Criminal Justice and Society Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Criminal Justice and Society explores the dynamic interactions between the criminal justice system including law enforcement, courts, and corrections and the broader social environment within which it operates. The course examines how social values, inequalities, and institutions influence criminal behavior, law creation, and the administration of justice. By analyzing the roles of various stakeholders, ethical considerations, and contemporary challenges such as racial disparities, media influences, and policy reforms, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how justice is conceptualized and practiced in society.
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Law and Society 4th Canadian Edition by Steven Vago
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Case law is enacted by judges in cases that are decided in appellate courts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The International Institute for the Sociology of Law was founded in _______ in
A) the United States; 1965
B) Israel; 1949
C) Spain; 1988
D) Germany; 1989
E) England; 1950
Answer: C
Q3) The doctrine of precedent is strictly a common-law practice.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A principal function of law in modern society is social engineering.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives
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Q1) The religious,social,political,and cultural order of any given epoch is determined by the existing system of production.This is exemplified in the doctrine of ___________.
A) legal realism
B) dialectical materialism
C) legal positivism
D) natural justice
E) left realism
Answer: B
Q2) Latent functions are understood to be the unintended consequences of a system designed to serve other purposes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to Durkheim,mechanical solidarity is associated with repressive and penal law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Organization of Law
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Q1) A <i>voir dire</i> is a trial within a trial to decide upon _____________.
A) admissibility of evidence
B) witness credibility
C) all matters of administrative import
D) all matters of jurisdictional relevance
E) all of the above
Answer: A
Q2) Goldman and Sarat characterize the ________ dispute as when the government seeks to enforce norms of conduct or to punish individuals who violate such norms.
A) private
B) public-initiated
C) retributive
D) public defendant
E) adjudicated
Answer: B
Q3) Sexual assaults are the least likely to be heard by a sentencing circle.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Lawmaking
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Q1) More than any other North American,Michael Moore has provided the impetus for a substantial number of auto safety provisions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Compare and contrast the four perspectives on lawmaking.
Q3) __________ refers to constituent pressures that offer rewards or sanctions to lawmakers.
A) Direct influence
B) Group influence
C) Indirect influence
D) Interest group thesis
E) Impetus
Q4) The foremost principle of statutory rule is the golden rule.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the major influences on the lawmaking process and provide an example of each.
Q6) Identify and briefly describe the pre-lawmaking stages of legislation.
Q7) Briefly discuss the three main rules of statutory interpretation.
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Chapter 5: Law and Social Control
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Q1) The role of neighbourhood committees is an effective means of grassroots control.The example provided in your text describes which of the following such initiatives?
A) Crime Stoppers
B) Crime Watch
C) KGB with little feet
D) street-level video surveillance
E) tipster hotlines
Q2) The first opium laws were a moral crusade against the users who were predominantly African American.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss how control is exerted through administrative laws.
Q4) ____________ refers to acting beyond the scope of the statute or legislative law to protect the vulnerable.
A) Justiciability
B) <i>Authens vicrae</i>
C) <i>Parens patriae</i>
D)<i> Amicus curiae</i>
E) Voda phonus
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Chapter 6: Law and Dispute Resolution
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Q1) In areas of health care,education,and social assistance,Canada outperforms the United States in the level of regulation imposed through law.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A steady rise in the number of environmental disputes in all advanced industrialized countries can be attributable to _____.
A) increased public awareness
B) damage to the natural environment
C) recognition of costs for environmental repair
D) failure of companies to internalize environmental costs
E) all of the above
Q3) In India,people do not exhibit a propensity toward litigation and never resort to legal measures when alternative means to dispute resolution are available.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 2007,a federal ombudsman was installed,replacing federal commissioners.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Law and Social Change
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Q1) The first act dealing with human rights in Canada began in __________.
A) Saskatchewan, 1947
B) Ontario, 1944
C) Nova Scotia, 1960
D) British Columbia, 1969
E) Alberta, 1959
Q2) Charismatic authority bases its claim to legitimacy on an established belief in the sanctity of traditions and the character of those imposing authority.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Of all sources of resistance to change,economic factors are the most pervasive.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Traditional authority bases its claim of legitimacy on an established belief in the sanctity of traditions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the social factors that limit law as an effective agent of change.
Q6) Discuss the advantages of law as an instrument of social change.
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Chapter 8: The Legal Profession
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Q1) Criticisms levelled at the LSAT have included _________.
A) its inability to predict success
B) the content is biased against women
C) the content is biased against non-whites
D) the content favours middle or higher economic backgrounds
E) all of the above
Q2) In the 1990s,fewer than ____ percent of lawyers were Native Canadians.
A) 1
B) 3
C) 7
D) 11
E) 15
Q3) Large corporations typically have huge legal departments with 200 lawyers. A)True
B)False
Q4) Outline the law school socialization process.How is this effective as an occupational safeguard?
Q5) Women are more likely to practise as government lawyers than men.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Researching Law in Society
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Q1) Policies that may have effects on groups or situations other than those intended are known in evaluative research as latent results.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mock trials are an example of which type of research method?
A) participant observation
B) survey
C) historical
D) life-histories
E) observational
Q3) Which province was the first in Canada to adopt the no-fault policy compensation scheme for harm caused by auto accidents?
A) Ontario
B) Quebec
C) Alberta
D) Manitoba
E) Saskatchewan
Q4) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the four sociological research methods outlined in your text.
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