Criminal Justice A Brief Introduction 12th International Edition by Frank Schmalleger – Test Bank
Chapter 1—Crime and Criminal Justice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Which of the following would be the most accurate response to a comment that crime is a contemporary problem?
| a. | Crime is not a contemporary problem; it has been evolving as the nation has evolved. |
| b. | Crime rates today are higher than they were when this country was emerging as a nation. |
| c. | In a historical sense, crime peaked during Civil War times and has been diminishing since that era. |
| d. | Crime today is comparable to the lawlessness of the Old West. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: is crime a recent development?
- Who was the 18th-century social philosopher who argued against the use of torture and capital punishment?
| a. | James Q. Wilson |
| b. | Sir Robert Peel |
| c. | Cesare Beccaria |
| d. | Ulysses S. Grant |
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 6
OBJ: 2 TOP: creating criminal justice
- What commission, appointed by President Herbert Hoover, made a detailed analysis of the U.S. justice system and helped usher in the era of treatment and rehabilitation?
| a. | Chicago Crime Commission |
| b. | American Bar Foundation Commission |
| c. | Wickersham Commission |
| d. | President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice |
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: p. 6
OBJ: 2 TOP: creating criminal justice
- The use of the term criminal justice system reflected a view that justice agencies could be connected in an intricate yet often unobserved network of decision-making processes. When was the term criminal justice system first used?
| a. | After the findings of the Chicago Crime Commission |
| b. | After the findings of the American Bar Foundation project |
| c. | After the findings of the Wickersham Commission |
| d. | After the findings of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice |
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: p. 6
OBJ: 1 TOP: modern era of justice
- What are the three main components into which the contemporary criminal justice system is generally divided?
| a. | Law enforcement, the courts, and the legislature |
| b. | The courts, the correctional system, and the legislature |
| c. | Law enforcement, the courts, and the correctional system |
| d. | Law enforcement, the correctional system, and the legislature |
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 8
OBJ: 4 TOP: criminal justice system today
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