The American System of Criminal Justice International Edition 13th Edition – Test Bank
TEST BANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Cole and Smith, which of the following is NOT a goal of the criminal justice system?
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a. |
doing justice |
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b. |
controlling crime |
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c. |
preventing crime |
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d. |
dramatizing crime |
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e. |
all of these are goals of the criminal justice system |
ANS:D REF: 91 OBJ: 1
2. Which of the following statements BEST explains the goals of the criminal justice system?
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a. |
the actions of citizens taking simple precautions cannot prevent crime |
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b. |
efforts to control crime allow police to go beyond the law |
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c. |
decisions must be made that reflect the legal, social, political, and moral values of society |
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d. |
all of these are true |
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e. |
all of these are false |
ANS: CREF:99OBJ:1
3. The concept of dividing power between a central (national) government and regional (state) governments is called
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a. |
confederacy |
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b. |
federalism |
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c. |
constitutional |
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d. |
political |
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e. |
jurisdictional |
ANS: BREF:94OBJ:2
4. Which of the following administers prisons, jails, and other corrections facilities and programs?
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a. |
federal government |
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b. |
state governments |
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c. |
City governments |
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d. |
county governments |
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e. |
all of these |
ANS: EREF:94OBJ:2
5. Which of the following is TRUE concerning the criminal justice system and the United States Constitution?
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a. |
the United States Constitution does not discuss the criminal justice system specifically |
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b. |
the United States Constitution dictates how state agencies should be run |
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c. |
the United States Constitution created the state police agencies |
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d. |
the United States Constitution created the federal law enforcement agencies |
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e. |
the United States Constitution created local law enforcement agencies |
ANS: AREF:92OBJ:2
6. The authority to make decisions without reference to specific rules or facts, using instead one’s own judgment is referred to as
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a. |
exchange |
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b. |
due process |
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c. |
system |
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d. |
discretion |
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e. |
disparity |
ANS: DREF:101OBJ:2
7. A key concept in the criminal justice process involving the mutual transfer of resources among individual actors is called
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a. |
exchange |
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b. |
due process |
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c. |
system |
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d. |
discretion |
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e. |
disparity |
ANS:AREF: 102OBJ:3
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