S05 Social Problems Exam 3 Answers (Ashworth College)
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<strong>S05</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Problems</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> 3<br />
<strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />
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<strong>S05</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Problems</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> 3 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />
Violent crimes include all of the following EXCEPT:<br />
A. murder. B. burglary. C. forcible rape. D. aggravated assault.<br />
Question 2 of 20<br />
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The crime index is made of eight offenses. These include all of the following EXCEPT:<br />
A. rape. B. hate crimes. C. motor vehicle theft. D. arson.<br />
Question 3 of 20<br />
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Someone accused of a crime is __________ likely to be convicted if he or she is represented by a public<br />
defender.<br />
A. much more B. slightly more C. about as D. less<br />
Question 4 of 20<br />
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What is most true about the demographics of criminal behavior?<br />
A. Race seems to have no influence on who is caught doing crime.<br />
B. Men clearly are more criminal than women.<br />
C. Crime rates peak after 30 years of age because of the high rate of repeat offenders.<br />
D. Women’s criminality is increasing to the point that it is now almost equal to that of men.<br />
Question 5 of 20<br />
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The homicide rate is lowest in which of the following countries?<br />
A. India B. Lebanon C. Italia D. Singapore<br />
Question 6 of 20<br />
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Television shows such as CSI and Bones tend to leave out important aspects of criminal investigations. Which<br />
of the following is one of these?
A. Paperwork B. Problem solving C. Forensics D. Legal rules<br />
Question 7 of 20<br />
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Research by the RAND Corporation shows that:<br />
A. crime rates are not linked to the availability of medical marijuana.<br />
B. crime goes down when medical marijuana is not available.<br />
C. crime rates went up when medical marijuana was not available.<br />
D. crime rates remained the same after medical marijuana was not available.<br />
Question 8 of 20<br />
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When an individual decides NOT to commit a crime because he has been punished we call that:<br />
A. general deterrence. B. recidivism. C. specific deterrence. D. target hardening.<br />
Question 9 of 20<br />
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The murder rate is highest in:<br />
A. the United States. B. Lebanon. C. Italia. D. Singapore.<br />
Question 10 of 20<br />
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Sally is African American and wants to know more about race and arrests in the U.S. Of the people arrested in<br />
the United States, what percent are African Americans?<br />
A. 12 B. 28 C. 35 D. 46<br />
Question 11 of 20<br />
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Approximately __________ percent of criminal cases end with a plea bargain.<br />
A. 90 B. 80 C. 70 D. 60<br />
Question 12 of 20<br />
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Placing lights on a house would be an example of:<br />
• A. discretion. B. target hardening. C. deterrence. D. plea bargaining.<br />
Question 13 of 20<br />
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Studies show that police officers spend __________ percent of their time directly protecting society.<br />
A. less than 1 B. about 5 C. more than 10 D. more than 50<br />
Question 14 of 20<br />
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Allowing police officers discretion in whom they arrest:<br />
A. decreases the odds that minority criminals will be caught.<br />
B. makes it more likely that white criminals will be brought to justice.<br />
C. fosters racial profiling. D. allows poor people to go free.<br />
Question 15 of 20
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Bruce is much wealthier than Harvey. Bruce is less likely to be convicted of a crime because:<br />
A. he will live in a more modest neighborhood. B. he can hire an expensive lawyer.<br />
C. his bail will be set higher. D. he will be charged with a more serious crime.<br />
Question 16 of 20<br />
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The crime that was affected the most by the closing of medical marijuana dispensaries was:<br />
A. murder. B. breaking and entering. C. rape. D. robbery.<br />
Question 17 of 20<br />
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Which crime would be least likely to show up on Uniform Crime Reports data?<br />
A. A murder victim is found by the police on the side of the road<br />
B. A bank is robbed and the photo of the criminal is released to the media<br />
C. A person leaves their car unlocked and their iPod is stolen<br />
D. A car is stolen and wrecked in a police chase<br />
Question 18 of 20<br />
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The three branches of the criminal justice system in the U.S. include all of the following EXCEPT:<br />
A. police. B. courts. C. corrections. D. legislature.<br />
Question 19 of 20<br />
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Which city has the highest number of violent crimes per 100,000 people?<br />
A. Memphis, TN B. Miami, FL C. Las Vegas, NV D. Stockton, CA<br />
Question 20 of 20<br />
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The American criminal justice system relies on:<br />
A. stigmatized shame exclusively.<br />
B. reintigrative shame exclusively.<br />
C.. neither reintigrative shame nor stigmatized shame.<br />
D. both reintegrative shame and stigmatized shame.
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