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Criminal Justice Today: An introductory text for the 21st century, 17th Ed
By Frank Schmalleger
(All Chapters, New Edition, Verified Answers)
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,Chapter 1 What Is Criminal Justice?
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) Social is a condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change, uneven
development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus.
A) order
B) chaos
C) organization
D) disorganization
Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic C
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2) rights are guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.
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Constitution and are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal processing by
the criminal justice system.
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A) Social
B) Group
C) Individual
D) Public order Answer: C Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
3) Who created a cabinet-level "drug czar" position to coordinate the "war on drugs"?
A) Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
B) President Ronald Reagan
C) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
D) President George H. W. Bush Answer: B
,Page Ref: 5
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
4) In the 1990s, the perception that crime rates were increasing and that offenders were not
being punished resulted in an increased focus on .
A) social justice
B) individual accountability
C) due process
D) the consensus model Answer: B
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
C
LE
Level: Intermediate
ST
5) Currently, we are seeing a decline in which types of crime?
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A) Mass shootings
B) Internet-based crimes
C) Traditional crimes
D) Inner-city murders Answer: C
Page Ref: 6-7
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Intermediate
6) A person who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to
public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a(n)
advocate.
A) social justice
B) public-order
C) individual-rights
, D) civil justice Answer: B Page Ref: 9
Objective: Describe the public-order (crime control) and individual-rights (due process)
perspectives of criminal justice, concluding with how the criminal justice system balances the
two perspectives.
Level: Basic
7) is an ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and is linked to fundamental
notions of fairness and cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
A) Public-order advocacy
B) Individual-rights advocacy
C) Social justice
D) Civil justice Answer: C Page Ref: 10
Objective: Explain the relationship of criminal justice to general concepts of equity and fairness.
Level: Basic
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8) Which model best assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to
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achieve justice?
A) The due process model
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B) The conflict model
C) The individual rights model
D) The consensus model Answer: D
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Describe the American criminal justice system in terms of its three major components
and their respective functions.
Level: Intermediate
9) The idea of a criminal justice nonsystem, in which different criminal justice agencies
focus more on performance measures than on justice, is the basis of the model.
A) conflict
B) due process
C) consensus
D) social justice Answer: A Page Ref: 14
Criminal Justice Today: An introductory text for the 21st century, 17th Ed
By Frank Schmalleger
(All Chapters, New Edition, Verified Answers)
C
LE
ST
BE
,Chapter 1 What Is Criminal Justice?
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) Social is a condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change, uneven
development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus.
A) order
B) chaos
C) organization
D) disorganization
Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic C
LE
2) rights are guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.
ST
Constitution and are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal processing by
the criminal justice system.
BE
A) Social
B) Group
C) Individual
D) Public order Answer: C Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
3) Who created a cabinet-level "drug czar" position to coordinate the "war on drugs"?
A) Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
B) President Ronald Reagan
C) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
D) President George H. W. Bush Answer: B
,Page Ref: 5
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
4) In the 1990s, the perception that crime rates were increasing and that offenders were not
being punished resulted in an increased focus on .
A) social justice
B) individual accountability
C) due process
D) the consensus model Answer: B
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
C
LE
Level: Intermediate
ST
5) Currently, we are seeing a decline in which types of crime?
BE
A) Mass shootings
B) Internet-based crimes
C) Traditional crimes
D) Inner-city murders Answer: C
Page Ref: 6-7
Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the
American criminal justice system.
Level: Intermediate
6) A person who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to
public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a(n)
advocate.
A) social justice
B) public-order
C) individual-rights
, D) civil justice Answer: B Page Ref: 9
Objective: Describe the public-order (crime control) and individual-rights (due process)
perspectives of criminal justice, concluding with how the criminal justice system balances the
two perspectives.
Level: Basic
7) is an ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and is linked to fundamental
notions of fairness and cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
A) Public-order advocacy
B) Individual-rights advocacy
C) Social justice
D) Civil justice Answer: C Page Ref: 10
Objective: Explain the relationship of criminal justice to general concepts of equity and fairness.
Level: Basic
C
LE
8) Which model best assumes that the system's components work together harmoniously to
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achieve justice?
A) The due process model
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B) The conflict model
C) The individual rights model
D) The consensus model Answer: D
Page Ref: 13
Objective: Describe the American criminal justice system in terms of its three major components
and their respective functions.
Level: Intermediate
9) The idea of a criminal justice nonsystem, in which different criminal justice agencies
focus more on performance measures than on justice, is the basis of the model.
A) conflict
B) due process
C) consensus
D) social justice Answer: A Page Ref: 14
