1. Define Criminal Justice [
What are the aspects of criminal justice that the author discusses?
a. Criminal justice is a science
b. Criminal justice is a process
c. Criminal justice is a career
*d. All of the above
2. Define Criminal Justice [
According to the author, what guides understanding?
a. Perceptions
*b. Theories
c. Data
3. Define Criminal Justice [
What is one of the purposes of criminal justice mentioned by the author?
a. Maintaining order and security
*b. Improving the lives of those around us
c. Increasing government power
4.Define Criminal Justice [
According to the author, the criminal justice process is synonymous with a system.
a. True
*b. False
5. Define Criminal Justice [
According to the author, part of the criminal justice system is protecting individuals’ rights.
*a. True
b. False
Type: E
6. Define Criminal Justice [
What would you say is the purpose of criminal justice?
*a. Answers may vary.
7. Measure of Student Involvement [
What is the program under which data is reported to the FBI?
a. FBI Crime Report
*b. Uniform Crime Report
c. Cleary Act Report
Type: MR
8. Measure of Student Involvement [
Where can data about crime on college campuses be found? (choose all that apply)
*a. College websites
*b. Department of Education website
c. City police departments
9. Measure of Student Involvement [
What types of information does the Cleary Reporting data reveal?
a. Number of crimes reported in the past three years
b. Data on disciplinary offenses and hate crimes
c. Types of crimes reported in the past three years
*d. All of the above
10. Measure of Student Involvement [
Police departments are required to report the amount of crime reported to them to the FBI.
*a. True
b. False
11.Measure of Student Involvement [
The Cleary Act requires that every college and high school report crime that occurs on their campuses.
a. True
*b. False
Type: E
12. Measure of Student Involvement [
Discuss the gap between reported crime and actual crime.
*a. Answers may vary.
13. Definition of a system [
What is the definition of a system given by the author?
a. Collection of elements organized for a common purpose
*b. An established arrangement of components that functions together according to a plan
c. Interacting elements forming a complex whole
14. Definition of a system [
What are the three main components of criminal justice?
*a. Police, courts, and corrections
b. Police, corrections, and the federal government
c. Local, state, and national
Type: MR
15. Definition of a system [
What is the reason given by the author as to why the criminal justice process isn’t really a system. (choose all that apply)
*a. The branches don’t operate together
*b. The only connection between the branches is the suspects
c. It is not a living organism
16. Definition of a system [
What happens in one part of the criminal justice process has tremendous implications on the other parts.
*a. True
b. False
17. Definition of a system [
What’s going on in the criminal justice arena has implications for all of us.
*a. True
b. False
Type: E
18. Definition of a system [
Do you agree with the author’s position that the criminal justice process is not really a system? Discuss the relationship between the different branches of criminal justice.
*a. Answers may vary.