Test Bank For Crime and Criminal Justice Concepts and Controversies 1st Edition By Mallicoat
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Crime - Test Bank
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Crime - Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. This type of crime generally involve a criminal action against another person.
a. Violent offense
b. Status offense
c. Crimes against the government
d. Victimless crimes
Ans: A
Answer Location: Violent Offenses
Learning Objective: 1, Identify the six different categ...
1. What are the three major components of the criminal justice system?
a. Police, attorneys, and judges
b. Police, courts, and corrections
c. Attorneys, judges, and prisons
d. Police, courts, and prisons
Ans: B
Answer Location: Stages of the Criminal Justice System
Learning Objective: 1, Identify the major stages of the criminal justice system
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
Question Type: MC
2. What agency is responsible with determining whether an offender should be charged with a
crime?
a. Police
b. Judges
c. Corrections
d. Courts
Ans: D
Answer Location: Stages of the Criminal Justice System
Learning Objective: 1, Identify the major stages of the criminal justice system
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
3. Which agency of criminal justice is responsible for carrying out the punishment imposed on
the offender?
a. Police
b. Courts
c. Corrections
d. Prisons
Ans: C
Answer Location: Stages of the Criminal Justice System
Learning Objective: 1, Identify the major stages of the criminal justice system
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy
Question Type: MC
4. The decision-making power of criminal justice agents is called:
a. discretion.
b. choice.
c. comprehension.
d. ethics.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Discretion and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System
Learning Objective: 2, Explain the importance of discretion and ethics in the criminal justice
system
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. In criminal justice, _____ refers to what constitutes good or bad behavior.
a. discretion
b. comprehension
c. decision
d. ethics
Ans: D
Answer Location: Discretion and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System
Learning Objective: 2, Explain the importance of discretion and ethics in the criminal justice
system
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
Question Type: MC
6. Punishment for this type of offense generally involves less than a year of incarceration if any.
a. felony.
b. misdemeanor.
c. ordinance.
d. capital.
Ans: B
Answer Location: The Wedding Cake Model of Justice
Learning Objective: 2, Explain the importance of discretion and ethics in the criminal justice
system
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
Question Type: MC
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