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During the 1960s, there was a movement for the “nationalization” of the Bill of Rights. This movement intended to: |
| | A) | Make the Bill of Rights applicable at the national level. |
| | B) | Make the Bill of Rights applicable at the state level. |
| | C) | None of these. |
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“Criminal Justice” refers to: |
| | A) | The scientific study of the causes of crime, the rates of crime, and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders. |
| | B) | The structure, functions, and processes of those agencies that deal with the management of crime, the police, the courts, and corrections. |
| | C) | The legal rules and principles that define the nature and limits of governmental power and the duties and rights of individuals in relation to the state. |
| | D) | Definitions of crime, criminal intent, and defenses of crime. |
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President Johnson’s Crime Commission, established to study the crime problem and the structure of criminal justice, released a report that focused primarily on: |
| | A) | The relationship between crime and punishment. |
| | B) | The relationship between poverty and crime. |
| | C) | The relationship between the state and the federal government. |
| | D) | The relationship between crime and segregation. |
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Criminal Justice as a “system” refers to an orderly flow of managerial decision making that begins with the investigation of a criminal offense and ends with the offender being appropriately punished for that crime. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The year 1968 holds a unique place in the history of crime in America because: |
| | A) | President Johnson established his Crime Commission. |
| | B) | The crime rate decreased due to reduced drug use. |
| | C) | The number of female offenders increased. |
| | D) | The crime rate increased; 1 out of every 45 Americans was the victim of a serious crime. |
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The model of the criminal justice system that stresses the possibility of error in the stages leading to trial and emphasizes the procedural rights over system efficiency is known as: |
| | A) | Crime Control Model |
| | B) | Consensus Model |
| | C) | Due Process Model |
| | D) | Conflict Model |
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Which Supreme Court appeared most attuned to the crime control model in the decisions that it made? |
| | A) | Burger Court |
| | B) | Warren Court |
| | C) | Both of These |
| | D) | None of These |
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Which piece of legislation generated controversy in 1968 because many people believed it was a political maneuver aimed at allaying fears of crime rather than bringing about criminal justice reform? |
| | A) | The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society |
| | B) | President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice |
| | C) | Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act |
| | D) | Warren Court |
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The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration was created: |
| | A) | To study crime and justice in the United States and to suggest changes. |
| | B) | To launch a comprehensive attack on the “root causes” of crime. |
| | C) | To defend every individual’s rights as guaranteed under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. |
| | D) | To involve the national government in local crime control by supplying funds to the states for training and upgrading criminal justice agencies. |
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Holding one’s culture and way of doing things as superior to all others is known as: |
| | A) | Terrorism |
| | B) | Ethnocentrism |
| | C) | Comparative criminology |
| | D) | Egotist |
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