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Criminal Justice Flashcards

1
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The UCR is the most reliable source of crime statistics because all law enforcement agencies are required to report the data to the FBI.

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FALSE

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All criminals are deviants and All deviants are criminals.

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FALSE

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The 3 components of the criminal justice system are?

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Police, Courts, and Corrections

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4
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A crime is defined as?

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Violating the laws of society by a person or group of people who are subjected to that law

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A taboo is a very negative norm and is always a criminal offense.

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FALSE

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The Criminal Justice System and all of the agencies have always worked together to prevent crime

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FALSE

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7
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The primary of the police in the criminal justice is to?

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investigate crime and identify suspects and make arrests

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The Interactionist View states that the definition of a crime…

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reflects the preferences and opinions of people who hold social power in a given jurisdiction

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9
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Laws are created by?

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Legislature

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10
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All deviant behavior is criminal in nature.

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FALSE

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Folkways are behaviors that are learned and shared from

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Social Groups & also known as customs (both A & B)

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The Conflict View states that?

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society is comprised of a collection of similar groups that can include owners/workers, wealthy/poor, students/professionals, young/old, or more. The view recognizes that the creation of law is unequal and may not have consensus.

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13
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The Consensus View states that?

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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14
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Morays are?

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norms of morality

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15
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The Courts are?

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-fact-finding arm of the system
-determines guilt or innocence

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16
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Discretion is never used by anyone in the criminal justice system.

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FALSE

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17
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The Corrections Department is responsible for?

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Carrying out the sentence imposed by the court.

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18
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The legal scholar who created the crime control and due process models of criminal justice was?

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Herbert Packer

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19
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The Crime Control Model focuses on?

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

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20
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Ethics refers to?

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what constitutes good and bad behavior

21
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Who referred to the criminal justice system as a funnel?

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Samuel Walker

22
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Packers Due Process model is favored by?

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Liberalists

23
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Crime Control Model focuses on the rights of the accused? (Favored by conservatives)

24
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Due process model uses plea bargaining instead of jury trials to ensure that the defendant’s rights are protected.

25
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All criminal cases from traffic violations to capital murder go through the complete criminal justice process, including Jury Trials.

26
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According to the media, violent crime has ___over the past years?

27
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The person who created the wedding cake model of criminal Justice is?

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Samuel Walker

28
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When a company’s officers pursue illegal activities in the name of the Company, its known as?

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Corporate Crime

29
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Operating a Paniz scheme such as the one that Bernard Madoff operated is an example of?

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White Collar Crime

30
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Simple assault is an example of?

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Misdemeanor

31
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The type of crime that most Americans are familiar with is?

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Street Crime

32
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According to the media, women are more likely to be victimized by?

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Someone they know

33
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The most severe types of crimes are known as property crimes.

34
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The riots which follow several social protests over the last few years are an example of?

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Crimes against public order

35
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This is a crime that is punishable by more than 1 year in the penitentiary.

36
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Victimizing a person because of their religion is an example of a

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Hate Crime

37
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The dark figure of crime represents all the crimes that are…

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all crimes that occur but go unreported.

38
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When more than 1 crime occurs during an incident, only the ___ gets reported to the UCR hierarchy system.

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Most serious

39
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Felony crimes are usually punished by an offender just paying fines.

40
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The Criminal Justice System defines a victim as someone who commits criminal act.

41
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Almost all states and the federal government have laws in place to ensure that a victim’s rights are protected when crime occurs.

42
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According to Mendelsohn typology of crime victims, there is no such thing as an innocent victim.

43
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Some reasons why crimes go unreported are?

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

44
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Victim Precipitation theory suggests that victims…

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play an active role in their victimization

45
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NIBERS is an acronym for

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National Incident Base Reporting System

46
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Self-Reporting surveys are completed by who?

47
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The National Crime Victimization Survey is a survey that is sent out from the Census Bureau to how many houses every year?

48
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Acts must cause this in order to be considered a crime

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