Test Bank for Criminal Justice: An Introduction,
14th edition(Frank Schmalleger, 2026), Chapter
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Crime - answers-Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or
a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.
procedural fairness - answers-The process by which procedures that feel fair to those involved
are made.
individual rights - answers-The rights guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.
Constitution (especially those found in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as
the Bill of Rights.) These rights are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal
processing by the criminal justice system.
Social Disorganization - answers-A condition said to exist when a group is faced with social
change, uneven development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of
consensus.
Individual-rights advocate - answers-One who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the
process of criminal justice.
social order - answers-The condition of a society characterized by social integration, consensus,
smooth functioning, and lack of interpersonal and institutional conflict. Also, a lack of social
disorganization.
public- order advocate - answers-One who believes that under certain circumstances involving a
criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual
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, rights.
Justice - answers-The principle of fairness; the ideal of moral equity.
social justice - answers-An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to
fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
civil justice - answers-The civil law, the law of civil procedure, and the array of procedures and
activities having to do with private rights and remedies sought by civil action.
Civil justice - answers-Cannot be separated from social justice because the justice enacted in
our nation's civil courts reflects basic American understanding of right and wrong.
criminal justice - answers-In the strictest sense, the criminal (penal) law, the law of criminal
procedure, and the array of procedures and activities having to do with the enforcement of this
body of law.
Criminal justice - answers-cannot be separated from social justice because the justice enacted in
our nation's criminal courts reflects basic American understanding of right and wrong.
administration of justice - answers-The performance of any of the following activities:
detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution,
adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons of criminal
offenders.
Criminal justice system - answers-The aggregate of all operating and administrative or technical
support agencies that perform criminal justice functions. The basic divisions of the operational
aspects of criminal justice are law enforcement courts, and corrections.
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14th edition(Frank Schmalleger, 2026), Chapter
1-14
Crime - answers-Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or
a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.
procedural fairness - answers-The process by which procedures that feel fair to those involved
are made.
individual rights - answers-The rights guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S.
Constitution (especially those found in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as
the Bill of Rights.) These rights are particularly important to criminal defendants facing formal
processing by the criminal justice system.
Social Disorganization - answers-A condition said to exist when a group is faced with social
change, uneven development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of
consensus.
Individual-rights advocate - answers-One who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the
process of criminal justice.
social order - answers-The condition of a society characterized by social integration, consensus,
smooth functioning, and lack of interpersonal and institutional conflict. Also, a lack of social
disorganization.
public- order advocate - answers-One who believes that under certain circumstances involving a
criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual
1
, rights.
Justice - answers-The principle of fairness; the ideal of moral equity.
social justice - answers-An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to
fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
civil justice - answers-The civil law, the law of civil procedure, and the array of procedures and
activities having to do with private rights and remedies sought by civil action.
Civil justice - answers-Cannot be separated from social justice because the justice enacted in
our nation's civil courts reflects basic American understanding of right and wrong.
criminal justice - answers-In the strictest sense, the criminal (penal) law, the law of criminal
procedure, and the array of procedures and activities having to do with the enforcement of this
body of law.
Criminal justice - answers-cannot be separated from social justice because the justice enacted in
our nation's criminal courts reflects basic American understanding of right and wrong.
administration of justice - answers-The performance of any of the following activities:
detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution,
adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons of criminal
offenders.
Criminal justice system - answers-The aggregate of all operating and administrative or technical
support agencies that perform criminal justice functions. The basic divisions of the operational
aspects of criminal justice are law enforcement courts, and corrections.
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