5 Written Questions

1. A form of theft in which an offender takes possessions that do not belong to him or her with the intent of keeping them. Some jurisdictions specify "grand larceny" or "petty larceny" based on the value of the stolen items.
2. The number of Crime Index offenses divided by the population of an area, usually given as a rate of crimes per 100,000 people.
3. A crime punishable by a term in state or federal prison and sometimes by death. In some instances, a sentence for a felony conviction may be less than one year. Felonies are sometimes called "high crimes."
4. The decision of a grand jury that sufficient evidence exists to indict an accused person.
5. From the English words "shire" and "reeve" (king's agent). An official of a county or parish who primarily carries out judicial duties.

5 Matching Questions

1. classical school of criminology
2. misdemeanor
3. preventive detention
4. clearance rates
5. rational choice theory

1. a A crime considered less serious than a felony. Usually tried in the lowest local courts and punishable by no more than one year in jail.
2. b The number of crimes that have been solved by the police.
3. c A theory that states that people choose criminal behavior consciously. The theory also states that people may choose to commit crime upon realizing that the crime's benefits probably outweigh the consequences of breaking the law.
4. d A set of criminological theories that uses the idea of free will to explain criminal behavior.
5. e The jailing of a defendant awaiting trial, usually in order to protect and individual or the public.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A declaration of the charges against an accused person that is presented to a grand jury to determine whether enough evidence exists for an indictment.
   1. nolo contendere
   2. bill of indictment
   3. arraignment
   4. Prohibition
2. Criminological theories that rely, in part, on individuals' demographics and geographic location to explain criminal behavior.
   1. crime rate
   2. arson
   3. strain theory
   4. Chicago school
3. The removal of property from a person by violence or by threat of violence.
   1. larceny
   2. rape
   3. robbery
   4. felony
4. the mobile uniformed law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Its primary mission is to detect and prevent the illegal entry of foreign-born persons into the United States.
   1. misdemeanor
   2. trial by ordeal
   3. U.S. Secret Service
   4. U.S. Border Patrol
5. An attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect the reality of that class's existence. A term associated with Karl Marx.
   1. false consciousness
   2. discretion
   3. Chicago school
   4. war on drugs

5 True/False Questions

1. socialization → The period from January 29, 1920, to December 5, 1933, during which the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was made illegal in the United States by the Eighteenth Amendment. (Enforcement legislation was entitled the National Prohibition Act or Volstead Act.)

   True        False

2. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) → The principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice. It investigates the crimes assigned to it and provides cooperative services to other law enforcement agencies.

   True        False

3. war on drugs → A writ issued by a judicial official that authorizes an officer to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice, such as an arrest or search.

   True        False

4. atavism → The appearance in a person of features thought to be from earlier stages of human evolution. Popularized by Cesare Lombroso.

   True        False

5. nolo contendere → Latin for "I do not wish to contend." The defendant neither admits nor denies committing the crime, but agrees to be punished as if guilty. This type of plea cannot be used as an admission of guilt if a civil case is held after the criminal trial.

   True        False