Fall Semester Test Study Guide Review
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- Q1
The modern justice process begins with:
trial
arrest
sentencing
investigation
30s - Q2
In the criminal justice process, a(n) __________ has to occur before a(n) __________ can take place.
sentence; arrest
arrest; booking
trial; arraignment
first appearance; arrest
30s - Q3
About ________ percent of all criminal cases are resolved through plea bargaining rather than trials.
95
2
50
75
30s - Q4
A document that outlines the formal charge(s) against a suspect, the law(s) that have been violated, and the evidence to support the charge(s).
arraignment
indictment
warrant
information
30s - Q5
A crime that is punishable by a fine or by incarceration in jail for not more than a year is called a(n)________.
misdemeanor
juvenile offense
arrest
felony
30s - Q6
If a defendant waives her right to a jury trial, what type of trial will she have?
peer
bench
administrative
attorney
30s - Q7
A(n) ____ is any standard or rule regarding what human beings should or should not think, say, or do under given circumstances.
ethic
moral
norm
law
30s - Q8
Most legal excuses for criminal responsibility are based on the belief that certain offenders lack the capacity or competence or have diminished capacity or competence to form:
mala prohibita
mens rea
actus rea
legality
30s - Q9
In most American jurisdictions, the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency is ____, and the lower limit is usually ____.
18; 7
18; 12
16; 12
16; 7
30s - Q10
What is the Latin term for crimes that are "wrong in themselves"; crimes characterized by universality and timelessness?
crimenindividualis
mala in se
mala prohibita
mala au gratin
30s - Q11
Any record of crimes—such as offenses known to the police, arrests, convictions, or commitments to prison—can be considered a ____, or an estimate of crimes committed.
crime rate
crime index
dark figure of crime
true amount of crime
30s - Q12
A(n) ____ is expressed as the number of crimes per unit of population or some other base.
offense known to the police
crime rate
index crime
crime index
30s - Q13
What did Lombroso call a person predisposed to crime?
a stigmata
a criminaloid
a psychopath
an atavist
30s - Q14
The research of the Chicago School was based on a model taken from:
history
psychoanalysis
ecology
sociology
30s - Q15
What do learning theorists call the presentation of a stimulus that increases or maintains a response?
extinction
negative reinforcement
punishment
positive reinforcement
30s