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Sample Test
Chapter 3 Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which
of the following is NOT one of the typical characteristics of contemporary
criminal portraits in the media?
1. the criminal
is male
2. the
criminal is Caucasian
3. the
criminal is of high social status
4. the
criminal is African American
Ans: D
Ref: 59
LO: 1
1. During
the 1970s how much of prime time television programming was dedicated to
crime-and-justice stories?
1. 10%
2. 25%
3. 40%
4. 60%
Ans: C
Ref: 59
LO:
1. Serial
killers in entertainment media are commonly portrayed, despite the fact that
serial killers account for only what percentage of U.S. homicides each year?
1. 0.2-0.3%
2. 2-3%
3. 20-30%
4. 40-60%
Ans: B
Ref: 60-61
LO: 2
1. According
to entertainment media, who is usually responsible for predatory criminality?
1. mainstream
society
2. the
individual
3. both
society and the individual
4. no
one is responsible
Ans: B
Ref: 61
LO: 4
1. Which
of the following BEST represents the ideal crime victim from a news
perspective?
1. an
elderly person
2. a
woman
3. a
child or pregnant woman
4. all
of the above
Ans: C
Ref: 61
LO: 2
1. Which
of the following is NOT a common victim narrative?
1. Accidental
Victim
2. Undeserving
Victim
3. Stupid
Victim
4. Lazy
Victim
Ans: A
Ref: 62-63
LO: 1
1. Overall,
the victimization rates of persons in the media correlate more with which of
the following?
1. Fear
of crime
2. Actual
victimization rates
3. Both
A and B
4. None
of the above
Ans: A
Ref: 63
LO:
1. Crime
news focuses on which type of crime?
1. Murder
2. Rape
3. Assault
4. All
of the above
Ans: D
Ref: 63
LO:
1. Which
of the following is NOT a historically symbolic white collar crime or a media
representation of white collar crime?
1. The
Martha Stewart case
2. the
Teapot Dome scandal
3. The
Rodney King Incident
4. The
Jungle
Ans: C
Ref: 64/66
LO: 2
1. Which
of the following is a reason for why media attention to white collar crime has
been historically low?
1. Low
public interest
2. Crimes
provide few striking visual images
3. Crimes
are highly complex and boring
4. All
of the above
Ans: D
Ref: 64/65
LO: 2
1. Which
of the following crime theories is supported by the following scenario:
Miranda, a 32-year-old single mother of 4 young children, works as a prostitute
3 nights a week. She figures that even if she does eventually get caught, the
punishment won’t be nearly as bad as missing out on the hundreds of dollars she
makes each night.
1. Rational
Choice Theory
2. Psychological
Theory
3. Sociological
Theory
4. Political
Ans: A
Ref: 68
LO: 3
1. Jorge
is a 15-year-old Hispanic American living in a Hispanic neighborhood known for
the numerous gangs that have inhabited the area for at least two generations.
Before high school Jorge received straight As in school and he was a star
basketball player both in and out of school. In his freshman year, however, he
began hanging out with his older brother and his brother’s friends who are all
involved in one of the local gangs; Jorge now skips school frequently, has lost
interest in basketball, and has been arrested for vandalism and petty theft 3
times. His mom worries that he’ll eventually wind up dead. Jorge’s recent
behavior can BEST be explained by which of the following crime theories?
1. Psychological
Theory
2. Sociological
Theory
3. Political
Theory
4. None
of the above
Ans: B
Ref: 69
LO: 3
1. Which
of the following is NOT a media trend that reflects the criminological theory
that was popular at the time?
1. During
the 1930s, crime films tended to portray a [sociological] perspective which
painted the urban ethnic inner city as the basic cause of criminality
2. The
1940 and 1950s films were Freudian based [psychological theories] with deviant
personalities the root cause
3. The
1980s saw films indicting drugs and family violence [a mix of theoretical
perspectives]
4. The
1990s brought labeling and critical criminology [political theories] to the
fore
Ans: D
Ref: 70
LO:
1. Robin
Hood would BEST be categorized within which of the following criminal narrative
categories?
1. Robin
Hood would not be classified as a criminal
2. Psychotic
super-male criminal
3. Business
and professional criminal
4. Victim
and heroic criminal
Ans: D
Ref: 71
LO: 1
1. Which
of the following is a less popular narrative of criminality due to its complex,
multi-theoretical nature and spreading of the responsibility for crime over both
the criminal and society?
1. Victims
and heroic criminals
2. Psychotic
super-male criminals
3. Business
and professional criminals
4. Calculating
and manipulative criminals
Ans: C
Ref: 71
LO:
True/False
1. Media
interest in crime and criminality has appeared only in the past few decades due
to increases in technology and communication.
Ans: F
Ref: 57
LO: 3
1. The
Great Train Robbery was one of the first narrative films and introduced many
of the violent images still common in today’s media.
Ans: T
Ref: 57
LO:
1. The
“backwards law” is the tendency of the media to portray crime and justice
opposite that of crime-and-justice reality.
Ans: T
Ref: 59
LO:
1. Crime
victims in media match the demographics, such as age and gender, of official
victim statistics.
Ans: F
Ref: 63
LO: 1
1. In
the real world, the relationship between the crime fighter and the criminal is
more important than the relationships between the victim and criminal.
Ans: F
Ref: 63
LO: 1
1. Overall,
white-collar criminals are treated by the mass media as infotainment.
Ans: T
Ref: 66
LO:
1. Psychological
theories state that crime is a freewill decision that individuals will make
when the gains from committing a crime outweigh the likely punishment from
committing it.
Ans: F
Ref: 68
LO:
1. Business
and professional criminals are the most common criminality narrative.
Ans: F
Ref: 70
LO:
1. The
media tend to reflect the criminological theories popular at the time.
Ans: T
Ref: 70
LO:
1. The
dominant media message in terms of frequency and popular appeal points to
individually based theories of crime and away from social ones.
Ans: T
Ref: 72
LO:
Chapter 5 Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which
of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the citizen soldier
portrait?
1. The
police and the criminal justice system are downplayed and often disparaged
2. Traditional
criminal justice components become part of the crime problem either through
corruption or ineptitude
3. The
civilian is successful where law enforcers are not
4. All
of the above are characteristics of the citizen soldier portrait
Ans: D
Ref: 101
LO: 2
1. Which
of the following is NOT one of the differences between the “good cop” and “bad
cop” narratives?
1. the
“good cop” is more self-reliant
2. the
“bad cop” is more of a gunfighter
3. the
“bad cop” is more adventurous
4. the
“good cop” is more law-abiding
Ans: A
Ref: 102
LO: 1
1. Which
of the following is one of the three media stereotypes of professional law
enforcement?
1. Lampooned
Police
2. G-men
3. Cops
4. All
of the above
Ans: D
Ref: 102
LO: 3
1. Which
of the following is true of Police Procedurals portrayals?
1. Only
civilians should not get involved
2. Only
other law enforcement should not get involved
3. Civilians
and other law enforcement personnel should not get involved
4. Civilians
should not get involved, but involvement by other law enforcement is not only
accepted, but expected
Ans: C
Ref: 105
LO: 3
1. Which
of the following is NOT a traditional cop narrative?
1. the
“rogue” officer
2. the
“educated” cop
3. the
“buddy” cop
4. the “honest”
cop
Ans: B
Ref: 107
LO: 1
1. Which
of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe police in police reality
shows?
1. sensitive
2. knowledgeable
3. competent
4. overwhelmed
Ans: D
Ref: 108
LO: 4
1. Which
of the following statistics is true in regards to reality police show
demographics?
1. Whites
account for more than half of all suspects shown
2. Two-thirds
of the victims shown are nonwhites
3. Two-thirds
of the police are white
4. None
of the above
Ans: C
Ref: 109
LO: 4
1. Which
of the following statements BEST represents one of the media-constructed claims
about crime fighting?
1. Crime
control and due process work together equally to control crime
2. Crime
control is applauded while due process is disparaged
3. Due
process is applauded while crime control is disparaged
4. Neither
crime control or due process is important because crime remains an issue
Ans: B
Ref: 110
LO: 6
1. Police
infotainment draws from which of the following criminal justice frames?
1. Faulty
Criminal Justice System frame
2. Blocked
Opportunities Frame
3. Social
Breakdown Frame
4. Racist
System Frame
Ans: A
Ref: 110
LO: 6
1. Which
of the following BEST describes characteristics of the CSI effect?
1. Jurors’
expectations of evidence during trials are not influenced
2. Jurors’
expectations of evidence during trials clearly influence their verdicts
3. Attorneys
and judges may prepare or conduct their cases differently because of
anticipated juror expectations
4. Both
B and C
Ans: C
Ref: 111
LO: 4
1. Robin
Hood is a classic example of which of the following types of crime fighters?
1. Lampooned
Police
2. G-men
3. Private
Investigator
4. Private
Citizen
Ans: D
Ref: 117
LO: 1
1. Which
of the following is NOT an example of a citizen crime fighter?
1. Angela
Lansbury in Murder
She Wrote
2. Scooby
Doo
3. Hardy
Boys
4. Dick
Tracy
Ans: D
Ref: 117
LO: 5
1. Jack,
a 35-year-old government agent fights crime on a regular basis. Which of the
following types of crime fighters BEST characterizes Jack?
1. Lampooned
police officer
2. Citizen
Crime Fighter
3. Professional
Crime Fighter
4. None
of the above
Ans: C
Ref: 118
LO: 5
1. Which
of the following is true in regards to media crime fighters?
1. They
are effective at solving crimes
2. They
are effective at preventing crimes
3. They
are better at deterrence than punishment
4. Both
A and B
Ans: A
Ref: 118
LO: 6
1. Which
of the following BEST describes violence in contemporary media?
1. Both
the criminal and the crime fighter have become increasingly violent
2. The
criminal, but not the crime fighter, has become increasingly violent
3. The
crime fighter, but not the criminal, has become increasingly violent
4. Neither
the crime fighter nor the criminal has increased in violence
Ans: A
Ref: 120
LO: 3
True/False
1. In
media representations, the “good cop” frame is presented more than the “bad
cop” frame.
Ans: F
Ref: 102
LO: 1
1. The “G-men”
portrait arose during the Great Depression in response to criticism from the
Hays Commission on pre-Depression portraits of crime.
Ans: T
Ref: 103-104
LO: 4
1. The
implied meaning behind the necessity of bringing in G-men to solve crimes is
that local police officers are incompetent and unable to handle crime fighting.
Ans: T
Ref: 104
LO: 3
1. Within
the Cops construction, criminals were citizens who had broken the law and
deserving of rehabilitation, as opposed to evil individuals who needed to be defeated.
Ans: F
Ref: 106
LO: 3
1. Most
individual crime-fighter portraits come not from traditional news but from
either pure entertainment content or infotainment products.
Ans: T
Ref: 108
LO: 4
1. Reality
police shows accurately represent police work.
Ans: F
Ref: 108
LO: 4
1. In
police reality shows, violent crime is overrepresented, as well as the
proportion of crime that is solved by the police.
Ans: T
Ref: 108
LO: 6
1. In
addition to influencing juror, attorney, and judge expectations, the CSI effect
also influences the actions of offenders.
Ans: T
Ref: 112
LO: 4
1. Public
dissatisfaction of police results when the real police do not act like their
media portraits.
Ans: T
Ref: 114
LO: 4
1. Although
guns are present in contemporary media, most crime fighting shows do not depict
them as problem-solvers or necessary crime-fighting tools.
Ans: F
Ref: 120
LO: 4
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