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Midterm Review for P100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

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A defendant is found guilty of armed robbery and is sentenced to 5-10 years in prison. This is an example of a(n) _______ sentence.

Indeterminate

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A defendant is charged with hunting without a license and ordered to pay a fine. This is an example of illegal behavior that is:

mala prohibita

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The _______ perspective of criminal justice holds that criminals choose to commit crimes and must be punished harshly for their actions.

crime control

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The emphasis of the ________ perspective of criminal justice is to ensure that the accused are afforded their rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

due process

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According to the ______ frame, the key to solving crime problems is to restore family values and the two-parent family.

social breakdown

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An academic who studies why males commit more crimes than females would be working in the _______ discipline.

criminology

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T/F: White collar crimes are victimless crimes.

False

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T/F: Much of what the media presents to the public regarding crime and victimization is inaccurate.

True

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What does the above crime map tell you about crime?

Property crime highest; P crime higher in south and west; V crime highest in south; P crime highest in west; Lowest crime area overall is northeast

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Iron Man and Captain America represented which two roles of the criminal justice system?

Consensus (IM) and Conflict (CA)

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Crime is often used as a powerful lead-in story for the media, used to capitalize on fear and horror in the public. This technique can be described as:

If it bleeds, it leads

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