Intro to Criminal Justice - Exam 1 Review (Ch. 1-4)

Question 1

Who is responsible for collecting crime data for the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

Accepted Answer

FBI

Question 2

The dark figure of crime refers to _____________.

Accepted Answer

crime that is not reported to the police

Question 3

When there are several victims in 3 or more separate events over a period of time

Accepted Answer

serial murder

Question 4

Which model emphasizes speed, efficiency, and finality and stresses repression of crime?

Accepted Answer

crime control

Question 5

Which model is referred to as the assembly line model?

Accepted Answer

crime control

Question 6

Which Part I offense is thought to be the LEAST reported?

Accepted Answer

rape

Question 7

Legal defense - defendant admits to committing crime but claims necessary to avoid greater evil

Accepted Answer

justification

Question 8

Which type of offense does not require mens rea (intent)?

Accepted Answer

a strict liability offense

Question 9

Which early biological theory links certain bodily features (long arms, crooked nose) to crime?

Accepted Answer

atavism

Question 10

____ is a property crime and is the unlawful breaking & entering of a structure to commit theft

Accepted Answer

burglary

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a category of crime?

Accepted Answer

deviance

Question 12

Which model assumes that the system's components work together in harmony to achieve justice?

Accepted Answer

consensus model

Question 13

Which is the LEAST common of all Part I offenses in the UCR?

Accepted Answer

murder

Question 14

Which model is referred to as the obstacle course model?

Accepted Answer

due process

Question 15

A(n) ____is when defendant claims to be factually innocent; was somewhere else at time of crime

Accepted Answer

alibi

Question 16

Bob commits a crime and receives a prison sentence of 2 years as punishment. Bob has committed:

Accepted Answer

a felony

Question 17

The ____ is the measure of law enforcement effectiveness and compares arrests to solved crimes?

Accepted Answer

clearance rate

Question 18

What is an inchoate offense?

Accepted Answer

incomplete or partial crime

Question 19

Which theory states that deviant behavior is a product of a dysfunctional personality?

Accepted Answer

Psychological

Question 20

__________ is a violation of social norms defining appropriate behavior; overlaps with crime.

Accepted Answer

deviance

Question 21

The National Crime Victimization Survey only collects data from persons age _____ and older.

Accepted Answer

12

Question 22

____ is the unlawful taking of property that's in the immediate possession of another by force?

Accepted Answer

robbery

Question 23

When there is a murder at 2 or more locations with almost no break between murders

Accepted Answer

spree killing

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

legislature

Question 25

To have a crime, you must have the following three things EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

motive

Question 26

Which theory states that crime is a result of society's impact on a person?

Accepted Answer

Sociological

Question 27

Which theory believes that crime is caused by free will and rational choice?

Accepted Answer

Classical School

Question 28

In a civil lawsuit, the plaintiff (person who filed lawsuit) is seeking _________________.

Accepted Answer

compensation (money)

Question 29

According to somatotyping, which body type is thought to be most prone to violence?

Accepted Answer

mesomorphs

Question 30

Which model stresses individual freedom and law as values?

Accepted Answer

due process

Intro to Criminal Justice - Exam 1 Review (Ch. 1-4)

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Intro to Criminal Justice - Exam 1 Review (Ch. 1-4)

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