CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

Multiple Choice

• A crime that is considered “an act which is not inherently immoral, but

becomes so because its commission is expressly forbidden by positive law” is called ______.

• mala in se
• mala prohibita
• illegal
• civil wrongs

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is a Crime?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• A crime that is considered “an act inherently and essentially evil, that is

immoral in its nature and injurious in its consequence, without any regard to the fact of its being noticed or punished by the law of the state” is called ______.

• mala in se
• mala prohibita
• illegal
• civil wrongs

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is a Crime?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• Prostitution is illegal in most jurisdictions in the United States. However,

prostitution is legal, and licensed, in most counties of Nevada. This type of crime would be considered ______.

• mala in se
• mala prohibita
• illegal
• civil wrongs

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is a Crime?

Difficulty Level: Easy

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• ______ are not necessarily against the law but are considered atypical and

may be deemed immoral rather than illegal.

• mala in se
• mala prohibita
• Deviant acts
• Civil wrongs

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is a Crime?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• ______ defined criminology as the body of knowledge regarding crime as a

social phenomenon, which includes the process of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws.

• Hirschi
• Gottfredson
• Durkheim
• Sutherland

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Are Criminology and Criminal Justice?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• ______ often refers to the various criminal justice agencies and institutions,

such as police, courts, and corrections, that are interrelated and work together toward common goals.

• Victimology
• Restorative justice
• Criminal justice
• Jurisprudence

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Are Criminology and Criminal Justice?

Difficulty Level: Easy

• A ______ of crime views the formal system of laws, as well as the

enforcement of those laws, as incorporating societal norms for which there is a broad normative consensus.

• conflict perspective
• symbolic interactionism
• consensus perspective
• traditionalism perspective

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Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime

Difficulty Level: Medium

• The ______ maintains that there is conflict between various societal groups

with different interests, and it is often resolved when the group in power achieves control.

• conflict perspective
• symbolic interactionism
• consensus perspective
• rational choice theory

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify key concepts in understanding criminology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime

Difficulty Level: Easy

• The structure of the criminal justice system is often presented as ______.
• police and corrections
• police and courts
• police, courts, and corrections
• police, victims, and courts

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.2: Summarize the general structure and organization of the criminal justice system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Criminal Justice System

Difficulty Level: Easy

• ______ are designated as lower courts, and they do not have power that

extends to the overall administration of justice; thus, they do not try felony cases and do not have appellate authority.

• Courts of limited jurisdiction
• Courts of general jurisdiction
• Courts of appellate jurisdiction
• The Supreme Court

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.2: Summarize the general structure and organization of the criminal justice system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Courts

Difficulty Level: Medium

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• ______ are designated as major trial courts. They have the power and

authority to try and decide any case, including appeals from a lower court.

• Courts of limited jurisdiction
• Courts of general jurisdiction
• Courts of appellate jurisdiction
• The Supreme Court

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 1.2: Summarize the general structure and organization of the criminal justice system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Courts

Difficulty Level: Medium

• ______ are designated as appeals courts. They are limited in their jurisdiction

decisions on matters of appeal from lower courts and trial courts.

• Courts of limited jurisdiction
• Courts of general jurisdiction
• Courts of appellate jurisdiction
• The Supreme Court

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 1.2: Summarize the general structure and organization of the criminal justice system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Courts

Difficulty Level: Medium

• According to conflict perspective, conflict is often resolved when the group in

power achieves ______.

• control
• a truce
• defeat
• values

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.2: Summarize the general structure and organization of the criminal justice system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Consensus and Conflict Perspectives of Crime

Difficulty Level: Easy

• The general purpose of the criminal justice system includes all of the

following EXCEPT ______.

• control crime
• prevent crime
• community support
• provide and maintain justice

Ans: C