Deck 7: Crime Control Through Legislation

Question 1

President ___________ signed the Patriot Act into law on October 27.

A) Ford
B) Bush
C) Elect
D) Clinton

Answer 1

Bush

Question 2

Right- to- carry laws all but guarantee that people who are not barred from purchasing guns can carry guns, often in a ___________manner.

A) concealed
B) reckless
C) dangerous
D) defensive

Answer 2

concealed

Question 3

Which approach includes trigger locks and personalized gun technology?

A) altering gun design
B) buybacks
C) right- to- carry
D) denying gun ownership to dangerous person

Answer 3

altering gun design

Question 4

It is estimated that enforcing America's drug laws costs the federal government about ___________annually.

A) $65 billion
B) $40 million
C) $100 million
D) $16 billion

Question 5

Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the most ________offenders were required to register for life due to the serious nature of their offenses.

A) elusive
B) apprehensive
C) flamboyant
D) serious

Question 6

Presently, all ________(with the exception of rural counties in Nevada) have chosen to criminalize prostitution.

A) municipalities
B) cities
C) states
D) counties

Question 7

The most common legal challenge to sex offender registration is based on the ________ Amendment's double jeopardy provision.

A) Seventh
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth

Question 8

One of the most common approaches to crime control in the United States is for legislators to ban certain and substances that are thought to contribute to the crime problem.

A) foods
B) drugs
C) actions
D) devices

Question 9

So long as the justice system fails to target the demand for drugs that exists, the supply will eventually find its way to ________.

A) consumers
B) dealers
C) police
D) Mexico

Question 10

Critics of drug and gun bans argue that criminalization creates a black market where products and services will be provided by profit- seeking criminal ________.

A) syndicates
B) lines
C) attorneys
D) courts

Question 11

Research suggests that ________resulted in only modest reductions in the consumption of alcohol, despite significant increases in the costs of alcohol resulting from the policy.

A) prohibition
B) licensure
C) drugs
D) alcohol

Question 12

Both the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NHSDA) and Monitoring the Future (MTF) can be used to effectively measure drug use by addicts.

Question 13

America's tough- on- drugs approach is concerned purely with interdicting and eradicating illicit substances.

Question 14

Gun buyback programs are short- lived and voluntary.

Question 15

According to the Gun Control Act of 1968, minors cannot buy guns.

Question 16

The Gun Control Act of 1968 requires that licensed dealers require buyers to show identification and complete a form attesting that they can legally own a gun.

Question 17

Research suggests that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), can easily inspect the nation's 80,000 licensed dealers each year, but refuse to do so.

Question 18

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is charged with the responsibility to license ________

Question 19

Right- to- ________laws allow people to carry concealed weapons who are not otherwise

Question 20

One way ________jeopardy occurs is when, for the same offense, a person is

Question 21

White ________ crime includes corporate fraud, and has gained increased attention after high profile accounting scandals involving companies such as Enron.

Question 22

___________offender registration was initiated by passage of Megan's Law.

Question 23

What are some pros and cons for legalizing prostitution?

Question 24

There is no conclusive evidence that Megan Laws have succeeded in their stated purpose. There is no evidence that a pedophile can be cured of his or her sexual attraction to children. What are some ideas that might increase the success of preventing child molestation?