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Behaviors that society considers deviant |
Mala in se |
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Which perspective argues that laws are made to serve to represent the interest of public majority? |
Consensus perspective |
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The crime control model is mainly focused on... |
emphasizes |
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Besides changing the law, how can legislature influence the criminal justice system? |
Legislators decide how much money the country will spend on prisons, policing, and the court system |
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Media reports on violent crimes such as murder give viewers the impression that... |
...murder is more common than in actuality |
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What percentage of African American males age 20-29 are under the supervision of the criminal justice system? |
Nearly 1/3 - 33% |
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Of the following statements which is true about youths and drug use? |
TBD |
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What have many jurisdictions recently established in an effort to deal w/ all the individuals in the criminal justice system w/ mental health problems? |
...established specialized mental health courts. |
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After black males, this group has the second highest incarceration rate... |
Latinos; per 100,000 — 1,419 incarcerated W - 480 |
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According the the Innocence Project, more than BLANK offenders have been exonerated due to DNA evidence between 1989 and December 2010 |
266 |
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Your friend wants to examine changes in murder rate of the last 10 years. What data source would be the best for him to use? |
UCR Uniform Crime Reports; An annual series of U.S statistical measures of the incidence of selected crimes reported by the FBI |
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Police arrest an offender who has broken into a victim's home, raped the resident, and then murdered her. When the police report the incident to the UCR, it will be reported as... |
...murder because it is the most serious of all crimes mentioned. |
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The dark figure crime refers to... |
...the group of unreported & unrecorded crimes. |
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Children are more likely to be victimized by... |
...parents and caregivers. |
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Murderers who kill multiple ppl over a long time period are what? |
Serial murderers |
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About what percentage of sexual assaults are reported to the police? |
25% |
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Which group contains the most individuals serving time for drug use in the U.S.? |
Black — 44% L — 23% W — 24% |
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Which of the following is the difference between schedule I & schedule ll drugs? |
I - the drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. ll - the drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the U.S. or currently medical accepted use w/ severe restrictions.' |
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What is the primary cause of the increased prison & jail population? |
TBD |
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Since 1980, the rate of murders committed by females has... |
decreased?? |
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Determinism is the idea that... |
...criminal behavior is a product of biological, psychological, & social forces that are beyond a persons control. |
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Lombroso's name for born criminals whose biological inferiorities could be seen in their physical features was... |
...atavism |
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Studies that examine brain scans find that impulse murders have... |
...reflecting reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex... |
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High levels of which hormone have been linked to aggressive behavior? |
Testosterone |
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Which of the following is the best predictor of criminal behavior? |
TBD |
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What percentage of U.S. adults suffer from schizophrenia? Depression?** |
1% |
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What percentage of U.S. adults suffer from a major depressive disorder marked w/ such feelings as well as guilt or worthlessness? |
6% |
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Which of the following is a disorder of personality revealed by a lifelong pattern of antisocial behavior about which an individual has no remorse? |
Antisocial personality theory |
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Mark is a member of a gang. As a member, he engages in a great deal of criminal activity. He often steals items from Wal-Mart and sells them for cash on the street. He argues that his actions are not wrong because everyone does "bad stuff." Even the judge and police officers commit worse acts than stealing. Which technique of neutralization does this represent? |
Neutralization theory |
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Which theory emerged in the U.S. following the turbulent 1960's & its variety of social movements? |
Social conflict theory, which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society interact on the basis of conflict rather than consensus. |
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How is criminal law distinguished from civil law? |
Criminal law - criminal law involves jail, pay a fine, or probation & it causes an individual harm
Civil law - involves $$, caused discomfort but not physical harm
(Some cases can have both) |
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The standard of proof in a civil case is... |
...high: guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
(In civil cases, the party that proves its case by a preponderance of the evidence can win.) |
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Which of the following is NOT crime category? |
-Felonies -Misdemeanors -Infractions |
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An infraction is... |
...a minor violation of a local law ordinance or state law that brings potential punishment of fines |
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A(n) BLANK may result in a death sentence.... |
Capital felonies |
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Which of the following is NOT an element of crime... |
-Action -Intent -Harm |
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Which player in the courtroom must prove that mens rea exists in a criminal case? |
Prosecutor |
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Which statement is true regarding the insanity defense? |
To be found insane: -the defendant must have had, at the time of the crime, a 1)"defect of reason, from disease of the mind" that rendered unable to know what he was doing , or 2)If he had known what he was doing, he did not know that it was wrong |
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According to this insanity standard standard, the defendant is unable or to know the nature and quality of the act as being wrong, or unable to distinguish right from wrong... |
TBD |
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BLANK is the criminal intent or mental state of the defendant at the time of the crime. |
mens rea |
