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Problems in the Criminal Justice System MCQ

Why are most unconvicted people waiting in jail?

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Correct Answer: Many people can’t afford to pay their bail.

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Your friend Jason stole $50 from his mom to buy alcohol. You find out and report him to the police knowing that he is in violation of his parole. You do this because you know that he will be forced to attend weekly AA meetings. Which of the following philosophies of punishment does this exemplify?

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Correct Answer: Rehabilitation

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Your friend Jessica steals $5 from the cash register at work; you decide that your manager needs to know what Jessica did so that she can be punished. Which of the following philosophies of punishment does this exemplify?

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Correct Answer: Retribution

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______ involves the sealing or physical destruction of arrest and/or conviction records.

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Correct Answer: Expungement

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Reformers in the ______ movement call for removing the criminal record checkbox on job applications.

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Correct Answer: “ban-the-box”

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______ refers to criminal reoffending that takes place after criminal sanctions have been imposed.

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Correct Answer: Recidivism

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Reducing the likelihood of marriage, employment, and those who are employed receive lower wages, are considered to be ______ of criminal records.

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Correct Answer: Collateral consequences

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Which of the following nations has the highest incarceration rate?

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Correct Answer: United States

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______ crimes tend to receive shorter sentences.

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Correct Answer: White-collar

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Bail reformers seek to abolish the ______ that allows wealthy people to go free while detaining impoverished people.

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Correct Answer: Two-tier system

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One major consequence of police brutality is ______.

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Correct Answer: Legal cynicism

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Why is broken windows policing not considered a useful crime reducing tactic?

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Correct Answer: The tactic creates problems rather than reduces them.

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Murder and robbery are examples of ______.

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Correct Answer: Mala in se offenses

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The process of changing the law so that an action is no longer considered a criminal offense is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Decriminalization

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______ is the process of making an action a criminal action, or a person a criminal, by creating a law.

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Correct Answer: Criminalization

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Criminal reoffending that takes place after criminal sanctions have been imposed is called Recidivism

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Correct Answer: True

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Excessive use of force by police officers is called

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Correct Answer: Police brutality

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Less serious criminal offenses with punishments of fines, community service, probation, and jail terms of under _____ is called Misdemeanors

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Correct Answer: 1 year

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The huge increase in the number of people put in jail is called Mass incarceration

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Correct Answer: True

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Criminal offenses that are considered to be wrong only because they are criminalized; Latin for “wrong [because] prohibited” is called

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Correct Answer: Mala prohibita offenses

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Criminal offenses that are regarded as morally wrong, regardless of whether the law criminalizes them; Latin for “wrong in itself” is called

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Correct Answer: Mala in se offenses

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The belief that the legal system and police are not doing a good job of ensuring public safety is called

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Correct Answer: Legal cynicism

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Felonies is serious criminal offenses that can result in prison terms of a year or longer

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Correct Answer: True

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The process of changing the _____ so that an action is no longer considered a criminal offense is called Decriminalization

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Correct Answer: Law

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The process of making an action a criminal one, or a person a criminal, by creating a ______ is called. Criminalization

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Correct Answer: Law

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Police increase contact with residents and partner with neighborhood organizations to seek solutions to particular neighborhood concerns is called

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Correct Answer: Community policing

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The long-term consequences of having a criminal record, such as inability to secure housing, gain admission to college, and in some states, even vote is known as Collateral consequences

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Correct Answer: True

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Broken windows policing is cracking down on _______ disorderly behavior (e.g., panhandling) or disorder in the neighborhood, like graffiti, litter, and broken windows.

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Correct Answer: Low-level

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