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Test Bank For Criminal Justice An Introduction, 14th Edition by Frank Schmalleger 2024

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Test Bank For Criminal Justice An Introduction, 14th Edition by Frank Schmalleger 2024-1) Which of the following was associated with the Prohibition years of the early twentieth century? A) An incre... ase in street crime B) A rise in terrorist incidents C) A wave of organized criminal activity D) An increased emphasis on individual rights Answer: C Page Ref: 4 Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the American criminal justice system. Level: Basic 2) As society became more focused on individual rights in the 1960s and 1970s, what happened to crime in the United States? A) Reported crime decreased dramatically. B) Reported crime increased dramatically. C) Reported crime remained stable. D) Unreported crime increased dramatically. Answer: B Page Ref: 5 Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the American criminal justice system. Level: Basic 3) In the 1990s, the perception that crime rates were increasing and that offenders were not being punished resulted in an increased focus on . A) social justice B) individual accountability C) due process D) the consensus model Answer: B Page Ref: 5 Objective: Summarize the history of crime in America and corresponding changes in the American criminal justice system. Level: Intermediate 4) Which of the following would support the protection of personal freedoms and civil rights? A) Crime-control advocates B) States'-rights advocates C) Public-order advocates D) Individual-rights advocates Answer: D Page Ref: 9 Objective: Describe the public-order (crime-control) and individual-rights (due-process) perspectives of criminal justice, concluding with how the criminal justice system balances the two perspectives. Level: Difficult 5) A person who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights is a(n) . A) due-process advocate B) individual-rights advocate C) civil justice advocate D) public-order advocate Answer: D Page Ref: 9 Objective: Describe the public-order (crime-control) and individual-rights (due-process) perspectives of criminal justice, concluding with how the criminal justice system balances the two perspectives. Level: Difficult [Show More]

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