Question 1

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups NOT been involved?

Accepted Answer

A)  hijackings 
B)  terrorism 
C)  civil wars 
D)  transnational organized crime groups have been involved in all of the choices 
A)  hijackings 
B)  terrorism 
C)  civil wars 
D)  transnational organized crime groups have been involved in all of the choices

Question 2

Your textbook names three general cost-reduction strategies for American corrections in the future.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  The privatization of corrections 
B)  Having inmates guard each other 
C)  The use of new technology 
D)  Various alternatives to incarceration 
A)  The privatization of corrections 
B)  Having inmates guard each other 
C)  The use of new technology 
D)  Various alternatives to incarceration

Question 3

Perhaps the thorniest issue with DNA technology is:

Accepted Answer

A)  why DNA is used when fingerprints seem adequate. 
B)  how to ensure accuracy and certainty with DNA samples. 
C)  how the DNA database will be collected and used. 
D)  how to take DNA samples from state and federal inmates. 
A)  why DNA is used when fingerprints seem adequate. 
B)  how to ensure accuracy and certainty with DNA samples. 
C)  how the DNA database will be collected and used. 
D)  how to take DNA samples from state and federal inmates.

Question 4

If the future of law enforcement increasingly reflects the principles and policies of the crime control model,then you might expect:

Accepted Answer

A)  a greater emphasis on probable cause in detaining suspects. 
B)  broader police discretion. 
C)  efficient decreases in the length of time a suspect may be detained before being charged. 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  a greater emphasis on probable cause in detaining suspects. 
B)  broader police discretion. 
C)  efficient decreases in the length of time a suspect may be detained before being charged. 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 5

In what year did Congress pass the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act,making identity theft a federal crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  1969 
B)  1986 
C)  1998 
D)  2003 
A)  1969 
B)  1986 
C)  1998 
D)  2003

Question 6

How do some identity-theft victims want financial institutions to do a better job of preventing and detecting identity theft?

Accepted Answer

A)  improve authentication measures (for example, photos on credit cards) 
B)  more thorough identification procedures by employees during credit transactions 
C)  better monitoring of account activity and notification of irregularities 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  improve authentication measures (for example, photos on credit cards) 
B)  more thorough identification procedures by employees during credit transactions 
C)  better monitoring of account activity and notification of irregularities 
D)  all of the choices are correct

Question 7

Your textbook names several types of criminal justice technology that are currently on the drawing board.Name five of them.

Accepted Answer

Answers can include any of the following

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT provided by the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  it requires member countries to criminalize some of the major offenses committed by transnational organized crime groups 
B)  it encourages cooperation among member countries in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of transnational organized crime members involved in serious crimes 
C)  it allows member countries to relinquish their sovereignty or jurisdictional integrity to another country to foster the apprehension of transnational organized crime members 
D)  all of the choices are provisions 
A)  it requires member countries to criminalize some of the major offenses committed by transnational organized crime groups 
B)  it encourages cooperation among member countries in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of transnational organized crime members involved in serious crimes 
C)  it allows member countries to relinquish their sovereignty or jurisdictional integrity to another country to foster the apprehension of transnational organized crime members 
D)  all of the choices are provisions

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of transnational organized crime groups,according to a recent survey by the United Nation's Centre for International Crime Prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  the majority of groups have a strong social or ethnic identity 
B)  for the majority of groups, violence is essential to the undertaking of their activities 
C)  the majority of groups are of moderate size (between 20 and 50 participants) 
D)  all of the choices are characteristics 
A)  the majority of groups have a strong social or ethnic identity 
B)  for the majority of groups, violence is essential to the undertaking of their activities 
C)  the majority of groups are of moderate size (between 20 and 50 participants) 
D)  all of the choices are characteristics

Question 10

What do identity-theft victims advise people to do to avoid identity-theft victimization?

Accepted Answer

A)  use greater security precautions when handling personal information 
B)  do not place personal information on the Internet 
C)  secure personal information in homes and at work 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  use greater security precautions when handling personal information 
B)  do not place personal information on the Internet 
C)  secure personal information in homes and at work 
D)  all of the choices are correct

Question 11

Identity theft is a much larger problem than even the experts suspected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If the due process model dominates the administration of justice in the future,there will probably be no limitations on:

Accepted Answer

A)  grand juries. 
B)  preventive detention. 
C)  plea bargaining. 
D)  the right to appeal. 
A)  grand juries. 
B)  preventive detention. 
C)  plea bargaining. 
D)  the right to appeal.

Question 13

Today,more jurisdictions are ____ and using ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  permitting broader judicial discretion; mandatory sentencing statutes 
B)  enacting mandatory sentencing statutes; sentencing guidelines 
C)  dissolving mandatory sentencing statutes; broader judicial discretion 
D)  ignoring sentencing guidelines; broader judicial discretion 
A)  permitting broader judicial discretion; mandatory sentencing statutes 
B)  enacting mandatory sentencing statutes; sentencing guidelines 
C)  dissolving mandatory sentencing statutes; broader judicial discretion 
D)  ignoring sentencing guidelines; broader judicial discretion

Question 14

The investigative abilities of the police should be improved and made easier by the expansion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitration. 
B)  cryonics. 
C)  the due-process model. 
D)  community policing. 
A)  arbitration. 
B)  cryonics. 
C)  the due-process model. 
D)  community policing.

Question 15

Most identity-theft victims report the crime to the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Approximately what percent of the identity-theft losses are borne by individuals (as opposed to businesses and financial institutions)?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50 
A)  0 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  50

Question 17

According to your textbook,which of the following crimes is likely to pose a special problem for law enforcement agencies and criminal justice at the dawn of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug crime 
B)  cybercrime 
C)  terrorism 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  drug crime 
B)  cybercrime 
C)  terrorism 
D)  all of the choices are correct

Question 18

Greater intrusions into people's lives will be facilitated by future advances in electronic surveillance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups financed all or part of their activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal drugs 
B)  diamonds 
C)  oil 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  illegal drugs 
B)  diamonds 
C)  oil 
D)  all of the choices are correct

Question 20

Why has transnational organized crime been so difficult for law enforcement agencies to address in Russia as late as the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  no laws against organized crime existed 
B)  there were no criminal penalties for phony businesses or fictitious bankruptcies 
C)  there was little financial or social support for law enforcement itself 
D)  all of the choices are correct 
A)  no laws against organized crime existed 
B)  there were no criminal penalties for phony businesses or fictitious bankruptcies 
C)  there was little financial or social support for law enforcement itself 
D)  all of the choices are correct

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups NOT been involved?

Your textbook names three general cost-reduction strategies for American corrections in the future.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Perhaps the thorniest issue with DNA technology is:

If the future of law enforcement increasingly reflects the principles and policies of the crime control model,then you might expect:

In what year did Congress pass the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act,making identity theft a federal crime?

How do some identity-theft victims want financial institutions to do a better job of preventing and detecting identity theft?

Your textbook names several types of criminal justice technology that are currently on the drawing board.Name five of them.

Which of the following is NOT provided by the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of transnational organized crime groups,according to a recent survey by the United Nation's Centre for International Crime Prevention?

What do identity-theft victims advise people to do to avoid identity-theft victimization?

Identity theft is a much larger problem than even the experts suspected.

If the due process model dominates the administration of justice in the future,there will probably be no limitations on:

Today,more jurisdictions are and using .

The investigative abilities of the police should be improved and made easier by the expansion of:

Most identity-theft victims report the crime to the police.

Approximately what percent of the identity-theft losses are borne by individuals (as opposed to businesses and financial institutions)?

According to your textbook,which of the following crimes is likely to pose a special problem for law enforcement agencies and criminal justice at the dawn of the twenty-first century?

Greater intrusions into people's lives will be facilitated by future advances in electronic surveillance.

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups financed all or part of their activities?

Why has transnational organized crime been so difficult for law enforcement agencies to address in Russia as late as the 1990s?

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Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

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Exam 14: Understanding and Predicting the Future of Criminal Justice

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups NOT been involved?

Your textbook names three general cost-reduction strategies for American corrections in the future.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Perhaps the thorniest issue with DNA technology is:

If the future of law enforcement increasingly reflects the principles and policies of the crime control model,then you might expect:

In what year did Congress pass the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act,making identity theft a federal crime?

How do some identity-theft victims want financial institutions to do a better job of preventing and detecting identity theft?

Your textbook names several types of criminal justice technology that are currently on the drawing board.Name five of them.

Which of the following is NOT provided by the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of transnational organized crime groups,according to a recent survey by the United Nation's Centre for International Crime Prevention?

What do identity-theft victims advise people to do to avoid identity-theft victimization?

Identity theft is a much larger problem than even the experts suspected.

If the due process model dominates the administration of justice in the future,there will probably be no limitations on:

Today,more jurisdictions are ____ and using ____.

The investigative abilities of the police should be improved and made easier by the expansion of:

Most identity-theft victims report the crime to the police.

Approximately what percent of the identity-theft losses are borne by individuals (as opposed to businesses and financial institutions)?

According to your textbook,which of the following crimes is likely to pose a special problem for law enforcement agencies and criminal justice at the dawn of the twenty-first century?

Greater intrusions into people's lives will be facilitated by future advances in electronic surveillance.

With which of the following has transnational organized crime groups financed all or part of their activities?

Why has transnational organized crime been so difficult for law enforcement agencies to address in Russia as late as the 1990s?

Crime and Justice in the United States

Crime and Its Consequences

Explaining Crime

The Rule of Law

History and Structure of American Law

Police Work

Policing America: Issues and Ethics

The Administration of Justice

Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Institutional Corrections

Prison Life, Inmate Rights, and Release

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Filters

Today,more jurisdictions are and using .