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Introduction To Criminal Justice A Balanced Approach 1st Edition Payne Test Bank 1
Introduction To Criminal Justice A Balanced Approach 1st Edition Payne Test Bank 1
QUESTIONS
1. Occupational crime is done to benefit the __________, while corporate crime benefits
the__________.
@ Learning Objective: 4-8: Define corporate crime and organized crime; Cognitive
Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Crime within Complex Organizations;
Question Type: MC
a. corporation, worker
*b. worker, corporation
c. community, system
d. system, community
3. Once a murder case enters the justice system, the classification of the murder may
change according to
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Analysis; Answer Location: Homicide; Question Type: MC
a. involvement of the victim’s family members.
b. whether the murder was harmful to another.
*c. decisions made by justice officials.
d. the location of the crime.
7. In 2000, Christopher was convicted of killing his parents. Legal scholars would
say that Porco committed
@ Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the difference between murder and
manslaughter; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Negligent
Homicide; Question Type: MC
a. genocide
b. infanticide
c. filicide
*d. parricide
11. Which spree murder prompted universities across the U.S. to revise their
notification and security processes?
@ Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the difference between murder and
manslaughter; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Mass Murderers;
Question Type: MC
a. The killings at the University of Florida
b. The killings at Colorado State
c. The killings at the University of Maryland
*d. The killings at Virginia Tech
13. Research on justifiable homicide found that police more frequently committed
their justified homicides __________, while citizens more frequently committed
justifiable homicides __________
@ Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the difference between murder and
manslaughter; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Justifiable
Homicides; Question Type: MC
a. by using firearms; by using bodily strength
b. by using bodily strength; by using firearms
c. in response to burglaries and larcenies; responding to attacks
*d. responding to attacks; in response to burglaries and larcenies
15. Aggressive policing, changes in drug market activity, and an improved economy
are all factors that may explain
@ Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the difference between murder and
manslaughter; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Homicide Over
Time; Question Type: MC
*a. a drop in violent offending since the 1990s.
b. the steady increase in homicide rates since the 1990s
c. an explosion in incarceration rates since 1990
d. the decrease in sexual assaults on college campuses since 1990
16. According to common law, the attempt or threat to inflict harm on another is
called __________, whereas the actual completed assault is called __________
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Assault; Question Type: MC
*a. assault, battery
b. battery, assault
c. violence, rape
d. rape, violence
17. According to Michael Johnson, systematic male violence that occurs in a family
over time is called
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Family Violence; Question
Type: MC
*a. patriarchal terrorism
b. common couple violence
c. the cycle of violence
d. battered woman syndrome
18. According to Lenore Walker’s cycle of violence, at which stage does the first
episode of abuse typically occur?
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Family Violence; Question
Type: MC
a. the honeymoon stage
b. the tension building stage
*c. the third stage
d. the fourth stage
20. Research indicates that the type of violence occurring regularly in U.S. schools is
@ Learning Objective: 4-6: Identify the types of offenses committed most often by
juveniles; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: School Violence;
Question Type: MC
a. stalking
b. school shootings
c. sexual assault
*d. bullying
21. Sofia was recently transferred to Oak Hill Elementary where she is expected to
walk through a metal detector and have her bags inspected. Oak Hill has done this in
order to
@ Learning Objective: 4-6: Identify the types of offenses committed most often by
juveniles; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: School Violence;
Question Type: MC
a. intimidate students
b. meet state mandates
c. encourage parental involvement
*d. prevent school violence
22. Morgan and Nicole are both in fourth grade. For the past three months, Nicole
has been teasing and ridiculing Morgan in math class, on the school bus, and on the
playground. Morgan is most likely experiencing
@ Learning Objective: 4-6: Identify the types of offenses committed most often by
juveniles; Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: School Violence;
Question Type: MC
a. stalking
*b. bullying
c. discrimination
d. school violence
23. Which type of gang is short-lived and has very little focus and purpose?
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Gang Violence; Question
Type: MC
*a. the diffuse gang
b. the solidified gang
c. the conventional gang
d. the criminal gang
26. Stella was raped by her husband in 1962. Although Stella reported the rape to
local police, her husband was never convicted of the crime. Which of the following is
the most likely reason why Stella’s husband was not convicted of rape?
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Violent Sex Crimes; Question
Type: MC
a. Stella and her husband lived in a rural town where violent sex crimes were
acceptable.
b. Stella’s husband probably didn’t use force to rape his wife.
c. Stella probably consented to the rape.
*d. Men were not prohibited from raping their wives in 1962.
27. Most experts contend that rape is more about __________ and less about __________
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Violent Sex Crimes; Question
Type: MC
a. attraction, power
b. sexual desire, sexual needs
c. uncontrollable urges, love
*d. control, sexual behavior
34. Darya has an arrangement in which she buys a bulk of handbags and resells
them for low cost on the streets of Brooklyn. Darya is probably a(n) __________ who
buys the goods from a(n) __________ shoplifter.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Common Property Crime;
Question Type: MC
a. Kleptomaniac, juvenile
b. addict, homeless
c. amateur, kleptomaniac
*d. fence, professional
35. Which factor was NOT a type of opportunity of burglary found by Cromwell?
@ Learning Objective: 4-4: Evaluate a crime scenario and determine if the crime is a
robbery, larceny, or burglary; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location:
Burglary; Question Type: MC
a. The burglar just happened to be in the right spot at the right time.
b. The site was a location that the burglar had actually visited as part of a legitimate
role.
c. The offender identified particular cues about a home that made it attractive for a
burglary.
*d. The victims were acquainted with the burglar.
36. All of the following are TRUE of motor vehicle theft EXCEPT
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Motor Vehicle Theft; Question
Type: MC
a. most motor vehicle thefts occur at night
b. victim injuries are rare
c. most are reported to the police
*d. it is one of the most violent crimes
37. Carjacking occurs more often in __________ areas than in __________ areas.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Motor Vehicle Theft; Question
Type: MC
a. rural, urban
*b. urban, rural
c. high poverty, affluent
d. affluent, high poverty
38. Which type of motor vehicle theft typically results in higher penalties for
offenders?
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Motor Vehicle Theft; Question
Type: MC
a. Professional car theft
*b. Carjacking
c. Victim-absent car thefts
d. Joyriding
39. Which crime would have been arson under common law?
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Application; Answer Location: Arson; Question Type: MC
a. setting fire to one’s own home
b. setting fire to a vacant home
*c. setting fire to a neighbor’s home
d. setting fire to an empty barn
40. Prostitution is legal in a few counties in Nevada as long as the services occur in a
@ Learning Objective: 4-5: Describe three types of public order crime; Cognitive
Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Public Order Crimes; Question Type: MC
a. moving vehicle
b. massage parlor
*c. licensed brothel
d. public location
41. Harry was arrested for soliciting a prostitute and has been ordered to attend a
program that educates him on the health consequences and negative impact of
prostitution on women and girls. Harry is attending
@ Learning Objective: 4-5: Describe three types of public order crime; Cognitive
Domain: Application; Answer Location: Public Order Crimes; Question Type: MC
*a. John school
b. escort program
c. drug treatment
d. domestic violence court
44. The bulk of crimes that come to the attention of authorities are property crimes.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Property Crimes; Question Type:
TF
*a. true
b. false
45. Professional street robbers target their victims in order to send a moralistic
message.
@ Learning Objective: 4-4: Evaluate a crime scenario and determine if the crime is a
robbery, larceny, or burglary; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location:
Robbery; Question Type: TF
a. true
*b. false
46. Larceny theft is the most common Part I crime reported to the police.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Common Property Crime;
Question Type: TF
*a. true
b. false
51. Domestic violence, spouse abuse, and partner violence are synonyms for child
abuse.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Family Violence; Question
Type: TF
a. true
*b. false
52. Criminal sentences given to white-collar crime do not appear to be more lenient
than those given to property offenders with similar criminal histories.
@ Learning Objective: 4-7: Compare and contrast white-collar crime with other
types of crime; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: White-collar
Crime; Question Type: TF
*a. true
b. false
53. It is not illegal to hate people, but it is illegal to victimize people because of that
hatred.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Hate Crime; Question Type:
TF
*a. true
b. false
54. Among juveniles, research suggests that gang members have lower rates of
delinquency than non-gang members.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Gang Violence; Question
Type: TF
a. true
*b. false
55. States have changed their laws to reflect that both men and women can be
victims of rape.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Violent Sex Crimes; Question Type:
TF
*a. true
b. false
57. The cases of Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff are classified as Layer __________
of the wedding cake model.
@ Learning Objective: 4-7: Compare and contrast white-collar crime with other
types of crime; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Crime within
Complex Organizations; Question Type: FIB
*a. one
59. The majority of white-collar crimes are processed through the civil or __________
justice systems.
@ Learning Objective: 4-8: Define corporate crime and organized crime; Cognitive
Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Crime within Complex Organizations;
Question Type: FIB
*a. regulatory
60. Shopping centers, parking lots, car dealerships, bars, and movie theatres are
examples of __________ for motor vehicle theft.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Motor Vehicle Theft; Question
Type: FIB
*a. hotspots
61. The label __________ refers to a class of crimes that appear to be victimless, but are
classified as crimes because of the belief that they harm the public order one way or
other.
@ Learning Objective: 4-5: Describe three types of public order crime; Cognitive
Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Public Order Crimes; Question Type: FIB
*a. public order crime
63. Legal scholars refer to the __________ to reflect laws that stipulate that all
individuals can be convicted of a murder if the murder occurred during the
commission of a felony
@ Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the difference between murder and
manslaughter; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: Murder; Question
Type: FIB
*a. felony murder rule
64. Boys who experience abuse are more prone to become __________, while girls who
experience abuse are more likely to be partner abuse victims.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Family Violence; Question
Type: FIB
*a. partner abusers
65. Corporate crime and occupational crime are categories of __________ crime.
@ Learning Objective: 4-7: Compare and contrast white-collar crime with other
types of crime; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge; Answer Location: White-collar Crime;
Question Type: FIB
*a. white-collar
68. The __________ rapist does not necessarily want to harm the victim, but wants to
possess the victim sexually.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Violent Sex Crimes; Question
Type: FIB
*a. power
70. The bulk of crimes that come to the attention of criminal justice authorities are
__________crimes.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Property Crimes; Question
Type: FIB
*a. property
71. Price fixing is an example of a type of corporate crime called __________ offenses.
@ Learning Objective: 4-8: Define corporate crime and organized crime; Cognitive
Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Corporate Crime; Question Type: FIB
*a. antitrust
73. Why is it important to distinguish between two types of violence that occur in
families?
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Analysis; Answer Location: Family Violence; Question Type: SA
*a. Answers vary; The two types of spousal violence would warrant different
responses and treatments for victims and offenders.
78. Describe the three features of colleges and university that may contribute to
sexual assault on college campuses.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Date Rape; Question Type: SA
*a. Answers vary; (1) the demographic, social, and cultural make-up of colleges
promoting sexual misconduct, (2) the transient nature of the student population,
and (3) competition with community sexual assault centers for funding.
79. Identity theft is perpetrated through other crimes. List two of these crimes.
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension; Answer Location: Identity Theft; Question Type:
SA
*a. Answers vary; Answers will include two of the following: forgery, counterfeiting,
check and credit card fraud, computer fraud, impersonation, pickpocketing, and
even terrorism
80. Why is the distinction between grand larceny and petty larceny significant?
@ Learning Objective: 4-3: Identify four types of common property crimes;
Cognitive Domain: Analysis; Answer Location: Larceny Theft; Question Type: SA
*a. Answers vary; Most states have different degrees of larceny (first, second degree,
and so on) and some make a distinction between grand larceny and petty larceny
based on the value of the property. The distinction is important because a petty
larceny tends to be a misdemeanor, which would carry a lesser penalty, and grand
larceny would be a felony, which would carry a stiffer penalty.
83. Describe the five reasons why it’s important to focus on crime typologies.
@ Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the importance of studying crime typologies;
Cognitive Domain: Analysis; Answer Location: Why Study Crime Typologies;
Question Type: ESS
*a. Answers vary; Criminal justice scholars are able to focus their research on causes
of specific types of crime. Policy makers can make better use of information from
scholars who address specific categories of crime. Criminal justice decision makers
categorize their responses to crime based on crime types. Laws are designed to
categorize crimes. The sheer number of different types of crimes specified in legal
codes means that criminal justice scholars must focus on crime categories in order
to make sense of those offenses.