CRJU MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is the purpose of the UCR? - Answer-to have a single, nation-wide resource for
understanding and studying criminality in America
A net increase in arrest rates does not necessarily mean that more crime has occurred.
An increase in arrest rates can mean simply that - Answer-officers are arresting more
people
The term _____ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned - Answer-
malum prohibitum
The purpose for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to - Answer-learn
about crime rates by studying victims
Which of the following is considered a street crime?
a) insider trading
b) mugging
c) price fixing
d) embezzlement - Answer-b) mugging
Material from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled into an annual study entitled
- Answer-Crime in the United States
Laws that are passed by Congress can be found in the - Answer-Federal Code
Crimes where a person will probably harm someone but hasn't hurt anyone yet are
called ______ crimes - Answer-inchoate
The most common excuse defenses are insanity and - Answer-duress
First-degree and second-degree murder are legal terms, with ______ definitions in
various states - Answer-different
, The duress excuse can be applied when a person commits a crime ______ - Answer-
against their will
Three of the most common ______ in American criminal law are intent, negligence, and
recklessness - Answer-mentes reae
In a criminal trial, jurors decide whether or not the prosecution has removed all shown
the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The ______ of proof defense tries to
dispute the prosecutor's case - Answer-failure of proof
______ law is sometimes referred to as "judge made law" - Answer-Common
An example of common law in the United States is that when arrested, a suspect is read
their ______ rights - Answer-Miranda
Stand your ground laws are an expansion of which defense? - Answer-justification
During the Industrial Revolution, ______ harnessed new technology for their own ends
and began to challenge the old nobility's dominance--eventually overthrowing the old
aristocracies - Answer-factory owners
Under ______ laws, it is unlawful to ask about a rape victim's sexual history, that is,
details about her sex life, during a trial - Answer-rape shield
______ and ______ change the way that the economy functions and alter class conflict
- Answer-new discoveries; new technologies
______ is the field that uses criminological methods to examine the harm done to the
environment through human activity - Answer-Green criminology
It is a demonstrated fact that ______ are disproportionately targeted by the American
criminal justice system - Answer-racial and ethnic minorities
______ is regarded as the most important postmodern criminologist whose work has
influenced almost every field of ______ - Answer-Foucault; social science
______ is a critical approach that examines how different forms of oppression (race,
class, and gender) interact - Answer-intersectionality
For the first 125 years or so, American policing was almost entirely a ______ issue -
Answer-state and local
The softening attitudes towards______ has made anti-drug efforts by police seem
excessive - Answer-marijuana
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is the purpose of the UCR? - Answer-to have a single, nation-wide resource for
understanding and studying criminality in America
A net increase in arrest rates does not necessarily mean that more crime has occurred.
An increase in arrest rates can mean simply that - Answer-officers are arresting more
people
The term _____ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned - Answer-
malum prohibitum
The purpose for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to - Answer-learn
about crime rates by studying victims
Which of the following is considered a street crime?
a) insider trading
b) mugging
c) price fixing
d) embezzlement - Answer-b) mugging
Material from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled into an annual study entitled
- Answer-Crime in the United States
Laws that are passed by Congress can be found in the - Answer-Federal Code
Crimes where a person will probably harm someone but hasn't hurt anyone yet are
called ______ crimes - Answer-inchoate
The most common excuse defenses are insanity and - Answer-duress
First-degree and second-degree murder are legal terms, with ______ definitions in
various states - Answer-different
, The duress excuse can be applied when a person commits a crime ______ - Answer-
against their will
Three of the most common ______ in American criminal law are intent, negligence, and
recklessness - Answer-mentes reae
In a criminal trial, jurors decide whether or not the prosecution has removed all shown
the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The ______ of proof defense tries to
dispute the prosecutor's case - Answer-failure of proof
______ law is sometimes referred to as "judge made law" - Answer-Common
An example of common law in the United States is that when arrested, a suspect is read
their ______ rights - Answer-Miranda
Stand your ground laws are an expansion of which defense? - Answer-justification
During the Industrial Revolution, ______ harnessed new technology for their own ends
and began to challenge the old nobility's dominance--eventually overthrowing the old
aristocracies - Answer-factory owners
Under ______ laws, it is unlawful to ask about a rape victim's sexual history, that is,
details about her sex life, during a trial - Answer-rape shield
______ and ______ change the way that the economy functions and alter class conflict
- Answer-new discoveries; new technologies
______ is the field that uses criminological methods to examine the harm done to the
environment through human activity - Answer-Green criminology
It is a demonstrated fact that ______ are disproportionately targeted by the American
criminal justice system - Answer-racial and ethnic minorities
______ is regarded as the most important postmodern criminologist whose work has
influenced almost every field of ______ - Answer-Foucault; social science
______ is a critical approach that examines how different forms of oppression (race,
class, and gender) interact - Answer-intersectionality
For the first 125 years or so, American policing was almost entirely a ______ issue -
Answer-state and local
The softening attitudes towards______ has made anti-drug efforts by police seem
excessive - Answer-marijuana
