crjs theory chapter 1 quiz
A judicial body is determining which pieces of evidence in a murder case are admissible. Which type of law would be consulted in this case?
procedural laws
Which of the following situations would fall under the purview of public law?
A restauranteur is suing a city over a health inspection.
Which of the following would generally be considered a felony?
An individual accidently shoots and kills another during a botched robbery.
Why are the ideas of mens rea and actus reus essential in proving that a crime has been committed?
An individual must not only be found to have personally committed a crime, but they must also have done it with the intent to do so.
The consensus, conflict, and interactionist views of crime all share which common idea?
Criminal law has a social control function.
As a field of study, how does criminology differ from criminal justice?
Criminology seeks to explain crime
In the interests of the well-being of society, why should criminologists refrain from publishing biased or subjective research findings?
Due to the nature of their work, criminologists are not allowed to harbor biases.
Which of the following best characterizes criminal law in the world?
Ideas of criminal law date back centuries, and it is constantly evolving
In what way does the consensus view of crime differ from the conflict and interactionist views of crime?
The consensus view holds that the majority of a society are in agreement as to which behaviors must be outlawed or controlled to protect society.
Why is society justified in controlling victimless crimes?
Victimless crimes are a threat to maintaining the overall balance of a society.
Which of the following is a typical punishment for a felony?
a prison sentence
What are deviant behaviors?
actions that are atypical in a society
The idea that the accused actually and voluntarily committed a criminal act is:
actus reus.
Which of the following can be considered an area of socio-legal studies in criminology?
assessing the impact of legal change and development
Crime typology can be most helpful for which of the following?
gaining a better understanding of why a specific crime is committed
Why are crime and deviance distinct?
not all acts of deviance are criminal in nature
Which of the following would a moral entrepreneur seek to control through the creation and enforcement of laws in the United States?
pornography
What do most criminologists believe is the root cause of crime?
social factors
What is crime typology?
studies on specific types of crime or criminals to discover correlations
Which of the following criminal acts would be classified as mala prohibitium?
tax evasion
What must all criminal law in the United States conform to?
the Constitution
In a state, which of the following can criminologists be held socially responsible for?
the creation of new criminal punishments based on the views of criminologists
Under the conflict view of crime, who decides the content of criminal law and shapes the definition of crime in a society?
the ruling class
Regarding punishment, which of the following can be a typical role of a criminologist?
studying how prison sentences impact the recidivism rates of criminals
