CRIM101 Midterm Practice Questions

The Beta Error can be defined as it is improper to call something the cause of crime if it produces crime so rarely.

U.S. v Salerno states that there is a constitutional right to bail.

Which theorist believed that society should scare people into obeying the law?

If you increase the severity of a penalty you decrease the likelihood that it will be administered

Which of the following is a due process notion?

The victimization surveys indicate there is more crime being committed than is reported:

The taking and carrying away of the property of another by force or the threat thereof is:

The standard of proof in a misdemeanor case ispreponderance and in a felony case it is beyond a reasonable doubt

Social contract theory suggests in part, that the state, not the church, is responsible to punish criminals:

The victimization surveys indicate there is more crime being committed than is reported

The practice of artificially increasing the number of reported crimes is known as ________.

__________ is false production or alteration with intent to defraud.

General deterrence suggests the need to punish a person so that that person will not commit a crime again:

In a generic sense, the poor are more criminal than the rich.

Social contract theory suggests in part, that the state, not the church, is responsible to punish criminals:

Which theorist believed that the crime problem can be resolved with biological interventions?

Which of the following does NOT occur before the preliminary hearing in the justice process?

Lombroso suggested that data be collected regarding criminals:

Which of the following is an option if the judge does not find probable cause?

Errors in distributing justice which emerge when society embraces the crime control model are:

Which of the following represents the level of intent from least to greatest?

What organization collects the UCR data from law enforcement agencies?

The minimal standard of proof for an arrest is:

Corpus Delecti is the act of a crime:

Anomie suggests the presence of a sense of futility and hopelessness:

__________ is the term for level of intent.

The arraignment involves the communication of charges, communication of rights and theentering of a plea

Vertical plea bargaining is where the severity of the charges are reduced:

The key factor of deterrence is:

If there is no specific law against it, then it's not a crime, and the defense might file a writ of demurrer:

This hearing is held to test the strength of the state's case. The state must demonstrate a probable cause standard.

The different enforcement procedures in different communities is known as local legal culture:

What is the major factor affecting the reporting of crimes?

Vertical plea bargaining occurs when a prosecutor reduces the number of offenses the defendant is being charged

Which of the following is a provision of the crime control theory?

Which case applied the exclusionary rule to the states?

Which of the following does not require probable cause as a standard?

Which case decided bail may be denied if the judge has probable cause to believe there will be a failure to appear?

What test does Harris v U.S. define?

Which theory suggests the need to re-vitalize the downtrodden areas of our communities?

Standard of Prood needed for a conviction in a criminal trial is:

Defendants have theright to waive a jury

The crime control model calls for strict search and seizure standards

If a prosecutor wishes to win a first degree felony case, he must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, premeditation

The majority of felony cases brought to the prosecutor go to trial

Which is NOT a part of the corpus dilecti?

A motion to delay the trial for a "legal reason" is called a __________

The fact that federal, state, county, and city jurisdictions maintain their own legislative systems results in:

The case that established the right to trial by jury for those charged with an offense punishable by 6 months of prison: