Criminal Justice

Question 1 of 20

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Who has the authority to decide what charges will be filed at the time of arraignment?

A. the police

B. the prosecutor

C. the trial judge

D. the police, prosecutor, and judge share equal authority

Question 2 of 20

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What is an example of a violent crime?

A. motor vehicle theft

B. larceny theft

C. forcible rape

D. burglary

Question 3 of 20

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What is the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders?

A. criminal justice

B. criminology

C. forensics

D. victimology

Question 4 of 20

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Which panel of citizens hears evidence from a prosecutor to determine if a defendant should be brought to trial?

A. coroner’s inquest

B. petite jury

C. grand jury

D. citizen oversight committee

Question 5 of 20

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What is the motivation of most hate crimes?

A. racial hatred

B. religious bias

C. sexual orientation

D. national origin

Question 6 of 20

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Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is concerned with the criminal defendant’s right to a jury trial?

A. Sixth

B. Seventh

C. Tenth

D. Fourteenth

Question 7 of 20

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Which of the following are roles of the police?

A. enforce specific laws

B. investigate specific crimes

C. search people, vicinities, and buildings

D. arrest or detain people

Question 8 of 20

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What is the term for the killing of four or more victims at one location within one event?

A. manslaughter

B. involuntary manslaughter

C. serial murder

D. mass murder

Question 9 of 20

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What weapons are most often used to commit murder?

A. fists

B. knives

C. firearms

D. blunt instruments Reset Selection

Question 10 of 20

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The enforcement of laws by the police, the courts, and correctional institutions comprise which model or system?

A. due process model

B. criminal justice system

C. crime control model

D. consensus model

Question 11 of 20

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Which of the following would not be categorized as a felony?

A. murder

B. rape

C. robbery

D. simple assault

Question 12 of 20

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Which criminal justice model assumes that the system’s subcomponents work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call justice?

A. conflict model

B. criminal justice model

C. consensus model

D. crime-control model

Question 13 of 20

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The study of victims and their patterns of victimization is known as __________.

A. criminology

B. sociology

C. criminal patternization

D. victimology

Question 14 of 20

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Which of the following violations is not a misdemeanor?

A. robbery

B. petty theft

C. simple assault

D. disorderly conduct

Question 15 of 20

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What is the unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or the threat of force?

A. robbery

B. aggravated assault

C. burglary

D. larceny-theft

Question 16 of 20

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Which major crime is most frequently reported to the police, according to the UCR/NIBRS?

A. rape

B. robbery

C. arson

D. larceny-theft

Question 17 of 20

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Which criminal justice model emphasizes individual rights?

A. consensus model

B. conflict model

C. crime-control model

D. due-process model

Question 18 of 20

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Who returns an indictment?

A. the prosecutor

B. the grand jury

C. the judge

D. the arresting police officer

Question 19 of 20

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What decade did the demand for accurate time data emerge?

A. 1900s

B. 1920s

C. 1950s

D. 1960s

Question 20 of 20

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Which theory explains personal victimization as an outgrowth of a victim’s high-risk behavior patterns and associations?

A. lifestyle theory

B. routine activities theory

C. rational choice theory

D. none of the above