Criminal Justice Policy Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Criminal Justice Policy examines the development, implementation, and impact of policies within the criminal justice system. The course covers key areas such as policing, sentencing, corrections, juvenile justice, and crime prevention, analyzing how laws and regulations are shaped by social, political, and economic factors. Students will critically assess current policies, explore reform efforts, and consider the roles of various stakeholders, including lawmakers, law enforcement agencies, advocacy groups, and communities. By the end of the course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of policy-making processes and the challenges involved in creating effective and equitable justice policies.
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Crime and Criminal Justice Concepts and Controversies 1st Edition by Stacy L. Mallicoat
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Chapter 1: Crime and Criminal Justice
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Q1) Explain the due process model,and explain the reasoning behind one common critique of this model.
Answer: Key points should include that the due process model believes that the protection of individual rights and freedoms is of upmost importance.One major critique of this model is the belief that it is better for the guilty to go free than to risk incarcerating or executing the innocent.
Q2) High Profile Cases such as the O.J.Simpson murder case would fall in this layer of the Criminal Justice Wedding Cake.
A) Misdemeanors
B) Lesser felonies
C) Serious felonies
D) Celebrated cases
Answer: D
Q3) In the crime control model,criminal justice is viewed as an "assembly line." Why?
Answer: Key points should include the comparison of the system to a factory and the purpose of being swift and efficient case processing.
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Chapter 2: Concepts of Law and Justice
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Q1) Criminal law governs disputes between individuals and private parties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What is substantive criminal law? Give one example.
Answer: Substantive criminal law is another way to describe statutory law as it refers to what acts we define as criminal.One example is defining possession of marijuana as an illegal act.
Q3) What is statutory law?
Answer: Laws that are established by governments.
Q4) Under civil law,the burden of proof is __________.
A) beyond a reasonable doubt
B) preponderance of the evidence
C) clear and convincing evidence
D) reasonable suspicion
Answer: B
Q5) What is administrative law?
Answer: The body of law that governs the creation and function of state and Federal government agencies.
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Chapter 3: Defining and Measuring Crime
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Q1) Embezzlement is an example of a __________.
A) violent offense
B) status offense
C) white-collar crime
D) property crime
Answer: D
Q2) The Uniform Crime Reports are published annually by the FBI and present the rates and volume of crime by offense type,based on arrests made by police.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What is the NCVS? How can it offer criminologists a better understanding of crime?
Answer: The NCVS is the National Crime Victimization Survey.It was designed to supplement the data from UCR and provide data on crime from the victims' perspective.As a result,it fills the gap between reported and unreported crime.
Q4) Provide two examples of crimes against the government.
Answer: Terrorism,treason,and espionage
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Chapter 4: Explanations of Criminal Behavior
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Q1) This theory differs from others as it focuses on factors that prevent people from engaging in crime.
A) Differential association
B) Labeling
C) Social bond
D) Social disorganization
Q2) How can Freud's concepts of the id,ego and superego be used to understand criminal behavior?
Q3) One of the major contributions of this theorist was that he was the first to use the scientific method to explain criminal behavior.
A) Cesare Beccaria
B) Cesare Lombroso
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Jeremy Bentham
Q4) Which theory is the best theory of crime? Explain.
Q5) Explain what positivism is.
Q6) What are the major contributions of Bentham?
Q7) Explain Merton's five adaptations to strain.Provide one example of each.
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Q8) Compare and contrast Merton's strain theory with Agnew's general strain theory.
Chapter 5: Victims and the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) The Presidential Task Force on Victims of Crime was established in:
A) 1969.
B) 1978.
C) 1982.
D) 1996.
Q2) Why are victims often blamed for their victimization?
Q3) What rights are provided to victims' under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004?
Q4) What led to the development of the first victim's services organization? What is this organization and where was it formed?
Q5) According to this theory,one may increase the risk for criminal opportunity and victimization through both an increased exposure to criminal activity and an increased exposure to motivated offenders.
A) Routine Activities
B) Lifestyle
C) Victim Blaming
D) Rational Choice
Q6) Why do some victims not report the crime to the police?
Q7) What was the significant contribution of the Violence Against Women Act (1994)?
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Chapter 6: Criminal Justice Policy
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Q1) The ________ stage of policy development looks at the efficacy of the policy.
A) identification
B) implementation
C) evaluation
D) adoption
Q2) Discuss the key players in the policy-making process.
Q3) The war on drugs began when this President declared the abuse of illegal drugs as "public enemy number one."
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Richard Nixon
C) George W. Bush
D) Jimmy Carter
Q4) Discuss your position on gun control.Is it more of a liberal or conservative perspective? Explain.
Q5) Provide one example of how criminal justice policies change over time.
Q6) How has the fear of crime influenced criminal policies? Provide an example.
Q7) List and explain the two categories of policy evaluation.
Q8) What are policies used for?
Q10) Why do we need criminal justice policies? Page 8
Q9) What role does the public play in policy creation?
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Chapter 7: Policing Organizations and Practices
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Q1) What are the major contributions of August Vollmer?
Q2) Research indicates that policewomen have been particularly successful within models of community policing due to:
A) enhanced problem-solving skills through correlation.
B) enhanced interrogations skills through communication.
C) enhanced problem-solving skills through communication.
D) enhanced investigative skills through correlation.
Q3) The first Black police officer was Samuel Battle.
A)True
B)False
Q4) SARA stands for scanning,analysis,response,and assessment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Secret Service was established by President Abraham Lincoln on April 14,1855.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the challenges to community policing.
Q7) What are the benefits and drawbacks of CompStat?
Q8) What are some significant features of the Reform Era?
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Chapter 8: Issues in Policing
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Q1) A typical day of a police officer is rather exciting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What protections are provided under the fourth amendment?
Q3) What is the background and significance of Miranda v.Arizona?
Q4) What is the implication of occupational stress on the lives of police officers?
A) Experiences with intimacy
B) Burnout
C) Use of force
D) All of these
Q5) What is the rotten apple theory?
Q6) Which is not listed as a positive coping strategy for occupational stress?
A) Bonuses
B) Mentorship
C) Counseling
D) Training
Q7) Why is police officer stress an issue that everyone should be concerned with?
Q8) Hispanic Drivers were more likely that White or Black drivers to be ticketed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Courts and Crime
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Q1) The burden of proof in civil courts is __________.
A) beyond a reasonable doubt
B) clear and convincing evidence
C) probable cause
D) preponderance of the evidence
Q2) Describe the court process from arrest to arraignment.
Q3) Describe the federal court structure and what happens in each court.
Q4) In criminal court,who can file the first appeal?
A) The prosecutor
B) The accused
C) Both the prosecutor and the accused
D) No one can appeal
Q5) Select two court actors,and describe their role in the courtroom.
Q6) This term refers to those cases in which a court may exercise lawful authority.
A) District
B) Circuit
C) Venue
D) Jurisdiction
Q7) What is the primary role of the prosecution and the defense?
Q8) What is a plea bargain and why is it important?
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Chapter 10: Punishment and Sentencing
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Q1) ________ suggests that,if people fear the punishments that others receive,they will decide not to engage in similar acts as they do not want to risk the potential punishment for themselves.
A) General deterrence
B) Specific deterrence
C) Individual deterrence
D) Retributive deterrence
Q2) One of the most popular uses of mandatory minimum sentencing was the war on drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) This is a concept from ancient law that means "an eye for an eye".
A) Lex retributis
B) Lex talionis
C) Parens patriae
D) Parens retributis
Q4) Explain the sentencing philosophy of incapacitation.Provide one example to illustrate this philosophy.
Q5) What are the five recent execution mechanisms that have been used in the United States?
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Chapter 11: Prisons and Jails
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Q1) The _______ was a silent system in which inmates engaged in congregate labor systems.
A) Massachusetts System
B) Pennsylvania System
C) New York System
D) Southern Agricultural System
Q2) What are some of the major duties and challenges that correctional officers face on the job?
Q3) There is a disproportionate number of ___________ in state prisons.
A) white males
B) black males
C) white females
D) black females
Q4) The first penal institution to use individual cells and work details for inmates opened in _____ in 1776.
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Chicago
D) Philadelphia
Q5) What are the characteristics of a maximum security prison?
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Chapter 12: Community Corrections
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Q1) How did the field of pretrial services develop?
Q2) Parole boards examine the offender's plan for reintegration when making a decision.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _________ is a term used to describe a determination of whether an incarcerated offender should be released back into the community.
A) Probation
B) Parole
C) Intermediate sanction
D) Intensive probation
Q4) _________ occurs when an offender is either denied bail or is financially unable to make bail and must remain in custody until their case is resolved or their status changes with the court.
A) Pretrial detention
B) Release On Own Recognizance
C) Pretrial Release
D) Diversion
Q5) Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
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Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice
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Q1) In this landmark case,the Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proof for juvenile adjudication hearings must be beyond a reasonable doubt.
A) In re Winship
B) In re Gualt
C) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
D) Kent v. U.S.
Q2) Discuss how the Court's view on juvenile capital punishment has changed.Cite relevant court cases.
Q3) This is the term for an act committed by a juvenile that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult such as running away,truancy,and disregarding parental authority.
A) Delinquent act
B) Status offense
C) youthful crime
D) Dependency
Q4) Note and describe the two different types of cases that juvenile courts hear.Provide an example of each.
Q5) Compare and contrast the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system.
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Chapter 14: Emerging Issues for the 21st Century
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Q1) The most prominent organized crime group in the world from the 1920s to the 1990s was _______.They have been involved in violence,arson,bombings,torture,loan sharking,gambling drug trafficking,health insurance fraud,and political and judicial corruption.
A) Triads
B) Red Wa
C) Russian Mafia
D) La Cosa Nostra
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the ways in which victims are trafficked?
A) Forced labor typically
B) Debt bondage
C) Sex trafficking
D) All of these are correct
Q3) Explain two ways in which agents of organized crime can threaten the stability of businesses.
Q4) What are some of the concerns regarding drones? What have states done to address these concerns?
Q5) Define and provide one example of state-sponsored terrorism.
Q6) What are they key features of the PATRIOT Act?
Q7) Define and provide one example of religious terrorism.
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