Question 1

Primary police power belongs to

Accepted Answer

A)  county government 
B)  city government 
C)  state government 
D)  federal government 
A)  county government 
B)  city government 
C)  state government 
D)  federal government C

Question 2

Laws related to obscenity, gambling, and prostitution are considered paternalistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Today, most crime is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  common law 
B)  federal law 
C)  constitutional law 
D)  statutory law 
E)  model penal code 
A)  common law 
B)  federal law 
C)  constitutional law 
D)  statutory law 
E)  model penal code D

Question 4

This concept explains how individuals give up certain liberties in return for being protected by society.

Accepted Answer

A)  social control 
B)  social contract 
C)  social balance 
D)  social libertarianism 
A)  social control 
B)  social contract 
C)  social balance 
D)  social libertarianism

Question 5

Mala prohibita refers to behaviors that are intrinsically wrong

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Noncriminal wrongs for which a person seeks a remedy against their perceived wrongdoer are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  torts 
B)  mala prohibita 
C)  male in se 
D)  misdemeanors 
A)  torts 
B)  mala prohibita 
C)  male in se 
D)  misdemeanors

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a paternalistic law?

Accepted Answer

A)  indecent exposure 
B)  seat belt laws 
C)  prostitution 
D)  murder 
A)  indecent exposure 
B)  seat belt laws 
C)  prostitution 
D)  murder

Question 8

The number of new federal laws has increased substantially in the past 30 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most present day crimes have their origins in English common law

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A view of society as a community consisting of like-minded individuals who agree on goals would be best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralist paradigm 
B)  feminist paradigm 
C)  conflict paradigm 
D)  consensus paradigm 
A)  pluralist paradigm 
B)  feminist paradigm 
C)  conflict paradigm 
D)  consensus paradigm

Primary police power belongs to

Laws related to obscenity, gambling, and prostitution are considered paternalistic.

Today, most crime is considered:

This concept explains how individuals give up certain liberties in return for being protected by society.

Mala prohibita refers to behaviors that are intrinsically wrong

Noncriminal wrongs for which a person seeks a remedy against their perceived wrongdoer are known as:

Which of the following is an example of a paternalistic law?

The number of new federal laws has increased substantially in the past 30 years.

Most present day crimes have their origins in English common law

A view of society as a community consisting of like-minded individuals who agree on goals would be best be described as:

Criminal Justice As Social Control

Crime in Society

Why Do People Commit Crimes

Police in America

Police Operations

Policing and the Legal Process

Courts in America

Due Process: Arrest Through Sentencing

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

The Function of Corrections

Pretrial Diversion and Probation

Prisons and Jails

Parole and Re-Entry

Looking Toward the Future: Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

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Exam 7: Law and Society

Primary police power belongs to

Laws related to obscenity, gambling, and prostitution are considered paternalistic.

Today, most crime is considered:

This concept explains how individuals give up certain liberties in return for being protected by society.

Mala prohibita refers to behaviors that are intrinsically wrong

Noncriminal wrongs for which a person seeks a remedy against their perceived wrongdoer are known as:

Which of the following is an example of a paternalistic law?

The number of new federal laws has increased substantially in the past 30 years.

Most present day crimes have their origins in English common law

A view of society as a community consisting of like-minded individuals who agree on goals would be best be described as:

Criminal Justice As Social Control

Crime in Society

Why Do People Commit Crimes

Police in America

Police Operations

Policing and the Legal Process

Courts in America

Due Process: Arrest Through Sentencing

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

The Function of Corrections

Pretrial Diversion and Probation

Prisons and Jails

Parole and Re-Entry

Looking Toward the Future: Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

Filters