Essentials of Criminal Justice 10th Edition Test Bank – Complete Questions & Answers (Siegal, Worrall)

,True./.False

1. According.to.the.Federal.Bureau.of.Investigation.(FBI),.there.are.about.500.justified.fatal.police.shootings.each.year..This.n
umber.is.an.increase.from.5.years.ago.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Developing.the.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:.ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.01.-.Discuss.the.formation.of.the.criminal.justice.system.in.the.United.States.
KEYWORDS: Remember

2. Crime.is.higher.today.than.it.was.in.the.nineteenth.and.early.twentieth.centuries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Developing.the.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:.ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.01.-.Discuss.the.formation.of.the.criminal.justice.system.in.the.United.States.
KEYWORDS: Remember

3. The.Law.Enforcement.Assistance.Administration.(LEAA).continues.to.provide.grants.to.local.and.state.justice.agencies.to.fu
nd.criminal.justice.activities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Developing.the.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:.ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.01.-.Discuss.the.formation.of.the.criminal.justice.system.in.the.United.States.
KEYWORDS: Remember

4. Of.the.components.in.the.Criminal.Justice.System,.usually.the.correctional.component.comes.before.the.other.two.c
omponents.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The.Contemporary.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:. ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.03.-.Identify.the.basic.component.agencies.of.the.criminal.justice.system.
KEYWORDS: Analyze

5. The.police.department.was.created.in.the.United.States;.the.first.formed.in.Philadelphia.after.the.Civil.War.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Developing.the.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:.ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.01.-.Discuss.the.formation.of.the.criminal.justice.system.in.the.United.States.




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,KEYWORDS: Remember

6. The.contemporary.criminal.justice.system.is.society’s.instrument.of.formal.social.control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The.Contemporary.Criminal.Justice.System
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.02.-.Define.the.concept.of.a.criminal.justice.system.
KEYWORDS: Remember

7. Most.criminal.cases.are.processed.through.the.entire.formal.justice.system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The.Formal.Criminal.Justice.Process
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:. . ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.06.-.Articulate.what.is.meant.by.the.term.criminal.justice.assembly.line.
KEYWORDS: Remember

8. Police.officers.can.arrest.someone.if.they.have.a.“gut.feeling”.that.the.person.is.guilty.of.a.criminal.offense.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The.Formal.Criminal.Justice.Process
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES:. . ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.06.-.Articulate.what.is.meant.by.the.term.criminal.justice.assembly.line.
KEYWORDS: Apply

9. In.a.probable.cause.hearing,.the.defendant.and.his.or.her.attorney.may.appear.and.dispute.the.prosecutor’s.charges..
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The.Formal.Criminal.Justice.Process
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.05.-.Trace.the.formal.criminal.justice.process.
KEYWORDS: Remember

10. Less.serious.felonies.make.up.the.bottom.layer.(Level.4).of.the.criminal.justice.system.wedding.cake.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The.Informal.Criminal.Justice.Process
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.08.-.Describe.the.“wedding.cake”.model.of.justice.
KEYWORDS: Apply

11. The.crime.control.perspective.views.the.justice.system.as.a.means.of.caring.for.and.treating.people.who.canno
t.manage.themselves.
a. True
b. False

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, ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Perspectives.on.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.09.-.Discuss.the.various.perspectives.on.justice.
KEYWORDS: Remember

12. Decriminalization.of.marijuana.would.most.likely.be.advocated.by.those.having.a.perspective.of.equal.justice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Perspectives.on.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.09.-.Discuss.the.various.perspectives.on.justice.
KEYWORDS: Understand

13. Noninterventionists.support.the.placement.of.first-time.offenders.who.commit.minor.crimes.into.informal.community-
.based.treatment.programs.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Perspectives.on.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.09.-.Discuss.the.various.perspectives.on.justice.
KEYWORDS: Remember

14. The.issue.of.ethics.is.becoming.less.important.in.the.criminal.justice.system,.due.to.an.increasing.number.of.checks.and.ba
lances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Ethics.in.Criminal.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.10.-.Discuss.the.ethical.issues.that.arise.in.criminal.justice.
KEYWORDS: Understand

15. An.ethical.issue.that.has.received.recent.attention.is.that.of.sexual.violence.by.correctional.officers.against.inmates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Ethics.in.Criminal.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.17.01.10.-.Discuss.the.ethical.issues.that.arise.in.criminal.justice.
KEYWORDS: Remember

16. Use.of.discretion.at.all.levels.of.the.criminal.justice.system.is.one.way.in.which.ethical.considerations.arise.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Ethics.in.Criminal.Justice
LEARNING.OBJECTIVES: ESCJ.SIEG.15.01.10.-.Discuss.the.ethical.issues.that.arise.in.criminal.justice.
KEYWORDS: Understand

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