Chapter 1—Crime and Criminal Justice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If one of your fellow students suggested that crime is a recent social problem, you would
say
A. Crime and violence have been common since the nation was first formed and are
not recent social problems.
B. Crime rates today are significantly higher than they were when this country was
emerging as a nation.
C. In a historical sense, crime peaked during Civil War times and has been diminishing
since that era.
D. Crime today is comparable to the lawlessness of the Old West.
ANS: A REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
2. The _________, created in 1919, was a professional association funded by private
contributions, which was integral in getting agencies of justice to work together, and getting
the work of the criminal justice system recognized.
A. Chicago Crime Commission
B. American Bar Foundation Commission
C. Wickersham Commission
D. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
ANS: A REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
3. The term criminal justice system was first used by the _____________ to reflect a view that
justice agencies could be connected in an intricate yet often unobserved network of
decision-making processes.
A. Chicago Crime Commission
B. American Bar Foundation project
, C. Wickersham Commission
D. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
ANS: B REF: p. 6 OBJ: 1
4. What are the three main components into which the contemporary criminal justice
system is generally divided?
A. Law enforcement, the courts, and the legislature
B. The courts, the correctional system, and the legislature
C. Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system
D. Law enforcement, the correctional system, and the legislature
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: 4
5. Because some individuals are so dangerous that must be outlawed outright or
regulated, the contemporary criminal justice society uses the instrument known as:
A. Social Media
B. Social Report
C. Social Control
D. Social Adjustment
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: 4
6. The criminal justice system is vast, employing more than 2.4 million people and
costing federal, state and local governments about ______ per year, up more than 300% since
1982.
, A. $100 million
B. $200 million
C. $100 billion
D. $200 billion
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: 5
7. Which of the following is false about corrections in the United States?
A. Though crime has declined for most of the past decade, the correctional population
continues to grow.
B. Approximately 1.5 million juveniles are handled in juvenile courts each year.
C. More than 7 million people are under some form of correctional supervision.
D. It costs approximately $10,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate.
ANS: D REF: p. 12 OBJ: 5
8. Which of the following is an extralegal factor?
A. The seriousness of the charge
B. The age of the offender
C. The available evidence surrounding the offense
D. The suspect’s prior record
ANS: B REF: p. 12 OBJ: 5
9. Which of the following is false regarding the scope of the criminal justice system?
A. There are over 2 million individuals employed across the various branches
of the criminal justice system.
B. In law enforcement alone, there are more than 1 million individuals
employed.
C. There are 50,000 courts across the United States.
D. There are approximately 1200 correctional institutions across the country,
employing about half a million individuals
, ANS: C REF: p. 10-12 OBJ: 5
10. In procedural order, which of the following comes first in the formal criminal justice
process?
A. Bail
B. Preliminary hearing
C. Plea bargain
D. Post release
ANS: B REF: p. 14-17 OBJ:6
11. The role of police officers involves primarily the first four stages of the formal criminal
justice procedures. In order, what are these steps?
A. Initial contact, arrest, charging, custody
B. Initial contact, investigation, arrest, charging
C. Initial contact, investigation, arrest, custody
D. Initial contact, arrest, investigation, charging
ANS: C REF: p. 12-15 OBJ: 6
12. When the police want to interrogate or question a suspect, the office must first advise
the suspect of his/her rights. This is called a (n):
A. Miranda warning
B. Information
C. Charging
D. Questioning after advisement
ANS: A REF p. 13 OBJ: 6
13. Which of the following is false about the grand jury?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. If one of your fellow students suggested that crime is a recent social problem, you would
say
A. Crime and violence have been common since the nation was first formed and are
not recent social problems.
B. Crime rates today are significantly higher than they were when this country was
emerging as a nation.
C. In a historical sense, crime peaked during Civil War times and has been diminishing
since that era.
D. Crime today is comparable to the lawlessness of the Old West.
ANS: A REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
2. The _________, created in 1919, was a professional association funded by private
contributions, which was integral in getting agencies of justice to work together, and getting
the work of the criminal justice system recognized.
A. Chicago Crime Commission
B. American Bar Foundation Commission
C. Wickersham Commission
D. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
ANS: A REF: p. 6 OBJ: 2
3. The term criminal justice system was first used by the _____________ to reflect a view that
justice agencies could be connected in an intricate yet often unobserved network of
decision-making processes.
A. Chicago Crime Commission
B. American Bar Foundation project
, C. Wickersham Commission
D. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
ANS: B REF: p. 6 OBJ: 1
4. What are the three main components into which the contemporary criminal justice
system is generally divided?
A. Law enforcement, the courts, and the legislature
B. The courts, the correctional system, and the legislature
C. Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system
D. Law enforcement, the correctional system, and the legislature
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: 4
5. Because some individuals are so dangerous that must be outlawed outright or
regulated, the contemporary criminal justice society uses the instrument known as:
A. Social Media
B. Social Report
C. Social Control
D. Social Adjustment
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: 4
6. The criminal justice system is vast, employing more than 2.4 million people and
costing federal, state and local governments about ______ per year, up more than 300% since
1982.
, A. $100 million
B. $200 million
C. $100 billion
D. $200 billion
ANS: D REF: p. 9 OBJ: 5
7. Which of the following is false about corrections in the United States?
A. Though crime has declined for most of the past decade, the correctional population
continues to grow.
B. Approximately 1.5 million juveniles are handled in juvenile courts each year.
C. More than 7 million people are under some form of correctional supervision.
D. It costs approximately $10,000 per year to incarcerate an inmate.
ANS: D REF: p. 12 OBJ: 5
8. Which of the following is an extralegal factor?
A. The seriousness of the charge
B. The age of the offender
C. The available evidence surrounding the offense
D. The suspect’s prior record
ANS: B REF: p. 12 OBJ: 5
9. Which of the following is false regarding the scope of the criminal justice system?
A. There are over 2 million individuals employed across the various branches
of the criminal justice system.
B. In law enforcement alone, there are more than 1 million individuals
employed.
C. There are 50,000 courts across the United States.
D. There are approximately 1200 correctional institutions across the country,
employing about half a million individuals
, ANS: C REF: p. 10-12 OBJ: 5
10. In procedural order, which of the following comes first in the formal criminal justice
process?
A. Bail
B. Preliminary hearing
C. Plea bargain
D. Post release
ANS: B REF: p. 14-17 OBJ:6
11. The role of police officers involves primarily the first four stages of the formal criminal
justice procedures. In order, what are these steps?
A. Initial contact, arrest, charging, custody
B. Initial contact, investigation, arrest, charging
C. Initial contact, investigation, arrest, custody
D. Initial contact, arrest, investigation, charging
ANS: C REF: p. 12-15 OBJ: 6
12. When the police want to interrogate or question a suspect, the office must first advise
the suspect of his/her rights. This is called a (n):
A. Miranda warning
B. Information
C. Charging
D. Questioning after advisement
ANS: A REF p. 13 OBJ: 6
13. Which of the following is false about the grand jury?
