Deck 3: The Criminal Justice System in Its Environment

Question 1

The Department of Homeland Security was created to supervise and control a number of federal law enforcement and security agencies to coordinate their efforts. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

This group of people, are also known as the "guest workers" because they play a significant role in our economy?

A) Prisoners
B) Immigrants
C) Law enforcement personnel
D) None of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Computer crimes are a big concern since the creation of innovative technological advances; which is/are examples of computer crimes?

A) Cyber Bullying
B) Cyber Stalking
C) Stalking by Sexual Predators
D) Industrial Espionage
E) All of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Agencies public or private always meet the changing demands and expectations. True or False

Question 5

The business cycle affects the criminal justice system because it competes with both private and public organizations for resources. True or False

Question 6

Which criminal justice law has created issues such as increased workload for courts, backlogging, and increased prison populations?

A) Patriot Act
B) Three-Strikes
C) Civil Rights Act
D) None of the above

Question 7

Civil litigation can be filed with?

A) State courts
B) Federal courts
C) Both A,B
D) None of the above

Question 8

Age, sex, race, ________ and number of people in a community all have an impact on organizations.
A. Criminal Background
B. Ethnicities
C. Health
D. None of the above

Question 9

Criminal justice agencies are bound by __________ that direct their activities.

A) Policies
B) Laws
C) Sanctions
D) None of the above

Question 10

The Patriot Act gave agencies leeway in obtaining search warrants, searching without a warrant or wiretapping. True or False

Question 11

Which criminal justice law was created after the attack of the twin towers in New York?

A) Patriot Act
B) Three-Strikes
C) Civil Rights Act
D) None of the above

Question 12

It has been indicated that prison populations and sentencing rates increase as employment decreases. True or False

Question 13

As environmental conditions change, what occurs?

A) Demands for goods and services.
B) Legal and resource limitations.
C) Support for both public and private organizations.
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 14

Which prison demographic poses a great financial cost for the criminal justice system?

A) Elders
B) Juveniles
C) Mentally Incapacitated
D) None of the above

Question 15

____________ conditions also have an impact on both the services demanded in a community and the resource available.

Question 16

_________ forces are the final determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of that system.

Question 17

The ability to collect and organize data used by law enforcement in order to analyze crime patterns to assist police in everyday operations.

A) POP-Problem Oriented Policing
B) CPTED-Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
C) Crime Analysis
D) None of the above

Question 18

__________ can be defined briefly as the collective norms, values, symbols, behaviors, and expectations of society's members.

Question 19

A community with a high proportion of individuals under the age of 25 will have higher crime rates. True or False

Question 20

________ __________ are components of the environment, such as climate, geographical location, size of a community, and its economic base-industrial, service, agrarian.

Question 21

When large organizations face multiple environments and interact with each environment at different organizational levels is called?

A) Dynamic Environment
B) Static Environment
C) Decoupled
D) None of the above

Question 22

The public can be considered beneficiaries of the criminal justice system. True or False

Question 23

The _________ political system is pressured by the agency to respond to demands from the _________ political system.

A) Informal, Formal
B) Formal, Informal
C) Open, Closed
D) Closed, Open

Question 24

The process of evoking symbols is a significant aspect of the criminal justice system is shaped by innumerable ___________ and ___________.

A) Dynamic, Static
B) Symbols, Myths
C) Complex, Simple
D) Dominant, Political

Question 25

The formal political system includes legislative bodies at the ________________ and local levels.

A) Federal
B) State
C) Both A,B
D) None of the above

Question 26

The informal political system comprises those pressures and demands that are placed directly on the criminal justice system. True or False

Question 27

Which are the environmental states of an organization?

A) Simple, Complex
B) External, Internal
C) Restrictive, Non-Restrictive
D) None of the above

Question 28

The ___________ coalition is the small group of employees who oversee the organization and dictate policy decisions.

Question 29

Which alert system announces through broadcast media the event of a missing or abducted child and seeks tips from the citizenry?

A) Sandy
B) Amber
C) Silver
D) None of the above

Question 30

The court system is a component of which two systems?

A) Criminal Justice System
B) Formal Political System
C) Checks and Balances System
D) Both A,B
E) Both A,C