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Perspectives on Criminal Justice
Perspectives on Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice
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08/31/2016

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Much of what we know about crime is shaped by
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atypical sensational incidents reported in the media.
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The stories featured on network news have been shown to focus on
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Violent Crimes
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Which law named after crime victim proposed to end parole for all violent felons?
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Jenna's Law
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Where was Amber’s Law passed?
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Texas
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You are almost ______ as likely to die in a car accident as you are to die from homicide.
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Two times
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The criminal justice system is made up of
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The police, courts and corrections
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Who was the citizen who opened fire on four black youths in New York City subway in 1984, wounding all of them paralyzing one?
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Bernard Goetz
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The case of Bernard Goetz presents a definitive example of
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Vigilantism
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Of the top 16 causes of death in America, homicide is
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Sixteenth
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Seeking Justice through lawless violence is known as
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Vigilantism
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Who noted that “Crime is present not only in the majority of societies of one particular species but in all societies of all types”?
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Emile Durkheim
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A serious crime punishable by incarceration for more than one year or by death is a/an
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Felony
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Forms of conduct that society prohibits in order to maintain order are called
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Crime
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________ are less serious crimes that are punishable by imprisonment for one year or less.
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Misdemeanors
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The legislative decision to make a behavior a crime is called
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Criminalization
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________ is the legislative decision to change a crime into a non-criminal act.
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Decriminalization
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Which of the following could be called a “victimless” crime?
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Prostitution
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Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealed Prohibition?
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Twenty-first Amendment
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Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States resulted in Prohibition?
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Eighteenth Amendment
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The management of police, courts, and corrections and the study of causes and treatments of crime is
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Criminal Justice
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In reality, the criminal justice is composed of more than ________ independent government agencies set up to deal with different aspects of crime and treatment of offenders.
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55,000
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The first police force in the United States was not established until
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1845
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Which of the following is not generally considered to be a fundamental goal of the criminal justice process?
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Accuracy, Fairness and Crime control.
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