Question 1

New York City's "broken windows" approach to law enforcement focused on organized crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Crimes reported by the FBI do not include victimless crimes or white-collar crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following policies to deal with the problem of illegal drugs receive the most generous funding from the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  rehabilitation and prevention 
B)  interdiction and law enforcement 
C)  law enforcement and interdiction 
D)  treatment and law enforcement 
A)  rehabilitation and prevention 
B)  interdiction and law enforcement 
C)  law enforcement and interdiction 
D)  treatment and law enforcement C

Question 4

The case of Furman v.Georgia dealt with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Eighth Amendment and medicinal marijuana. 
B)  the Eighth Amendment and capital punishment. 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment and the right to counsel. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment and the right to own a firearm. 
A)  the Eighth Amendment and medicinal marijuana. 
B)  the Eighth Amendment and capital punishment. 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment and the right to counsel. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment and the right to own a firearm.

Question 5

Since 1990, for violent crime,

Accepted Answer

A)  both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone up. 
B)  the sentence has gone up but the percentage of the sentence served has gone down. 
C)  both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone down. 
D)  the percentage of the sentence served has gone up, but the sentence has gone down. 
A)  both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone up. 
B)  the sentence has gone up but the percentage of the sentence served has gone down. 
C)  both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone down. 
D)  the percentage of the sentence served has gone up, but the sentence has gone down.

Question 6

Recidivism refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  committing a crime after already being convicted of a crime. 
B)  the rehabilitation rate for repeat offenders. 
C)  New York City's attempt to cut down on petty crime. 
D)  The process of convicting criminals. 
A)  committing a crime after already being convicted of a crime. 
B)  the rehabilitation rate for repeat offenders. 
C)  New York City's attempt to cut down on petty crime. 
D)  The process of convicting criminals.

Question 7

In the U.S., there is an inverse relation between the rate of violent crime and the rate of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To be effective, deterrence should be

Accepted Answer

A)  swift, flexible, and severe. 
B)  certain, flexible, and swift. 
C)  swift, certain, and severe. 
D)  certain, flexible, and severe. 
A)  swift, flexible, and severe. 
B)  certain, flexible, and swift. 
C)  swift, certain, and severe. 
D)  certain, flexible, and severe.

Question 9

The national government - not the state - would most probably prosecute a case involving

Accepted Answer

A)  murder. 
B)  counterfeiting. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  auto theft. 
A)  murder. 
B)  counterfeiting. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  auto theft.

Question 10

The goal of deterrence is rehabilitation of criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The exclusionary rule deals with which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  search and seizure 
B)  plea bargaining 
C)  evidence 
D)  the death penalty 
A)  search and seizure 
B)  plea bargaining 
C)  evidence 
D)  the death penalty

Question 12

The cases of Gideon v.Wainwright and Escobedo v.Illinois both deal with

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to own a firearm. 
B)  the right to legal counsel. 
C)  the right to medicinal marijuana. 
D)  the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures. 
A)  the right to own a firearm. 
B)  the right to legal counsel. 
C)  the right to medicinal marijuana. 
D)  the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Question 13

In the vast majority of criminal cases, plea bargaining ends the case before a trial occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

California, in its Proposition 19, differed from other states in attempting

Accepted Answer

A)  to legalize medical marijuana. 
B)  to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. 
C)  to make possession of marijuana a crime. 
D)  to pass laws concerning marijuana use more stringent than federal law. 
A)  to legalize medical marijuana. 
B)  to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. 
C)  to make possession of marijuana a crime. 
D)  to pass laws concerning marijuana use more stringent than federal law.

Question 15

Plea bargaining is opposed for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it can be viewed as self-incrimination. 
B)  it weakens respect for the criminal justice system. 
C)  it weakens the deterrent effect of the criminal justice system. 
D)  it lengthens trials. 
A)  it can be viewed as self-incrimination. 
B)  it weakens respect for the criminal justice system. 
C)  it weakens the deterrent effect of the criminal justice system. 
D)  it lengthens trials.

Question 16

Prohibitions against hate speech have generally been upheld by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The rate of victimization, compared to the official crime rate, reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline in the U.S. crime rate. 
B)  little difference between the two measures. 
C)  the high rate of unreported crimes. 
D)  the low impact of deterrence as applied in the U.S. 
A)  the decline in the U.S. crime rate. 
B)  little difference between the two measures. 
C)  the high rate of unreported crimes. 
D)  the low impact of deterrence as applied in the U.S.

Question 18

Nonserious or victimless crimes include

Accepted Answer

A)  prostitution. 
B)  assault. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  white-collar crime. 
A)  prostitution. 
B)  assault. 
C)  robbery. 
D)  white-collar crime.

Question 19

The social-heterogeneity explanation of crime points to

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalistic exploitation and poverty. 
B)  the multiethnic, multiracial nature of America. 
C)  an inherited genetic propensity for crime. 
D)  the lure of excitement and "action" on the streets. 
A)  capitalistic exploitation and poverty. 
B)  the multiethnic, multiracial nature of America. 
C)  an inherited genetic propensity for crime. 
D)  the lure of excitement and "action" on the streets.

Question 20

The crime rate and the rate of victimization are roughly equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

New York City's "broken windows" approach to law enforcement focused on organized crime.

Crimes reported by the FBI do not include victimless crimes or white-collar crimes.

Which of the following policies to deal with the problem of illegal drugs receive the most generous funding from the government?

The case of Furman v.Georgia dealt with

Since 1990, for violent crime,

Recidivism refers to

In the U.S., there is an inverse relation between the rate of violent crime and the rate of incarceration.

To be effective, deterrence should be

The national government - not the state - would most probably prosecute a case involving

The goal of deterrence is rehabilitation of criminals.

The exclusionary rule deals with which of these?

The cases of Gideon v.Wainwright and Escobedo v.Illinois both deal with

In the vast majority of criminal cases, plea bargaining ends the case before a trial occurs.

California, in its Proposition 19, differed from other states in attempting

Plea bargaining is opposed for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Prohibitions against hate speech have generally been upheld by the Supreme Court.

The rate of victimization, compared to the official crime rate, reflects

Nonserious or victimless crimes include

The social-heterogeneity explanation of crime points to

The crime rate and the rate of victimization are roughly equal.

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Exam 6: Criminal Justice

New York City's "broken windows" approach to law enforcement focused on organized crime.

Crimes reported by the FBI do not include victimless crimes or white-collar crimes.

Which of the following policies to deal with the problem of illegal drugs receive the most generous funding from the government?

The case of Furman v.Georgia dealt with

Since 1990, for violent crime,

Recidivism refers to

In the U.S., there is an inverse relation between the rate of violent crime and the rate of incarceration.

To be effective, deterrence should be

The national government - not the state - would most probably prosecute a case involving

The goal of deterrence is rehabilitation of criminals.

The exclusionary rule deals with which of these?

The cases of Gideon v.Wainwright and Escobedo v.Illinois both deal with

In the vast majority of criminal cases, plea bargaining ends the case before a trial occurs.

California, in its Proposition 19, differed from other states in attempting

Plea bargaining is opposed for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Prohibitions against hate speech have generally been upheld by the Supreme Court.

The rate of victimization, compared to the official crime rate, reflects

Nonserious or victimless crimes include

The social-heterogeneity explanation of crime points to

The crime rate and the rate of victimization are roughly equal.

Policy Analysis

Models of Politics

The Policymaking Process

Policy Evaluation

Federalism and State Policies

Health and Welfare

Health Care

Education

Economic Policy

Tax Policy

International Trade and Immigration

Energy and the Environment

Civil Rights

Defense Policy

Homeland Security

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