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Criminal Justice Professor Practice Test

Check what you know about the criminal justice professor job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on criminal justice professor knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Recidivism means:
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Answer: Reoffending. Repeat offending.

Question 2 of 15Due process ensures:
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Answer: Fair legal procedures. Fairness.

Question 3 of 15Use crime rates because:
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Answer: Populations change. Comparability.

Question 4 of 15Restorative justice focuses on:
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Answer: Repairing harm. Repair.

Question 5 of 15NIBRS is:
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Answer: Incident-based crime reporting. Data system.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Police-community partnerships.”
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Answer: Community policing. Community policing: Police-community partnerships.

Question 7 of 15What does “Hot spots” mean?
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Answer: High-crime places.. Hot spots: High-crime places.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Permanent status.”
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Answer: Tenure. Tenure: Permanent status.

Question 9 of 15What does “Criminology” mean?
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Answer: Study of crime.. Criminology: Study of crime.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Alternatives to prosecution.”
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Answer: Diversion. Diversion: Alternatives to prosecution.

Question 11 of 15What does “Recidivism” mean?
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Answer: Reoffending.. Recidivism: Reoffending.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Uniform Crime Reporting.”
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Answer: UCR. UCR: Uniform Crime Reporting.

Question 13 of 15What does “Due process” mean?
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Answer: Fair legal procedures.. Due process: Fair legal procedures.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “National Institute of Justice.”
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Answer: NIJ. NIJ: National Institute of Justice.

Question 15 of 15What does “Restorative justice” mean?
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Answer: Repairing harm.. Restorative justice: Repairing harm.

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