CJUS Final Exam 2026 | Criminal Justice Study Guide & Practice Questions
Consensus Model - (answer)general agreement among the majority of any particular group (reflect)
Conflict Model - (answer)Criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and
social power. (Reiman " the rich get richer and the poor get prison)
Local Law enforcement - (answer)Nuts and Bolts
United States is a - (answer)Dual court system
Criminal Court Work Group - (answer)judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys
Probation - (answer)Most common correctional treatment
Parole - (answer)most frequent type of release from jail or prison
Violent Crime - (answer)Murder, sexual assault/rape, assault and battery, robbery
Property Crime - (answer)Most common type of crime, usually for some type of economic gain
(Larceny,burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson)
Public order crime - (answer)Public drunkeness, prostitution, illicit drug use (usually considered
victimless)
White collar crime - (answer)illegal act to obtain a personal or buisness advantage ("crime in the streets
vs. crime in the streets)
Organized Crime - (answer)illegal act by illegal organizations
Crime Control - (answer)focused on punishing and repressing criminal conduct. (Assembly line)
, CJUS Final Exam 2026 | Criminal Justice Study Guide & Practice Questions
Due Process - (answer)Focused on protecting rights of the accused through fromal, legal restraints on
the police, courts, and corrections. (obstacle course)
Recidivism - (answer)reffers to the act of committing anoter crime after a person has already been
punished for previous criminal behavior
Correlation - (answer)Variables vary together
Causation - (answer)one variable causes the change in the other
Street Gangs - (answer)Account for 12% of homocides
Physician assisted suicide - (answer)legal in Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington
Positivism - (answer)Criminal Behavior is determined by biological, psychological, and social forces
beyond control of the individual (Ceasare Lombroso)
Marcys Law - (answer)ballad initiative fro more victims rights
Rational Choice Theory - (answer)Risk vs. Reward (James Q. Wilson)
Seduction of Crime - (answer)Thrill offernders (Jack Katz)
Aristotle - (answer)"Equals should be treated equally, unequals should be treated equally"
Discretion - (answer)"Cant get rid of it and dont want to"
Consensus Model - (answer)general agreement among the majority of any particular group (reflect)
Conflict Model - (answer)Criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and
social power. (Reiman " the rich get richer and the poor get prison)
Local Law enforcement - (answer)Nuts and Bolts
United States is a - (answer)Dual court system
Criminal Court Work Group - (answer)judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys
Probation - (answer)Most common correctional treatment
Parole - (answer)most frequent type of release from jail or prison
Violent Crime - (answer)Murder, sexual assault/rape, assault and battery, robbery
Property Crime - (answer)Most common type of crime, usually for some type of economic gain
(Larceny,burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson)
Public order crime - (answer)Public drunkeness, prostitution, illicit drug use (usually considered
victimless)
White collar crime - (answer)illegal act to obtain a personal or buisness advantage ("crime in the streets
vs. crime in the streets)
Organized Crime - (answer)illegal act by illegal organizations
Crime Control - (answer)focused on punishing and repressing criminal conduct. (Assembly line)
, CJUS Final Exam 2026 | Criminal Justice Study Guide & Practice Questions
Due Process - (answer)Focused on protecting rights of the accused through fromal, legal restraints on
the police, courts, and corrections. (obstacle course)
Recidivism - (answer)reffers to the act of committing anoter crime after a person has already been
punished for previous criminal behavior
Correlation - (answer)Variables vary together
Causation - (answer)one variable causes the change in the other
Street Gangs - (answer)Account for 12% of homocides
Physician assisted suicide - (answer)legal in Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington
Positivism - (answer)Criminal Behavior is determined by biological, psychological, and social forces
beyond control of the individual (Ceasare Lombroso)
Marcys Law - (answer)ballad initiative fro more victims rights
Rational Choice Theory - (answer)Risk vs. Reward (James Q. Wilson)
Seduction of Crime - (answer)Thrill offernders (Jack Katz)
Aristotle - (answer)"Equals should be treated equally, unequals should be treated equally"
Discretion - (answer)"Cant get rid of it and dont want to"
