CRJ 100 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A

21. According to the "broken windows" concept, police need citizen cooperation. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e 5. The contemporary criminal justice system can be divided into three (3) main components: Selected Answer: law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system Correct Answer: law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system 9. It is possible that the link between crime and mental illness is spurious; that is, both mental illness and criminal behavior may be the result of some other, independent variable. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e 2. The contemporary criminal justice system is society's instrument of formal social control. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e 16. Every state now has a "stand your ground" law, which requires no duty to retreat. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e 8. Young people face a much higher rate of victimization than older individuals. Selected Answer: Correct Tru e Tru 18. The belief that government police are not capable of providing the level of service and presence that the public desires is one reason for the popularity of private police. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e 24. Which style of policing prefers to ignore or treat informally issues of concern, unless the social or political order is being jeopardized? Selected Answer: Social agent Correct Answer: Watchma n 17. Bryan has been considering a career move to some form of surveillance or policing that focuses on loss instead of crime. Where would Bryan most likely be successful? Selected Answer: Private policing Correct Answer: Private policing 13. The Fourth Amendment limits the admissibility of confessions that have been obtained unfairly. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: True Fals e 4. Which of the following statements is true? Selected Answer: All of these statements are true. Correct Answer: All of these statements are true. 1. Of the components in the Criminal Justice System, usually the correctional component comes before the other two components. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e 25. What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth objective standards for questioning by police after a defendant has been taken into custody?