Question

1. according to the program of research on the causes and correlates of delinquency, very young subjects (as young as three years of age) are most likely not to be found on the delinquency pathway.

a) authority conflict
b) violent disruption
c) covert
d) overt

1. ______ criminology argues that the distribution of wealth and power in society is the primary cause of criminal behavior.

a) positivist
b) radical
c) classical
d) biosocial

1. criminology suggests that social control agencies and citizens should work together to alleviate social problems and human suffering and thus reduce crime.

a) biosocial
b) peacemaking
c) emergent

1. which type of law is also known as the “law on the books”?

a) statutory law
b) natural law
c) procedural law
d) administrative law

1. in which of the following situations can an offender claim the constitutional protection of double jeopardy?

a) the members of the trial jury cannot agree on a verdict, resulting in a hung jury, and the state orders a new trial.
b) the offender’s conviction has been set aside because of a procedural error and the state plans to retry him on the same charges.
c) after the offender was acquitted, new evidence conclusively proving his guilt was uncovered and the prosecutor calls for a new trial.
d) after the offender was acquitted in criminal court, he is tried in civil court.

1. the concept of ______ expresses the belief that an orderly society must be governed by established principles to maintain order.

a) rule of law
b) stare decisis
c) codification
d) inchoate

1. which of the following is an example of procedural law?

a) the law that defines the crime of first degree and specifies the appropriate punishment
b) a vehicle regulation law
c) a law that specifies when a search warrant may be issued to the police
d) a law that places restrictions on how a corporation may dispose of hazardous waste

Explanation:

1. Very young children are less likely to be involved in violent disruption which is a more serious form of delinquency.
2. Radical criminology attributes crime to the unequal distribution of wealth and power in society.
3. Peacemaking criminology emphasizes cooperation between social - control agencies and citizens to reduce crime.
4. Statutory law is the written law as it exists on the books.
5. Double - jeopardy protects against being tried again for the same crime after acquittal. Option C is a case where the offender has been acquitted and then the prosecutor wants a new trial.
6. The rule of law concept holds that an orderly society must be governed by established principles.
7. Procedural law deals with the methods and processes of the legal system. A law that specifies when a search warrant may be issued is a procedural law.

Answer:

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. C