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1.The vast majority of face-to-face interactions taking place between police and civilians are routine and fail to generate any public interest.

• True
• False

2.The most common form of criminal activity in the United States is property crime.

• True
• False

3.The hierarchical structure of organized crime operations often mirrors that of legitimate businesses.

• True
• False

4.The consensus model assumes that a diverse group of people cannot have similar morals and values.

• True
• False

5.A shooting of four or more people, including the assailant, whether killed or injured, constitutes a mass shooting.

• True
• False

6.Civil liberties are the basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to American citizens by the U.S. Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights.

• True
• False

7.The United States has a dual court system, meaning that we have two independent court systems, one at the federal level and the other at the state level.

• True
• False

8.The ideals of federalism can clearly be seen in the local, state, and federal levels of law enforcement.

• True
• False

9.Larceny is the act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent of keeping that property.

• True
• False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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• the Second Amendment
• the Eleventh Amendment
• the Third Amendment
• the Eighth Amendment
• the Fourteenth Amendment

• According to the conflict model, what is deemed criminal activity is determined by ______.
• the largest segment of the population
• a mutual consensus among citizens
• the most politically powerful segment of society
• the segment of society comprised of criminal justice professionals
• general agreement among the majority group

• What bill/act requires background checks to be conducted on individuals before a firearm may be purchased from

federally licensed gun dealers?

• NRA Bill
• National Firearms Act (NFA)
• Check 21 Act
• Brady Bill
• Gun Control bill

• Public order crimes are sometimes referred to as ______.
• violent crimes
• legal crimes
• victimless crimes
• felony crimes
• property crimes

• What is the act of taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation?
• assault
• burglary
• battery
• robbery
• kidnapping

• The dual court system refers to ______.
• local and state court systems
• federal and state court systems
• criminal and civil court systems
• adult and juvenile court systems
• state and county civil court systems

• Illegal gambling, prostitution, racketeering, and extortion are all examples of what type of crime?
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• transnational crime
• white-collar crime
• public order crime
• organized crime

• Prisons are administered by what agencies?
• counties
• municipalities
• states and the federal government
• courts
• police

• What act/bill requires federally licensed firearms dealers to perform background checks on prospective firearms

purchasers to ensure that the firearm transfer would not violate federal, state, or local law?

• Gun Control act
• NRA Bill
• Check 21 Act
• National Firearms Act (NFA)
• Brady Bill

• Which term implies that different groups of citizens have widely varying opinions on controversial issues of morality

and criminality?

• conflict model
• consensus model
• survey consensus
• public forum
• political consensus

• What crime can be described as a threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes that person to fear

immediate physical harm?

• larceny
• deviance
• battery
• assault
• murder

• The concept of public order crimes is linked to the ______.
• conflict model
• due process model
• consensus model
• deviance model
• public forum

• Business-related crimes are popularly referred to as ______. 3 / 4

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• high-tech crime
• white-collar crime
• breaking and entering
• organized crime
• victimless crime

• Violent crimes include which of the following?
• theft
• prostitution
• burglary
• breaking and entering
• sexual assault

• Persons who may be prohibited from purchasing a firearm as a result of data obtained from the NICS background

check include any person who has been involuntarily committed to what?

• mental institution
• hospital
• military
• house arrest
• jail

• Which of the following is the main purpose of the modern criminal justice system?
• retribution for the victims
• incapacitating offenders
• providing and maintaining justice
• enforcing society’s shared moral code
• increasing arrests

• About how many people per year are denied firearm purchases due to mental health issues?
• 9,000
• 6,500
• 5,500
• 3,000
• 10,000

• In 2016, which state permitted “open carry,” the term for allowing people to carry firearms in plain sight with a valid

permit?

• New York
• Texas
• Washington
• California
• Arizona

• What are the two main purposes of the criminal justice system?
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