CRJS222 Midterm

In order to conduct a Terry stop, police officers must have ______.

The rule of law is intended to limit criminal law and prevent laws from being abused by potential authoritarians.

M’Naughten rule a person must be fully aware of the fact that they committed a crime in order to be not guilty by reason

You can be arrested if an officer sees something criminal in plain view.

Community policing does not advocate for the use of foot patrols.

Psychologists often refer to officers who abuse their power as having ______ type of personality.

Crimes where a person will probably harm someone but hasn’t hurt anyone yet are called ______ crimes.

Durkheim observed that within the same society, some acts can be considered criminal in one context and noble in another

The line between nonlethal and lethal force is very clear cut.

The term ______ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned.

______ was interested in figuring out ways that economic systems shape society throughout human history.

The Knapp Commission defined meat eaters as ______.

Racial threat theory argues Black Americans are perceived as a threat to White American’s politics and jobs only.

______ is defined as a reasonable ground to suspect that a person has committed or is committing a crime

Some police departments ban the use of ______ because of their dangerousness.

The element of crime, known as the ______, refers to the offender’s mental state.

Laws vary dramatically from state to state.

Unlike other countries, the United States has a single uniform structure of policing.

What are two categories for crimes when divided up by severity of the offense?

Identify the factor(s) that shaped American policing.

The purpose of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to ______.

The ______ Act established a civilian-run police force in London.

The UCR beaks up nation-wide crime into seven categories.

DHS brought several state-level enforcement agencies under one roof.

______ argues that Black Americans are perceived as a threat to White Americans' power, wealth, and security.

Felonies are relatively minor infractions.

Stopping an individual simply because he or she is Muslim violates the Fourteenth Amendment.

The federal government is primarily responsible for enforcing state laws and can create and organize police forces.

Private property relates to the belief that we own certain objects and we have the absolute right to do what we wish

______, one of the founders of modern sociology, was fascinated with how people reacted to crime in their societies.