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Criminal Justice Today, 17th edition




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Authors:
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,Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 17e (Schmalleger)
Chapter 1 What Is Criminal Justice?

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Social ________ is a condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change, uneven
development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus.
A) order
B) chaos
C) organization
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D) disorganization
Answer: D
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Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
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Level: Basic

2) ________ rights are guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S. Constitution
and are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal processing by the criminal
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justice system.
A) Social
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B) Group
C) Individual
D) Public order
Answer: C
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Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
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3) Who created a cabinet-level "drug czar" position to coordinate the "war on drugs"?
A) Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
B) President Ronald Reagan
C) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
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D) President George H. W. Bush
Answer: B
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Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
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,4) In the 1990s, the perception that crime rates were increasing and that offenders were not being
punished resulted in an increased focus on ________.
A) social justice
B) individual accountability
C) due process
D) the consensus model
Answer: B
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Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
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Level: Intermediate

5) Currently, we are seeing a decline in which types of crime?
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A) Gun-related crimes
B) Internet-based crimes
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C) Traditional crimes
D) Inner-city murders
Answer: C
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Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
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Level: Intermediate

6) A person who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public
safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a(n) ________
advocate.
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A) social justice
B) public-order
C) individual-rights
D) civil justice
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Answer: B
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Describe the public-order (crime control) and individual-rights (due process)
perspectives of criminal justice, concluding with how the criminal justice system balances the
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two perspectives.
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, 7) ________ is an ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and is linked to fundamental
notions of fairness and cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
A) Public-order advocacy
B) Individual-rights advocacy
C) Social justice
D) Civil justice
Answer: C
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Objective: Explain the relationship of criminal justice to general concepts of equity and fairness.
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8) Which model best assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to
achieve justice?
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A) The due process model
B) The conflict model
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C) The individual rights model
D) The consensus model
Answer: D
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Objective: Describe the American criminal justice system in terms of its three major
components and their respective functions.
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Level: Intermediate

9) The idea of a criminal justice nonsystem, in which different criminal justice agencies focus
more on performance measures than on justice, is the basis of the ________ model.
A) conflict
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B) due process
C) consensus
D) social justice
Answer: A
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Objective: Describe the American criminal justice system in terms of its three major
components and their respective functions.
Level: Basic
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10) A(n) ________ issued by a judge provides the legal basis for an apprehension of suspects by
police.
A) warrant
B) indictment
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C) arraignment
D) hearing
Answer: A
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Objective: Describe the process of American criminal justice, including the stages of criminal
case processing.
Level: Basic
11) Before being questioned, defendants are usually advised of their ________ rights.

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