Test Bank for
Introduction to
Criminal Justice, 3e
Callie Marie Rennison,
Mary Dodge (All
Chapters)
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Crime and the Criminal Justice
System
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What are the three entities that comprise the criminal justice system?
A. lawyers, police, and probation officers
B. lawyers, courts, and police
C. courts, probation officers, and lawyers
D. courts, police, and corrections
Ans: D
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is the Criminal Justice System?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Why is the U.S. criminal justice system so large?
A. The United States has a large population, and a large population of criminals.
B. There are a lot of adults in the criminal justice system.
C. There are a lot of minors and adults in the criminal justice system.
D. There are a lot of laws that have a consequence of jail time if broken.
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Size of the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Christopher was approved to leave prison by a panel of experts who deemed he was
no longer a threat to the society. What is the condition of Christopher’s release called?
A. parole
B. probation
C. work release
D. recognizance
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Common Misconceptions | The Difference Between Prison, Jail,
Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. For every White male who is imprisoned, how many Black males are imprisoned?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which statement accurately describes the distinction between probation and parole?
A. Probation is when a person serves a partial sentence, and parole is when a person
serves a complete prison sentence.
B. Probation is when a person spends time in jail, and parole is when a person serves
time in prison.
C. Probation is a suspended sentence allowing an individual to serve their sentence in a
community, and parole releases convicts to serve the rest of their sentence in the
community.
D. Probation is for misdemeanors, and parole is for felonies.
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Difference Between Prison, Jail, Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which type of crime has the highest likelihood of capital punishment?
A. Black on non-Black murder
B. non-Black on Black murder
C. Black on Black murder
D. non-Black on non-Black murder
Ans: A
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which type of policy helps politicians appear to be tough on crime?
A. federal laws
B. three-strikes law
C. States’ Rights Prison Act
D. proactive policing
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. California was ordered by the federal government in 2009 to reduce the prison
population. California voters passed Prop 47, which released certain offenders from
prison. Which type of convictions were released under Prop 47?
A. grand theft
B. embezzlement
C. nonviolent property and drug crimes
D. nonviolent domestic battery
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. When does the criminal justice system process begin?
A. when a crime is committed
B. when law enforcement learns of a crime that was committed
C. when an indictment is issued
D. when a person is arrested
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
Introduction to
Criminal Justice, 3e
Callie Marie Rennison,
Mary Dodge (All
Chapters)
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Crime and the Criminal Justice
System
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What are the three entities that comprise the criminal justice system?
A. lawyers, police, and probation officers
B. lawyers, courts, and police
C. courts, probation officers, and lawyers
D. courts, police, and corrections
Ans: D
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Is the Criminal Justice System?
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Why is the U.S. criminal justice system so large?
A. The United States has a large population, and a large population of criminals.
B. There are a lot of adults in the criminal justice system.
C. There are a lot of minors and adults in the criminal justice system.
D. There are a lot of laws that have a consequence of jail time if broken.
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Size of the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Christopher was approved to leave prison by a panel of experts who deemed he was
no longer a threat to the society. What is the condition of Christopher’s release called?
A. parole
B. probation
C. work release
D. recognizance
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Common Misconceptions | The Difference Between Prison, Jail,
Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. For every White male who is imprisoned, how many Black males are imprisoned?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which statement accurately describes the distinction between probation and parole?
A. Probation is when a person serves a partial sentence, and parole is when a person
serves a complete prison sentence.
B. Probation is when a person spends time in jail, and parole is when a person serves
time in prison.
C. Probation is a suspended sentence allowing an individual to serve their sentence in a
community, and parole releases convicts to serve the rest of their sentence in the
community.
D. Probation is for misdemeanors, and parole is for felonies.
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Difference Between Prison, Jail, Parole, and Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which type of crime has the highest likelihood of capital punishment?
A. Black on non-Black murder
B. non-Black on Black murder
C. Black on Black murder
D. non-Black on non-Black murder
Ans: A
, Rennison, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2020
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the System
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which type of policy helps politicians appear to be tough on crime?
A. federal laws
B. three-strikes law
C. States’ Rights Prison Act
D. proactive policing
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. California was ordered by the federal government in 2009 to reduce the prison
population. California voters passed Prop 47, which released certain offenders from
prison. Which type of convictions were released under Prop 47?
A. grand theft
B. embezzlement
C. nonviolent property and drug crimes
D. nonviolent domestic battery
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: List the three primary components of the criminal justice
system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Cost of the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. When does the criminal justice system process begin?
A. when a crime is committed
B. when law enforcement learns of a crime that was committed
C. when an indictment is issued
D. when a person is arrested
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of criminal justice, including
definitions, theories, typologies, measurement issues, and the law.
