Quiz

QUESTION 1

1. Informal social control is identifying criminals by the informal way they dress.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 2

1. Deviance is behavior that the group had decided is wrong.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 3

1. One example of a crime that is 'mala in se' would be speeding.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 4

1. One type of a victimless crime would be stealing money from an Automatic Teller Machine..

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 5

1. A felony is a crime in which the punishment can be 1 year or more in prison.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 6

1. Actus reus is the action or failure to act, that is criminal.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 7

1. The term 'crime rate' refers to the change in reported crimes over time.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 8

1. Case law is law that the King or other ruler has made by decree.

 True

 False

5 points   

QUESTION 9

1. When two sides present their case against each other in front of a neutral judge,  that is called the  ______________________________   system.

6 points   

QUESTION 10

1. The legal idea that the rights of the individual must be preserved in court, is called the   '__________________   ______________________   model'.

6 points   

QUESTION 11

1. When a person has been found guilty and completed their punishment, the criminal justice system remains involved in their  ____________________________ to society.

6 points   

QUESTION 12

1. The criminal justice approach to crime that involves being aggressive in catching and processing the criminal, is called the    '____________________________________   _______________________________'   model.

6 points   

QUESTION 13

1. The idea that punishment should keep the criminal locked up so that they can not harm society during that time, is called ____________________________.

6 points   

QUESTION 14

1. When the group creates  a deliberate plan to respond to a crime problem, that is called 'public ____________________'.

6 points   

QUESTION 15

1. What are 2 technology issues facing the criminal justice system today?

QUESTION 16

1. What method of measuring crime gives a clear and accurate picture of how much crime is happening?

QUESTION 17

1. Explain what 'telescoping' is, in the context of victimization surveys.