Exam 3: The Criminal Justice System

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines some crimes as serious because they:

A crime not defined as serious by the FBI occurs when theft of money or property occurs through trickery or false pretenses. This is called:

Another form of culpability for criminal behavior occurs when a person harms another by failing to do expected of him or her. Such a crime would be committed:

This is a role of policing that involves helping people by doing things like referring people to counseling when they need it.

Losing rights due to a criminal conviction that interfere with the ability of citizens to vote and work is often referred to as

The most common violent crime is:

According to the authors of your text, American policing is not consistent with utilitarianism because:

According to the text, this is the primary goal of correctional punishment today:

A major problem with plea bargaining is:

Approximately what percentage of police officers in the US are focused on white-collar and corporate crime?

The analysis of capital punishment in the text found evidence that the death penalty is characterized by this type of discrimination:

Which role of policing is most consistent with definitions of social justice posited in the book?

The broader term for jails and prisons where offenders are housed to serve their sentences is:

This is the type of law that defines harmful acts as crimes and specifies possible punishments.

A recent study of American law lead to the conclusion that the US is a(n)

In what ways is criminal justice practice inconsistent with social justice? Use examples.

_________________is the role in policing where police engage in various activities to stop crime before it occurs.

This is a role of policing that involves investigating alleged crimes and making arrests.

The term __________is used in the courts to point out that only the top layer of cases-the most serious-are likely to lead to criminal trial.

This is the type of law that specifies the rules of due process that must be followed by criminal justice agencies as they process someone through the system.