1st Year Chapter 1
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- Q1Which perspective argues that laws are made to serve to represent the interest of the public majority?dominanthierarchialconsensusconflict30s
- Q2Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of due process?making sure offenders are guilty beyond a reasonable doubtprocessing offenders through the system as quickly as possiblenotifying individuals of their rightsemphasis on individual's constitutional rights30s
- Q3All fifty states and the District of Columbia have lowered the blood alcohol level required to charge a youth under 21 with driving under the influence. These laws typically prohibit those under 21 from drinking if they have a BAC of .02 or higher. These state laws were passed after federal legislation was enacted in 1995 abolishing highway funding to states that did not pass these laws. The above scenario is an example of legislatures affecting the law throughfunding distributionreallocationlobbyingchanging the law.60s
- Q4Behaviors that society considers deviantare consistent only across time but differ across location.are consistent only across location but differ across time.change across time and location.are consistent across time and location.30s
- Q5Approximately _______ of criminal offender recidivate.2/51/32/31/230s
- Q6Mala in se crimes arenot universally agreed on as being wrong.wrong in and of themselves.victimless.wrong because the law says they are wrong.30s
- Q7After black males, this group has the second highest incarceration rate.Native AmericansWhitesAsiansLatinos30s
- Q8In 2004 Scott Peterson went on trial for the murder of his wife and unborn child. Even before the trial, the case had a great deal of media attention. In fact, from the time the victim, Lindsay Peterson, was reported missing, the news reported extensively on the case. After a long trial, Scott was found guilty of a capital crime and was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 2005. Given the wedding cake model, under which level would the Scott Peterson case be classified?Layer 2Layer 4Layer 3Layer 160s
- Q9A group of young men get caught breaking into a convenience store at night to steal packs of cigarettes. Because it is their first offense, the judge sentences them to remain in the community under court supervision, without any time incarcerated. What type of sanction did they receive?parolejailpunitiveprobation30s
- Q10In 2008, approximately how many people were incarcerated in the U.S. (including those held in state and federal prisons and local jails)?5 million1 million2.4 million250,00060s
- Q11The criminal justice system is set into motion when ________ is violated.an informal social norma community standardany social norma legal norm30s
- Q12What have many jurisdictions recently established in an effort to deal with all the individuals in the criminal justice system with mental health problems?mental health courtstreatmentcounseling servicesmental hospitals30s
- Q13Which criminal justice actor has the responsibility of instructing the jury for rendering a verdict?prosecutorcourt probation officercourt mediatorjudge30s
- Q14Rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior arecorrective actions.laws.sanctionsbehavioral adjustments.30s
- Q15Which perspective argues that laws are tools of those who control society, used to serve their self-interest?hierarchicaldominantconflictconsensus30s