Intro to Criminal Justice (ch.1) T/F
If the appellate court agrees to hear a case, it means the defendant will always have a new trial in front of the appellate court (T/F)
False
It is acceptable for a researcher's own ethical beliefs to guide his or her research efforts if he or she has been a victim of crime (T/F)
False
Once one has adequate education and training, most issues in criminal justice will seem straightforward and clear-cut (T/F)
False
Past victims of crime are usually discouraged from pursuing a career in criminal justice (T/F)
False
Research suggests that both male and female college students experience higher rates of violent victimization than non-students (T/F)
False
The Casey Anthony murder trial brought much-needed attention to the fact that most murder victims are young children (T/F)
False
The majority of crimes are at layer one of the wedding cake model (T/F)
False
The scientific principle of determinism dictates that researchers must develop simple explanations for the topics they study. (T/F)
False
Typically, the flow of the juvenile justice process is similar to that of the adult justice process (T/F)
False
A defense attorney who ensures that her case is easily understood by the jury is an example of a criminal justice professional guided by the concept of parsimony (T/F)
True
Compared to other academic disciplines, criminal justice has a short history (T/F)
True
Criminal justice professionals who question and re-question whether specific policies are appropriate in the criminal justice process are practicing the principle of skepticism (T/F)
True
If a defendant pleads not guilty at the arraignment, the case proceeds to trial (T/F)
True
President's Lyndon Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice called for the education of criminal justice professionals and improved criminal justice research efforts. (T/F)
True
Research shows that the better the education students receive, the more satisfied they will be with their careers later in their life course (T/F)
True
