Exam 1: Criminal Justice Today

Trial by jury is relatively rare,only about of those arrested for felonies go to trial.

Which model assumes that a diverse group of people can share the same morals?

Discretionary decisions lead to the development of the formal criminal justice process.

Which concept is maximized when police officers choose not to issue a ticket to the twenty-four-year-old woman who walked into a telephone pole while texting?

The act of physically contacting another person with the intent to do harm is .

Illegal drug use appears to be in the United States,particularly among young people .

can be defined as the ability of individuals in the criminal justice system to make operational decisions based on personal judgment.

Crimes against persons such as murder or sexual assault are called crimes.

A model of the criminal justice system that recognizes the informal authority exercised by individuals at each step of the criminal justice process is called the .

Which of the following hold those convicted of minor crimes with relatively short sentences?

The United States has a dual court system,meaning that we have two independent court systems,one at the federal level and one at the state level.

The dual court system

The most common form of criminal activity in the United States is property crime.

In 2010,both violent and property crime rates increased dramatically.

is the most common correctional sanction.

Fire marshals,alcohol beverage control officers,and fish,game and watercraft wardens are all level law enforcement personnel.

The concept of public order crimes is linked to the

The text defines as the unlawful killing of a human being.

The growing prison population is an unanticipated consequence of laws.

Probation and halfway houses are forms of corrections.