Question 1

The twomost common models of how society decides which acts are criminal are the crime control and due process models. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The chief law enforcement officer of most counties is the     ____    ____. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The chief law enforcement officer of most...

Question 3

The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which: ​

Accepted Answer

A) the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a community. 
B) a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed and punished as crimes. 
C) specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are tobe defined as criminal. 
D) the primary focus of law is toprotect the individual from the power of government. 
A) the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a community. 
B) a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed and punished as crimes. 
C) specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are tobe defined as criminal. 
D) the primary focus of law is toprotect the individual from the power of government.

Question 4

As a newly appointed Assistant District Attorney, you have been assigned towork on cases related tonarcotics. After nearly 6 months on the job, you start torealize that your town has a major heroin issue on its hands. During the course of the last 6 months, you have sought extremely long jail and prison sentences for minor non-violent offenders, however you are starting torealize this may not be the best course of action for the offender, the criminal justice system, and more so, the community at large. As a young ADA whowields great discretionary authority on these types of cases, you are at a crossroads regarding how toproceed. Although you seek advice from the Chief Prosecutor, she informs you that it is your discretion on how you choose tohandle these kinds of offenses. With minimal input from your boss, how will you continue todeal with these types of low-level offenders and why? Please fully explain.

Accepted Answer

As a newly appointed Assistant District

Question 5

What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Discretion 
B) Ethics 
C) Justice 
D) Laws 
A) Discretion 
B) Ethics 
C) Justice 
D) Laws

Question 6

This model emphasizes that the individual is tobe protected from the power of the government. ​

Accepted Answer

A) Crime control model 
B) Due process model 
C) Consensus model 
D) Conservative model 
A) Crime control model 
B) Due process model 
C) Consensus model 
D) Conservative model

Question 7

Explain the difference between the informal and the formal criminal justice processes. ​

Accepted Answer

The formal criminal justice process oper

Question 8

The United States leads the world in gun-related homicides, especially mass shootings. As a newly elected Senator from your home state, there is a current Bill on the Senate floor in which you need tocast your vote. The Bill specifically states that assault weapons will be banned throughout the country, meaning that nomore weapons of this sort can be bought, sold, and now, even owned. If one is already in possession of an assault weapon, that citizen will be given 30 days torelinquish the firearm tolocal law enforcement, and in doing so, will be provided a federal voucher tobe used as a tax deduction tocover the market value of the gun. As a Senator, whobelieves in 2nd Amendment rights, how would you vote and why? Please fully explain.

Accepted Answer

As a Senator who believes in the Second

Question 9

The framers of the U.S. Constitution, fearful of tyranny and a too-powerful central government, chose the system of government known as __________, which calls for the separation of powers between the federal government and individual state governments. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The framers of the U.S. Constitution, fearful...

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding deviance? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree upon. 
B) Deviance is another term used todescribe all criminal activity. 
C) Deviance is behavior that is considered togoagainst the norms established by society. 
D) Deviance is always considered criminal in nature. 
A) Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree upon. 
B) Deviance is another term used todescribe all criminal activity. 
C) Deviance is behavior that is considered togoagainst the norms established by society. 
D) Deviance is always considered criminal in nature.

Question 11

The most frequent type of release from a jail or prison is probation, in which an inmate, after serving part of his term in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of his term in the community. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NoT one of the key elements of the integrated definition of crime? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or, in some cases, a powerful minority 
B) Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends 
C) Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of personal freedom or life 
D) Considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state 
A) Punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or, in some cases, a powerful minority 
B) Considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends 
C) Punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of personal freedom or life 
D) Considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state

Question 13

Which of the following is NoT considered an express power ? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The power tocoin money 
B) Police powers 
C) The power toraise an army 
D) The power toregulate interstate commerce 
A) The power tocoin money 
B) Police powers 
C) The power toraise an army 
D) The power toregulate interstate commerce

Question 14

________ is the ability of individuals in the criminal justice system tomake operational decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules or official information. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the ability of individuals in...

Question 15

Discuss the concept of federalism and how it affects the organization and structure of the criminal justice system. ​

Accepted Answer

Federalism is a form of government in wh

Question 16

The ____  ____criminal justice system relies on the discretion of individuals tooffset the rigidity of criminal statutes and procedural rules. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____  ____criminal justice system relies on the...

Question 17

The United States has a dual court system; that is, it has twoindependent judicial systems: the federal level and the state level. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is known as a_________ ​

Accepted Answer

A) crime. 
B) felony. 
C) tort. 
D) deviant. ​ 
A) crime. 
B) felony. 
C) tort. 
D) deviant. ​

Question 19

________ are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are the moral principles that govern...

Question 20

The most frequent type of release from prison is _____________, in which an inmate, after serving part of his or her sentence in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of the term in the community. ​

Accepted Answer

A) boot camp 
B) parole 
C) treatment facility 
D) probation 
A) boot camp 
B) parole 
C) treatment facility 
D) probation

The twomost common models of how society decides which acts are criminal are the crime control and due process models.

The chief law enforcement officer of most counties is the .

The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:

What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong?

This model emphasizes that the individual is tobe protected from the power of the government.

Explain the difference between the informal and the formal criminal justice processes.

The framers of the U.S. Constitution, fearful of tyranny and a too-powerful central government, chose the system of government known as __________, which calls for the separation of powers between the federal government and individual state governments.

Which of the following is true regarding deviance?

The most frequent type of release from a jail or prison is probation, in which an inmate, after serving part of his term in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of his term in the community.

Which of the following is NoT one of the key elements of the integrated definition of crime?

Which of the following is NoT considered an express power ?

________ is the ability of individuals in the criminal justice system tomake operational decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules or official information.

Discuss the concept of federalism and how it affects the organization and structure of the criminal justice system.

The criminal justice system relies on the discretion of individuals tooffset the rigidity of criminal statutes and procedural rules.

The United States has a dual court system; that is, it has twoindependent judicial systems: the federal level and the state level.

An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is known as a_________

________ are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong.

The most frequent type of release from prison is _____________, in which an inmate, after serving part of his or her sentence in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of the term in the community.

Measuring and Explaining Crime

Inside Criminal Law

Law Enforcement Today

Problems and Solutions

Police and the Constitution

Courts and the Quest for Justice

Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial

Punishment and Sentencing

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Prisons and Jails

The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

The Juvenile Justice System

Crucial Issues in Criminal Justice

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Exam 1: Criminal Justice Today

The twomost common models of how society decides which acts are criminal are the crime control and due process models. ​

The chief law enforcement officer of most counties is the ____ ____. ​

The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which: ​

What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong? ​

This model emphasizes that the individual is tobe protected from the power of the government. ​

Explain the difference between the informal and the formal criminal justice processes. ​

The framers of the U.S. Constitution, fearful of tyranny and a too-powerful central government, chose the system of government known as __________, which calls for the separation of powers between the federal government and individual state governments. ​

Which of the following is true regarding deviance? ​

The most frequent type of release from a jail or prison is probation, in which an inmate, after serving part of his term in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of his term in the community. ​

Which of the following is NoT one of the key elements of the integrated definition of crime? ​

Which of the following is NoT considered an express power ? ​

________ is the ability of individuals in the criminal justice system tomake operational decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules or official information. ​

Discuss the concept of federalism and how it affects the organization and structure of the criminal justice system. ​

The ____ ____criminal justice system relies on the discretion of individuals tooffset the rigidity of criminal statutes and procedural rules. ​

The United States has a dual court system; that is, it has twoindependent judicial systems: the federal level and the state level. ​

An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is known as a_________ ​

________ are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong. ​

The most frequent type of release from prison is _____________, in which an inmate, after serving part of his or her sentence in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of the term in the community. ​

Measuring and Explaining Crime

Inside Criminal Law

Law Enforcement Today

Problems and Solutions

Police and the Constitution

Courts and the Quest for Justice

Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial

Punishment and Sentencing

Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions

Prisons and Jails

The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

The Juvenile Justice System

Crucial Issues in Criminal Justice

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The twomost common models of how society decides which acts are criminal are the crime control and due process models.

The chief law enforcement officer of most counties is the .

The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:

What are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong?

This model emphasizes that the individual is tobe protected from the power of the government.

Explain the difference between the informal and the formal criminal justice processes.

The framers of the U.S. Constitution, fearful of tyranny and a too-powerful central government, chose the system of government known as __________, which calls for the separation of powers between the federal government and individual state governments.

Which of the following is true regarding deviance?

The most frequent type of release from a jail or prison is probation, in which an inmate, after serving part of his term in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of his term in the community.

Which of the following is NoT one of the key elements of the integrated definition of crime?

Which of the following is NoT considered an express power ?

________ is the ability of individuals in the criminal justice system tomake operational decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules or official information.

Discuss the concept of federalism and how it affects the organization and structure of the criminal justice system.

The criminal justice system relies on the discretion of individuals tooffset the rigidity of criminal statutes and procedural rules.

The United States has a dual court system; that is, it has twoindependent judicial systems: the federal level and the state level.

An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is known as a_________

________ are the moral principles that govern a person's perception of right and wrong.

The most frequent type of release from prison is _____________, in which an inmate, after serving part of his or her sentence in a correctional facility, is allowed toserve the rest of the term in the community.