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Test Bank for CJ 20 19 James A. Fagin Michele P. Bratina Testbank prepared by Bridgette Aicher 1 / 4
219 CJ 2019 (Fagin) Chapter 1 Introduction to Criminal Justice 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Ensuring that citizens are protected from abusive power by government is known as
________.
- Civil process
- Equal cause
- Due process
- Equal process
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Explain the difference between the crime control model and the due process model.
Level: Basic
2) Following the events of September 11, 2001, then President Bush declared a ________.
- War on poverty
- War on Terrorism
- State of emergency
- Foreign travel ban
Answer: B
Page Ref: 17
Objective: Explain how the academic field of criminal justice developed and how it differs from closely related fields such as sociology and law.
Level: Basic
3) What was viewed as the most serious problem in the United States according to a Gallup Poll in 1965?
- Crime
- Health care
- Abortion
- Education
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Explain the concepts of limited government powers and checks and balances.
Level: Basic 2 / 4
220 4) A social system designed to maintain order and regulate interaction is known as a(n)
________.
- System of sanctions
- System of social control
- Informal control system
- System of norms
Answer: B
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Explain the difference between the crime control model and the due process model.
Level: Basic
5) The author suggests in an analogy that the criminal justice system's various levels of government operations are separate, but linked together in comparison to ________.
- A wedding cake
- A riddle
- A filter
- A picket fence
Answer: D
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Describe the five stages of the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
6) In 1967 President Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice concluded that ________.
- There needed to be a war on terrorism
- People were in favor of being vigilantes
- Police corruption was at a minimum
- The criminal justice system was a dynamic system, constantly adjusting and changing
Answer: D
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Describe the five stages of the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
7) The ________ can be divided into law enforcement, prosecutors and the courts, probation and parole, and jails.
- Due process model
- Criminal justice system
- Crime control model
- Consensus model
Answer: B
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Describe the five stages of the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic 3 / 4
221 8) Which model emphasizes public order, and swift, efficient, and effective justice?
- Crime control model
- Due process model
- Consensus model
- Presumption model
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Explain the difference between the crime control model and the due process model.
Level: Basic
9) Which act made it illegal for businesses, motels, restaurants, and public transportation providers to deny citizen's service based upon their race?
- Civil Rights Act of 1866
- Civil Rights Act of 1871
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
C)Civil Rights Act of 1964
Answer: C
Page Ref: 15
Objective: Describe the five meta-influences upon the criminal justice system and their influence upon the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
10) Civil disobedience was a tactic used by activists in which of the following?
- Rioting
- The War on Terrorism
- The Civil Rights Movement
- The War on Crime
Answer: C
Page Ref: 15
Objective: Describe the five meta-influences upon the criminal justice system and their influence upon the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
11) Who has the authority to ultimately decide what charges will be filed against the defendant?
- The police
- The prosecutor
- The trial judge
- The police, prosecutor, and judge share equal authority.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Describe the five stages of the criminal justice system.
Level: Basic
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