANSWERS-Prohibited by law and now but
not wrong in themselves (gambling, prostitution)
