Murder, assault and robbery are labeled____________ crimes because they are committed against persons.

	A.	Violent
	B.	High
	C.	Gender
	D.	Personal

2 points

QUESTION 2

The category of crime that includes larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson is called____________ crime.

	A.	Property
	B.	Petty
	C.	Consequence
	D.	Serious

2 points

QUESTION 3

To protect against a too-powerful central government, the framers of the U.S. Constitution relied on the principle of _________________to balance power between the national government and the states.

	A.	Equity
	B.	Federalism
	C.	Fairness
	D.	Magnetism

2 points

QUESTION 4

The United States has a dual court system, with parallel court systems at the federal level and the _____________ level.

	A.	Middle
	B.	City
	C.	State
	D.	Lower

2 points

QUESTION 5

At every level, the criminal justice system relies on the ______________of its employees to keep it from being bogged down by formal rules.

	A.	Discretion
	B.	Knowledge
	C.	Honesty
	D.	Forthrightness

2 points

QUESTION 6

Ideally, criminal justice professionals rely on a strong sense of ____________to make moral and just decisions as part of their daily routines.

	A.	Patriotism
	B.	Fairness
	C.	Service
	D.	Ethics

2 points

QUESTION 7

The ______________ model of criminal justice places great importance on high rates of apprehension and conviction of criminal suspects.

	A.	Detection
	B.	Adjunct
	C.	Arrest
	D.	Crime Control

2 points

QUESTION 8

The _______________model emphasizes the rights of individual criminal defendants over the powers of government.

	A.	Due Process
	B.	Equality
	C.	Humanity
	D.	Preference

2 points

QUESTION 9

Researchers who study the causes of crime are called______________

	A.	Detectors
	B.	Causers
	C.	Detectives
	D.	Criminologists

2 points

QUESTION 10

If a hypothesis proves valid, it can be used to support a __________ that explains a possible cause of crime.

	A.	Theory
	B.	Answer
	C.	Question
	D.	Investigation

2 points

QUESTION 11

__________________ theory holds that criminals make a deliberate decision to commit a crime after weighing the possible rewards or punishments involved.

	A.	Behavior
	B.	Deliberate
	C.	Criminal
	D.	Rational Choice

2 points

QUESTION 12

Social________________ focuses on how individuals justify their own antisocial or criminal behavior by patterning it after similar behavior by others.

	A.	Psychology
	B.	Copying
	C.	Mimicking
	D.	Justification

2 points

QUESTION 13

Social__________________ theory examines living conditions to explain the crime rate in any given neighborhood or community.

	A.	Cooperation
	B.	Range
	C.	Disorganization
	D.	Concept

2 points

QUESTION 14

Among social process theories, ____________________ theory could be used to explain why the younger sibling of a gang member would be at particular risk to join a gang by themselves.

	A.	Joining
	B.	Friendly
	C.	Learning
	D.	Corruption

2 points

QUESTION 15

Drug _______________ is defined as the use of any drug that causes harm to the user or a third party.

	A.	Sale
	B.	Participation
	C.	Abuse
	D.	Confrontation

2 points

QUESTION 16

To produce its annual ____________________________, the Federal Bureau of Investigation relies on the cooperation of local law enforcement agencies.

	A.	Survey
	B.	Criminal List
	C.	Uniform Crime Report
	D.	Top ten

2 points

QUESTION 17

The U.S___________________ is the supreme law of the United States.

	A.	Constitution
	B.	Clause
	C.	Government
	D.	Judicial

2 points

QUESTION 18

The body of law created by judicial decisions is known as________ law.

	A.	Case
	B.	Decision
	C.	Judges
	D.	Defendant

2 points

QUESTION 19

. In contrast to criminal law _______________law is concerned with disputes between private individuals or other private entities.

	A.	Deceitful
	B.	Acrimony
	C.	Guilty
	D.	Civil

2 points

QUESTION 20

A _________________ is a serious crime punishable by more than a year in prison or the death penalty.

	A.	Misdemeanor
	B.	Offense
	C.	Felony
	D.	Violation

2 points

QUESTION 21

A person found guilty of a ______________ will usually spend less than a year in jail or pay a fine.

	A.	Misdemeanor
	B.	Felony
	C.	Violation
	D.	Offense

2 points

QUESTION 22

Defendants may claim they were justified in committing a crime because they were acting in _______________ to protect themselves or others from serious bodily harm'

	A.	Motivation
	B.	Liberty
	C.	Self-Defense
	D.	Good faith

2 points

QUESTION 23

. ____________________ occurs when a government agent deceives a defendant into committing a crime.

	A.	Lying
	B.	Entrapment
	C.	Detection
	D.	Fooling

2 points

QUESTION 24

The ______________________ clause requires that the U.S. Government follow certain procedures to ensure fairness and reasonableness before depriving its citizens of "life, liberty, or property".

	A.	Fairness
	B.	Due Process
	C.	Disclosure
	D.	Justice

2 points

QUESTION 25

In the opinion of many civilians and law enforcement officers, the primary duty of police is to __________________ criminal law.

	A.	Enforce
	B.	Stop
	C.	Teach
	D.	Disobey

2 points

QUESTION 26

Municipal police departments and _____________________ departments are both considered "local" organizations and have many of the same responsibilities.

	A.	City
	B.	Sheriffs
	C.	Town
	D.	Village

2 points

QUESTION 27

On the state level, the authority of the ___________________ patrol is usually limited to enforcing traffic laws.

	A.	Shore
	B.	Street
	C.	Highway
	D.	Parkway

2 points

QUESTION 28

Private security is designed to ____________________ crime rather than stop it.

	A.	Commit
	B.	Deter
	C.	Investigate
	D.	Police

2 points

QUESTION 29

. One of the primary functions of patrol officers is to _______________ crime by maintaining a visible presence in the community.

	A.	Accelerate
	B.	Corrupt
	C.	Drive
	D.	Deter/Prevent

2 points

QUESTION 30

The technique of _____________ fingerprinting involves crime labs using samples of a person's genetic material to match suspects to crimes.

	A.	NBA
	B.	ABC
	C.	CNA
	D.	DNA

2 points

QUESTION 31

Most patrol officers are assigned to _______________ patrols, in which they cover designated areas and react to incidents they encounter.

	A.	Random
	B.	Fixed
	C.	Predictable
	D.	Set

2 points

QUESTION 32

The science of crime scene investigation is known as ________________.

	A.	CSI
	B.	Forensics
	C.	Administration
	D.	Identification

2 points

QUESTION 33

The Fourth Amendment has been interpreted to require __________________ that a crime has been or will be committed before a search warrant can be issued.

	A.	Reasonable Cause
	B.	Probable Cause
	C.	Reasonable Suspicion
	D.	In fact committed

2 points

QUESTION 34

Judges rely on the _________________ rule to keep evidence that has been improperly obtained by the police out of criminal courts.

	A.	Discretionary
	B.	Arbitrary
	C.	Hard and fast
	D.	Exclusionary

2 points

QUESTION 35

Law enforcement agents do not need a judge's prior approval to conduct a search if the subject of the search gives his or her _________________

	A.	Pedigree
	B.	Identification
	C.	License
	D.	Consent

2 points

QUESTION 36

Law enforcement agents do not need a judge's prior approval to conduct a search if the subject of the search gives his or her consent.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 37

To reduce inmate populations, corrections officials are implementing programs aimed at reducing the occurrence rate, or the rate at which the ex-inmates are rearrested and returned to jail or prison.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 38

Victim surveys rely on those who have been the subjects of criminal activity to discuss the incidents with researchers.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 39

Self-reported surveys ask participants to detail their criminal behavior.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 40

In reality, police officers spend a great deal of time goofing-off by directing traffic and providing emergency medical aid.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 41

During the probationary period, which can last as long as eighteen months, police recruits attend a police academy to learn the rules of police work.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 42

Nationally, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have the authority to investigate and make arrests regarding all federal crimes.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 43

Combat policing is a popular strategy in which officers are encouraged to develop partnerships with citizens to prevent and combat crime.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 44

The police subculture is shaped by physical dangers, such as assault, and the mental dangers, such as high levels of stress, that officers face every day.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 45

Following a stop, a police officer may search the suspect for weapons as a protective measure.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 46

An arrest occurs when a law enforcement officer takes a suspect into custody on a criminal charge.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 47

In most instances, a Miranda warning must be read to a suspect before a custodial interrogation legal place.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 48

The due process function of American courts is to protect defendants in light of the various advantages that the prosecution enjoys during lrgal proceedings.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 49

The American court system is a dual court system composed of federal and state courts.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 50

The Sixth Amendment states that every person accused of a crime in the United States has a right to the assistance of counsel.

True

False