Self Quiz for Introduction to Criminal Justice | CJ 110, Quizzes of Criminal Justice

Download Self Quiz for Introduction to Criminal Justice | CJ 110 and more Quizzes Criminal Justice in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Copyright © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education Chapter 1 Self Quiz Introduction to Criminal Justice, 8th Edition 1. Which of the following is true about crime presented on television? A) stories about government and politics are given the most air time B) crimes reported by the media generally are more sensational than crimes that are routinely committed C) crimes reported by the media generally are less sensational than crimes routinely committed D) television crime news stories accurately reflect the types of crime by which the average citizen is victimized 2. Which of the following accounted for the largest percentage of calls for police service in Long Beach, California for April 2012? A) murder, rape, and robbery B) selling narcotics and vice complaints C) parking violation D) auto accidents 3. Which of the following is NOT an institution of social control? A) the family B) the media C) the criminal justice system D) all of the above are institutions of social control 4. What is an information? A) a charging document B) a grand jury indictment C) a booking document D) a complaint 5. What is the difference between a suspect and a defendant? 2 Copyright © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education A) a suspect is a person against whom a legal action is brought and a defendant is a person who has been convicted of a crime B) a defendant is a person against whom a legal action is brought and a suspect is a person who has been convicted of a crime C) a suspect is a person who is believed to have committed a crime and a defendant is a person who has been formally booked D) a suspect is a person who is believed to have committed a crime and a defendant is a person against whom a legal action is brought 6. What is a misdemeanor? A) usually the violation of a law of a city or town B) a less serious crime generally punishable by a fine or by incarceration in jail for not more than 1 year C) a serious offense punishable by confinement in prison for more than 1 year or by death D) a charging document 7. What is a felony? A) usually the violation of a law of a city or town B) a less serious crime generally punishable by a fine or by incarceration in jail for not more than 1 year C) a serious offense punishable by confinement in prison for more than 1 year or by death D) a charging document 8. Who is responsible for dealing with rude noncriminal behavior? A) the family B) local authorities C) clergy D) psychologists 9. For which of the following offenses is a summary trial likely to be held? A) an ordinance violation and a felony B) misdemeanor and a felony 5 Copyright © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education C) the doctrine of legal guilt D) assembly-line justice 19. Which of the following is characteristic of Packer's crime control model? A) assembly-line justice B) defense of personal freedom C) skepticism about the ideal of equality D) doctrine of legal guilt 20. Which of the following is characteristic of Packer's due process model? A) a premium is placed on speed and finality B) obstacle-course justice C) an administrative fact finding process D) a preference for plea bargaining 21. Approximately how much money was spent on criminal and civil justice in the United States in 2009? A) $227.5 million B) $2.2billion C) $258 billion D) $2.2 trillion 22. What cost every resident of the United States approximately $841 in 2009? A) police protection B) judicial and legal services C) corrections D) civil and criminal justice 23. For which of the following purposes did the federal government spend more than $100 million in 2001? A) to provide police protection B) to provide judicial and legal services 6 Copyright © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education C) to provide corrections services D) to execute Timothy McVeigh 24. For nearly the past 3 decades, what have public opinion polls shown about the amount of money spent on crime control? A) a majority of the American public believes that too much is being spent on crime control B) a majority of the American public believes that too little is being spent on crime control C) a majority of the American public is willing to pay higher taxes for better crime control D) the public has never been asked in public opinion polls about the amount of money that should be spent on crime control 25. Of what is the belief that guilt or innocence could be determined through trial by ordeal an example? A) a myth B) a fact C) Packer's crime control model D) Packer's due process model 26. During the middle ages in Europe, people commonly believed that guilt or innocence could be determined through which of the following? A) trial by fire B) trial by jury C) trial by ordeal D) tribunal 27. Which of the following statements about state and local criminal justice is NOT true? A) police protection is primarily a local function B) corrections is primarily a state function C) state and local governments used 68% of the total spent on criminal justice for 2009 D) the federal government uses its expenditures to influence criminal justice policy at the state and local level 7 Copyright © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education 28. What is probation? A) it is the administrative recording of the arrest B) it is the conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full sentences C) it is a sentence in which the offender, rather than being incarcerated, is retained in the community under the supervision of an agency. D) it is the seizing and detaining of a person by lawful authority