Question 1

Discuss Samuel Walker's wedding cake model of criminal justice. Identify each layer of the model, and provide an example of a crime that fits into each layer. How is this model relevant to our culture of heavy media coverage of crime?

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Question 2

Criminal justice professionals who question and requestion whether specific policies are appropriate in the criminal justice process are practicing the principle of skepticism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is one advantage of joining the names of criminal justice and criminology?

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A)   It acknowledges that they are the same discipline
B)   It offers a balanced approach while recognizing the importance of both areas
C)   It recognizes the importance of psychiatry to the study of crime.
D)   It provides more opportunity for research in local law enforcement settings.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What is the overarching goal of the criminal justice system?

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A)   punishment
B)   public safety
C)   proportional representation
D)   parityE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The Casey Anthony case is an example of the

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A)   first layer of the wedding cake model
B)   theoretical difference between the juvenile justice system and the adult criminal justice system.
C)   inconsistency in training and competency between police officers in the juvenile system and those in the adult system
D)   unique stages of juvenile delinquencyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The text presents a case in which three college students were found responsible for sexual assault and harassment of a student on spring break. What was the penalty for these offenses?

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A)   The perpetrators were each fined $500.00
B)   The perpetrators were banned from criminal justice classes and could not leave campus on weekends
C)   The perpetrators were not allowed to walk at graduation, and they were to be expelled after their graduation
D)   The perpetrators were sentenced to a combined 55-year prison sentenceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Why don't most cases go to trial?

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Question 8

Which model of the justice process emphasizes efficiency and finality?

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A)   wedding cake model
B)   due process model
C)   social theory model
D)   crime control modelE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

If a defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, the case proceeds to trial.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Criminal justice focuses on ___________; whereas criminology focuses on _____________.

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A)   understanding crime, the justice process
B)   research, clinical practice
C)   the justice process, understanding crime
D)   clinical practice, researchE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Typically, the flow of the juvenile justice process is similar to that of the adult justice process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which type of violent victimization targets female students more frequently than males?

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A)   arson
B)   sexual assault
C)   robbery
D)   simple assaultE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Kim Park is a licensed psychologist who studies the behavior of criminals. Dr. Park would best be described as a

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A)   solicitor
B)   criminal justice administrator
C)   forensic psychologist
D)   criminologistE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The three main components of the criminal justice system are best described as __________ of the broader system.

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Question 15

A college institutional review board that reviews proposals involving prisoners supports the scientific principle of

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A)   subjective parity
B)   ethical neutrality
C)   determinism
D)   parsimonyE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Ben is a criminal justice major who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol one month before graduation. What result will this have on his criminal justice career?

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A)   Ben will be asked to leave the university and therefore will not get his degree.
B)   Ben will be forced to change majors, because there is a federal policy banning criminal justice majors from having an arrest record.
C)   Ben will get his degree but will not be allowed to become a criminal justice practitioner.
D)   The answer depends on which college Ben is at, because colleges have various policies on these situations.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The three main components of the criminal justice system are the police, courts, and __________.

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Question 18

Which procedure is typically conducted during the arraignment stage of the criminal justice process?

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A)   fingerprinting
B)   formal notification of charges
C)   supervision in community by a parole officer
D)   sentencingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

According to the wedding cake model of justice, the decision to classify the seriousness of cases is best described as a(n)  _____________ process.

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A)   lengthy
B)   celebrated
C)   unproductive
D)   informalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

To what extent is the criminal justice system a system and a nonsystem? Include the four facets of the criminal justice system that argue that it is a system.

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Exam 1: Introduction to Criminal Justice

According to the wedding cake model of justice, the decision to classify the seriousness of cases is best described as a(n) _____________ process.

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Ben is a criminal justice major who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol one month before graduation. What result will this have on his criminal justice career?

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The Casey Anthony case is an example of the

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Criminal justice focuses on ___________; whereas criminology focuses on _____________.

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Which procedure is typically conducted during the arraignment stage of the criminal justice process?

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Why don't most cases go to trial?

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Criminal justice professionals who question and requestion whether specific policies are appropriate in the criminal justice process are practicing the principle of skepticism.

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Discuss Samuel Walker's wedding cake model of criminal justice. Identify each layer of the model, and provide an example of a crime that fits into each layer. How is this model relevant to our culture of heavy media coverage of crime?

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Typically, the flow of the juvenile justice process is similar to that of the adult justice process.

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Which type of violent victimization targets female students more frequently than males?

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What is one advantage of joining the names of criminal justice and criminology?

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The three main components of the criminal justice system are the police, courts, and __________.

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Which model of the justice process emphasizes efficiency and finality?

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The text presents a case in which three college students were found responsible for sexual assault and harassment of a student on spring break. What was the penalty for these offenses?

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What is the overarching goal of the criminal justice system?

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The three main components of the criminal justice system are best described as __________ of the broader system.

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If a defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, the case proceeds to trial.

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Kim Park is a licensed psychologist who studies the behavior of criminals. Dr. Park would best be described as a

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A college institutional review board that reviews proposals involving prisoners supports the scientific principle of

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To what extent is the criminal justice system a system and a nonsystem? Include the four facets of the criminal justice system that argue that it is a system.

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