Basic Criminology MCQ
1. Due process guarantees that the government must _____ when investigating a crime.
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Abide by the Court’s strict definition
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2. Regardless of sex, homicide usually involves an offender and a victim who are _____ to each other.
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Acquainted or related
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3. In general, rates of burglary were high for ________ households.
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African-American
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4. A(n) __________________ for a juvenile is similar to a criminal trial for an adult.
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Adjudicatory hearing.
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5. The role of a defense attorney does not include ________.
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Representing the state
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6. The rico act initiated the use of __________ as a sanction.
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Forfeiture
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7. The number of violent crimes for each 100,000 americans is called the __________.
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Crime rate
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8. The most widely used system of indigent defense involves ________.
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Public defender programs
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9. The most commonly used formal sentence for juvenile offenders is referred to as _____.
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Adjudication
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10. The majority of murderers use _____________ to commit their murder.
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Firearms.
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11. One day in prison costs more than ____ day(s) on parole
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12. Of the women entering prisons, about________ have at least one child younger than age 18.
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13. Of the crimes that are recorded by the police, only about ____ are cleared by arrest.
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20 percent.
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14. Morrissey v. brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.
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Revocation
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15. More states waive juveniles to the adult court at the age of ________ than any other age.
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Fourteen.
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16. Megan's law requires ________.
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Local communities to be notified when sex offenders are residing there
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17. Medium- and low-security facilities in the federal prison system are called ________.
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Federal correctional institutions
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18. The _____ perspective of criminology encompasses marxism, conflict, and feminist theories.
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19. Supranational criminology is a specialization of critical theory that focuses on _____ crimes.
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White-collar
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20. Cultural deviance theory combines elements of _____ and social disorganization theories.
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21. Corporate crime causes at least ______ times more deaths than do traditional street crimes.
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22. Border patrols are examples of ________ strategies aimed at stopping drug use.
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Interdiction
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23. According to the rational choice approach, the decision to commit crime is structured by ______.
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Where the crime occurs and the characteristics of the target
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24. _____ is considered a warning of looming danger or a painful experience.
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25. _____ describes the process of how abused kids are turned into aggressive adults.
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The violentization process
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26. The concept of general deterrence holds that ______.
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If guardians become increasingly motivated, there will be less crime
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27. Delinquency is considered _____ when it results in antisocial behavior.
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28. According to conflict theorists, societal conflict promotes crime by ______.
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Creating a social atmosphere in which the law is a mechanism for controlling have-not members of society
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29. _________ _______ refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.
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Corporate crime
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30. ________ incapacitation seeks to identify the most dangerous criminals.
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Selective
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31. The first major wave of morphine addiction occurred during the ______.
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Civil War
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32. The ____ is conducted primarily to gain information for judicial sentences.
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Pre-sentence investigation
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33. ______________ is a particularly useful model for explaining shoplifting.
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Routine activities theory
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34. _______ refers to the process of lessening the penalties attached to particular offenses.
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Decriminalization
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35. The innocence protection act of 2004 provides federal funds to help eliminate ________.
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The use of firing squads as means of execution
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36. The u.s. supreme court case, _____, upheld the concept of preventive detention for juveniles.
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Schall v. Martin
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37. The ________ is based on victims' reports rather than on police reports.
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National Crime Victimization Survey
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38. The ________ model of corrections emphasized indeterminate sentencing and rehabilitation.
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Reformatory
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39. House arrest is a valuable alternative to prison for ________.
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Offenders with special needs
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40. Bob owns a diamond ring. that ring is ________.
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Personal property.
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41. According to william sheldon, ________ have the greatest likelihood of becoming criminal offenders.
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Mesomorphs
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42. Criminal or unethical __________ goes to the state of mind of the individual performing the act.
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43. According to relative deprivation theory, ________ can be blamed for most crime.
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Inconsistencies in the ability to achieve the American Dream
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