Test Bank For Criminal (In)Justice A Critical Introduction Third Edition Aaron Fichtelberg

Test Bank For
Counseling Individuals Through the Lifespan Third Edition Daniel W. Wong,Kimberly R. Hall ,
Lucy Wong Hernandez
Chapters 1-14



Multiple Choice

1. The simplest approach to defining a crime is saying that a crime is ______.
A. a violation of the law
B. loosely defined
C. evolving over time
D. a moral construct
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify different approaches to defining crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Legal Definitions of Crime
Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which of the following is considered a street crime?
A. insider trading
B. price fixing
C. mugging
D. embezzlement
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.2: List different criteria for classifying crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Other Ways to Classify Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. A crime is any act that ______ and individuals that commit such acts are ______.
A. violates criminal laws; criminals
B. sends you to prison; criminals
C. makes you a threat to society; deviants
D. gets you a fine or prison time; deviants
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify different approaches to defining crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Definitions of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What are two categories for crimes when divided up by severity of the offense?
A. misdemeanors and felonies
B. street crimes and felonies

,C. white-collar crimes and felonies
D. misdemeanors and minor infractions
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.2: List different criteria for classifying crime.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Severity of the Offense
Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Loitering and panhandling are examples of crimes against ______.
A. the person
B. property
C. public order
D. the state
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.2: List different criteria for classifying crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Crimes Against Public Order
Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Crime is typically measured by victimization surveys, perpetrator surveys, and _____.
A. news reports
B. judge surveys
C. attorney surveys
D. police reports
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Compare and contrast different ways of measuring crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Measuring Crime
Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Material from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is compiled into an annual study
entitled ______.
A. Police Reports Summary
B. National Incident-Based Reporting Service (NIBRS)
C. Crime in the United States
D. Police Report Statistics
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.3: Compare and contrast different ways of measuring crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Police Reports
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The term ______ describes acts that are wrong because they are banned.
A. malum prohibitum
B. mala in se
C. mala criminali

,D. malum per se
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify different approaches to defining crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Moral Definitions of Crime
Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Embezzlement is a crime against ______.
A. the state
B. the person
C. public order
D. property
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.2: List different criteria for classifying crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Crimes Against Property
Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The purpose for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is to ______.
A. find out about drug-related crimes
B. learn about crime rates by studying victims
C. research “victimless” crimes
D. interview minors and homeless about crimes
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.3: Compare and contrast different ways of measuring crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Victimization Surveys
Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Moral ______ describes the world as full of vastly different moral standards, each
with their own lists of right and wrong behavior.
A. compass
B. relativism
C. code
D. life
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify different approaches to defining crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Definitions of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy

12. ______, one of the founders of modern sociology, was fascinated with how people
reacted to crime in their societies.
A. Durkheim
B. Lombroso
C. Bentham

, D. Beccaria
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify different approaches to defining crime.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sociological Definitions of Crime
Difficulty Level: Easy

13. What is the purpose of the UCR?
A. to report nation-wide crime equally, regardless of the seriousness of offense
B. to break down national crime into major categories
C. to provide more detail about the crimes police respond to than the NIBRS
D. to have a single, nation-wide resource for understanding and studying criminality in
America
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Compare and contrast different ways of measuring crime.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Police Reports
Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Which of the following is a reason why police officials might inflate crime statistics?
A. to attract real estate developers
B. to show they have crime under control
C. to justify additional funding
D. to portray a safe neighborhood
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.3: Compare and contrast different ways of measuring crime.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Politics of Crime Data
Difficulty Level: Medium

15. ______ is essential to democracy, but in some countries, criticism of the
government is considered treason.
A. Compliance
B. Dissent
C. Tolerance
D. Liberty
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.2: List different criteria for classifying crime.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Crimes Against the State
Difficulty Level: Medium

16. A net increase in arrest rates does not necessarily mean that more crime has
occurred. An increase in arrest rates can mean simply that ______.
A. officers are arresting more people
B. there is an increase in acquittals