Test Bank For Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 5th Edition By Harry R. Dammer

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Multiple Choice

1. The term used to describe the study of the causes and correlates of crime in two or more cultures is:

1. Comparative Criminal Justice
2. Comparative Criminology
3. Transnational Criminal Justice
4. Criminal Justice System

ANS: B                       REF: 2                         OBJ: 1

1. International crimes are based on all of the following, except:

1. International agreements between countries
2. Legal precedents
3. Identified by nations as acts that are illegal everywhere
4. Identified as having to involve more than one country

ANS: D                       REF: 2                         OBJ: 1

1. Which of the following is not an example of a transnational crime?

1. Drug Trafficking
2. Money Laundering
3. Genocide
4. Human Trafficking

ANS: C                       REF: 3                         OBJ: 1

1. How is a transnational crime different from an international crime?

1. Transnational crimes always involve more than one country
2. International crimes always involve more than one country
3. Transnational crimes are always tried in the International Criminal Court
4. International crimes always occur at border crossings

ANS: A                       REF:  4                        OBJ: 1

1. Which agency or organization is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice?

1. World Health Organization (WHO)
2. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
3. The International Crime Victim Surveys (ICVS)
4. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

ANS: B                       REF: 4                         OBJ: 2

1. The term used to describe the idea that the world has become interdependent in terms of the events and actions of people and governments around the world is:

1. Ethnocentrism
2. Transnational Crime
3. Globalization
4. Critical Thinking

ANS: C                       REF: 7                         OBJ: 3

1. The sale, distribution, or large-scale possession of property obtained in violation of the law is:

1. Counterfeiting
2. Cybercrime or fraud
3. Trafficking in stolen property
4. Commercialized vice

ANS: C                       REF: 3                         OBJ: 2