For Each Question, Select the Most Correct Answer

BakersfieldCollege

Spring 2014
Crim B1 - Intro to Criminal Justice

Name ______Date ______

For each question, select the most correct answer.

1. Some have argued that the Criminal Justice System is a “non-system.
   a) True b) False
   
2. The Criminal Justice System is made of ____ components.
   a) 2 b) 3
   c) 4 d) 5
   
3. Who would suggest that under certain circumstances involving criminal threats to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights?
   a) a crime-control advocate
   b) a justice-ideal advocate
   c) an individual-rights advocate
   d) a public-order advocate
   
4. Who would support the full protection of personal freedoms and civil rights within the criminal justice process?
   a) a crime-control advocate
   b) a justice-ideal advocate
   c) an individual-rights advocate
   d) a public-order advocate
   
5. A(n) ______is a writ (order) issued by a judicial officer directing a law enforcement officer to perform a specific act and affording that officer protection from damages if s/he performs it.
   a) indictment b) warrant
   c) pretrial release order d) information
   
6. The amount of crime in the United States is known and accurately measured.
   a) True b) False
   
7. Rapes are significantly more likely than motor vehicle thefts to be reported to the police.
   a) True b) False
   
8. Robbery is a crime against property; burglary is a personal crime.
   a) True b) False
   
9. Violent crimes are generally more serious than property offenses.
   a) True b) False
   
10. The National Crime Victims Survey is compiled annually by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    True False
    
11. Which of the following offense categories includes crimes such as larceny or arson?
    a) hate crime b) organized crime
    c) violent crime d) property crime
    
12. Felonies are punishable by Jail or a fine.
    a) True b) False
    
13. Misdemeanors are punishable by the Death Penalty.
    a) True b) False
    
14. Megan unlawfully entered a computer services building and stole a laser printer. What crime did she commit?
    a) aggravated assault b) forcible rape
    c) robbery d) burglary
    
15. A basic distinction between criminal and civil law is that criminal acts injure individuals and society as a whole.
    True False
    
16. Misdemeanors are generally less serious than felonies
    True False
    
17. Which of the following is generally considered the most serious?
    a) feloniesb) misdemeanors
    c) offenses d) infractions
    
18. Which type of law refers to a traditional body of unwritten legal precedents created through everyday practice and supported by court decisions?
    a) civil b) conflict
    c) common d) administrative
    
19. Murder, robbery, and drug offenses would be defined as crimes under _____ law.
    a) civil b) criminal
    c) common d) administrative
    

1. What is the Latin term that means “the body of the crime”?
   a) actus reusb) mens rea
   c) stare decisis d) corpus delicti
   
2. Which of the following elements of crime means “guilty mind”?
   a) concurrence b) harm
   c) actus reusd) mens rea
   
3. Insanity is a legal definition and not a psychiatric one.
   a) True b) False
   
4. The Miranda decision requires that during arrest and before questioning, police personnel advise a person of his or her rights at the time of the arrest.
   a) True b) False
   
5. A preliminary hearing involves a group of jurors selected from the community.
   a) True b) False
   
6. Justice is the principle of fairness and the ideal of moral equity.
   a) True b) False
   
7. Law is a set of rules for society to live by.
   a) True b) False
   
8. The National Crime Victimization Survey is considered a more accurate gauge of crime than the data provided by the UCR Program.
   a) Trueb) False
   
9. A type of theft wherein the offender forcibly removes the occupant of a motor vehicle is an example of ______.
   a) Car Jumping b) Theft from a motor vehicle
   c) Robbery d) Carjacking
   
10. A woman breaks into a home and, once inside, is cornered by the family Rottweiler, Spike. When the homeowner gets home and sees what Spike has in his possession, she calls the police, who arrest the suspect. Based on these facts, the woman who broke into the home could be charged with ______.
    a) conspiracy to commit burglary b) nothing. No crime committed.
    c) burglary d) attempted burglary
    
11. Jurisprudence is the science and study of law.
    a) True b) False