Sociology Quiz on Culture, Environment, and Social Conditions
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Which term can be defined briefly as the collective norms, values, symbols, behaviors, and expectations of society’s members?

  • Prisoners
  • Immigrants
  • Law enforcement personnel
  • None of the above (correct)
  • What are components of the environment that include climate, geographical location, size of a community, and its economic base?

  • Ecological Factors (correct)
  • Prisoners
  • Law enforcement personnel
  • Immigrants
  • Which conditions have an impact on both the services demanded in a community and the resources available?

  • Law enforcement personnel
  • Immigrants
  • Geographical (correct)
  • Prisoners
  • At which levels does the formal political system include legislative bodies?

    <p>Both Federal and State</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The informal political system comprises pressures and demands placed directly on which system?

    <p>Criminal Justice System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Are the public beneficiaries of the criminal justice system?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Department of Homeland Security?

    <p>To coordinate federal law enforcement and security agencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What authority did the Patriot Act give federal agencies in terms of search warrants and wiretapping?

    <p>Gave leeway in obtaining search warrants, searching without a warrant, or wiretapping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the final determinants of the effectiveness and efficiency of the criminal justice system?

    <p>Environmental forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens as environmental conditions change?

    <p>Demands for goods and services increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does POP stand for in the context of law enforcement data analysis?

    <p>Problem Oriented Policing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe when large organizations face multiple environments and interact with each environment at different organizational levels?

    <p>Complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of environment involves a dynamic state where changes are frequent and unpredictable?

    <p>Dynamic Environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Amber</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Three-Strikes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Patriot Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can civil litigation be filed?

    <p>Both A, B</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Juveniles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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