1.
According to a study by researchers at eight
universities, which of the following types of new stories dominates local television
news shows?
A. 
Crime and criminal justice
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Like the family, schools, organized religion,
the media and the law, criminal justice is a(n):
A. 
Institution of social control
B. 
Private response to crime
C. 
Informal method of social control
D. 
3.
The term jurisdiction,
as used in your text, means:
A. 
The specific location in which a court is located
B. 
The loose confederation of prisons and jails around the country
C. 
A politically defined geographical area
D. 
The system of rank and hierarchy within police agencies
4.
After an arrest has been made, the suspect is
brought to the police station to be:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
A(n) ____ outlines the formal charge or charges,
the law or laws that have been violated and the evidence to support the charge
or charges.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
The primary purpose of the ____ is to hear the
formal information or indictment and to allow the defendant to enter a plea.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
Cases that are not resolved through plea
bargaining or by a jury trial are decided by a judge in a:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
The ultimate goal of the crime
control model is:
A. 
B. 
The means by which crime is controlled
C. 
D. 
9.
If defendants are not satisfied with the outcome
of their trials, then they have the right to:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
____ is the conditional release of prisoners
before they have served their full sentences.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
One problem with finding an appropriate
definition of crime is that:
A. 
Too many behaviors exist that could be defined as crimes
B. 
Crime should be defined only by the presence of physical injury to another person
C. 
Many dangerous and harmful behaviors are not defined as crimes, while many less dangerous and less harmful behaviors are
D. 
Most behaviors that are defined as criminal are actually "victimless crimes."
12.
If a person does not want to commit a crime but
is forced to do so against his or her will, he or she committed the crime:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
In defense of a third party
13.
Which of the following tests for insanity
currently is used in most of the United States?
A. 
B. 
The irresistible impulse or control test
C. 
D. 
The substantial capacity test of the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code
14.
Which of the following legal
defenses was used successfully by Amy Carter, daughter of former President
Jimmy Carter, Jerry Rubin and other activists who were charged with trespassing
for protesting apartheid on the property of the South African embassy in
Washington, D.C.?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
Which of the following offenses
accounted for the largest number of arrests made by the police in 2005?
A. 
Driving under the influence
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
A study by the National Institute
of Justice (NIJ) determined which crimes have the highest annual victim costs.
Three of the following crimes have the highest annual victim costs. Which one
does NOT belong?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
Survey results discussed in your text suggest
that there is a greater fear of being ____ than there is of being ____.
A. 
The victim of a property crime; the victim of a violent crime
B. 
The victim of burglaries when one is not home; the victim of sexual assault
C. 
A crime victim in general; the victim of a specific crime
D. 
The victim of sexual assault; a crime victim in general
18.
A crime is a violation of the
____ of a political jurisdiction.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
Which of the following refers to
the scope of criminal law?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
Which of the following refers to the way in
which the criminal law should be enforced?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
Which of the following penal sanctions is used
primarily to prevent undesired conduct and to provide retribution?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
In case law, the decision becomes a potential
basis or ____, for deciding the outcomes of similar cases in the future.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
The ____ protects Americans from "unreasonable
searches and seizures."
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
The ____ states that excessive bail shall not be
required.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
A ____ is a written order from a court directing
law enforcement officers to conduct a search or to arrest a person.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.