intro to criminal justice final exam! Gloriette Babauta

Chapter 1

1. How do mass media influence public perception of crime?

• Mass media influence public perception by all the media images we tend to focus only on certain types of crimes that later becomes you hatred on crime itself.

2. In what sense can crime be said to be “normal”?

• When the natural cause of the crime deals with actions that violates the common good. In other words doing something for the common good.

3. By what process do societies define crimes?

• By the perception of media. Every little image shown or said defines the crime.

Chapter 2

1. How is deviance defined? What is the difference between criminal and deviant behavior?

• It’s a condition different from a norm. All deviant behaviors are not criminal but all criminal behaviors are deviant. Deviant deals with the social norms.

2. How do thoughts and deeds enter into the definition of a crime?

• Thoughts and deeds can be defined as crime because you could be thinking of something that preferably deals with a crime. A crime is just something you get punished for that deals with something you did wrong.

3. Why and how are guns, alcohol, and drugs pivotal concerns in the battle against crime?

• The use of any can lead to a criminal behavior. The substance leads so many concerns because of the use that triggers the mind to do something no one expects.

Chapter 3

1. What is meant by recklessness? By negligence?

• Recklessness is an endangerment to anyone. You could do something that would affect not just yourself but others. Negligence is failure to care or act upon the situation. In other words not really caring.

2. How does aggravated assault differ from simple assault?

• Aggravated assault is when you commit a serious injury with an attack where as simple assault deals with unlawful threats and less bloody injuries.

3. What is the difference between larceny and robbery?

• Larceny is when you take something from someone in other words thieving. Robbery is when you take something with violence.

Chapter 4

1. How does gender affect rates of offending and victimization?

• Gender is the differences between a man and a woman. The gender affects the way something would be handle men and women are treated differently.

2. How do male and female offenders differ in their crimes?

• Females tend to do less crimes because the always have a set back where as males they just do things without really thinking of what they are doing. The crimes are less horrible then men.

3. What is the influence of income on the risk of victimization?

• The influence on being made a victim is that more people male and female would be doing more crime then usual.

Chapter 5

1. Name and describe the far main sources of criminal law?

• They are constitution, statutes, case law and administrative regulations. Constitution is differed as the regulation that the state as made. Statutes are a written statement that governs a country and state. Case law is a system that is based on statutory laws. A Administrative regulations is a statement that is given by the general administrative.

2. What is meant by mens rea and actus reus?

• Mens rea is doing something in a thought of a wrongful act where as actus reus is wrong doing.

3. Define recklessness and intention? How do this term relate to the determination of mens rea?

• Recklessness is something that is done without thinking of the situation and intention is doing the cause and not caring. They both relate to mens rea because they use guilt against them.

Chapter 6

1. What are the four kinds of plea? What are the possible outcomes of a trial?

• One is a guilty plea, Alford plea, not guilty plea and no contest plea. During all the pleas they could all go on trial the judge then states the judgment for the victim.

2. What legal right does the fourth amendment protect? What is meant by probable cause?

• The fourth amendment protects the seizures on people. Probable cause just defies as some kind of evidence that gives an warrant to arrest or seizure.

3. Why is it useful to think of the criminal justice system as a filter?

• I guess because when ever you done with something you just go to let it go or in other words let it pass.

Chapter 7

1. What is the difference between a frisk and a search?

• A frisk is when you frolic around where as a search you actually search a person.

2. What protections are provided in the Fifth Amendment?

• Protection against abuse from whatever the cause is and the bill of rights.

3. In what kind of situations may a search be conducted without a warrant?

• When the victim is confined as someone who has something they are looking for or when the judge says to have out for a search.

Chapter 8

1. What were some problems faced by the early police forces?

• When they made the preservation act of 1814 the act didn’t go smooth thought they had other problems as well.

2. How is the growth of private security related to the police?

• Private security relates to the police because of the similarities in them. The extra precautions and so forth.

3. Explain the growing diversity among police officers in recent years.

* The police officers are more up to date and are more aware of the situation and outcome of the cause.