Criminal Justice in Action The Core 8th Edition By Gaines – Test Bank

1. Which of the following is true regarding deviance?
   1. Deviance is an objective concept that all members of society agree
   2. Deviance is another term used to describe all criminal
   3. Deviance is behavior that is considered to go against the norms established by
   4. Deviance is always considered criminal in

ANSWER:                            c

REFERENCES:                   What Is Crime?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.01 – Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember

2. An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions is:
   1. a b. a felony.
   2. c. a d. deviant.

ANSWER:                            a

REFERENCES:                   What Is Crime?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.02 – Define crime.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember

3. The consensus model is a criminal justice model in which:
   1. the content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a
   2. a majority of citizens in society agree on what activities should be outlawed and punished as
   3. specific social groups determine which deviant behaviors are to be defined as
   4. the primary focus of law is to protect the individual from the power of

ANSWER:                            b

REFERENCES:                   What Is Crime?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.02 – Define crime.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the components in the integrated definition of crime?
   1. punishable under criminal law, as determined by the majority of a society or, in some cases, a powerful minority
   2. considered an offense against society as a whole and prosecuted by public officials, not by victims and their relatives or friends
   3. punishable by statutorily determined sanctions that bring about the loss of personal freedom or life
   4. considered an offense against an individual, but prosecuted by the state who is paid by the victim

ANSWER:                            d

REFERENCES:                   What Is Crime?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.02 – Define crime.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember

5. Federalism refers to:
   1. a system of government dominated by an all-powerful federal
   2. a system of checks and balances within the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of
   3. a system of government in which states are independent and self-governing.
   4. a sharing of government powers by federal and state

ANSWER:                            d

REFERENCES:                   The Structure of the Criminal Justice System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.03 – Outline the three levels of law enforcement.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember

6. Which of the following is not considered an express power?
   1. the power to coin money
   2. police powers
   3. the power to raise an army
   4. the power to regulate interstate commerce

ANSWER:                            b

REFERENCES:                   The Structure of the Criminal Justice System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  CJIA.GAMI.16.01.03 – Outline the three levels of law enforcement.

KEYWORDS:                       Blooms: Remember