Media Crime and Criminal Justice 5th Edition by Ray Surette – Test Bank

Media Crime and Criminal Justice 5th Edition by Ray Surette – Test Bank

Chapter 8 Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Mass media developed in the 1970s with the expectation of positive social effects.  As a result, crime reduction messages were created with all of the following messages EXCEPT _________.
   1. Law enforcement financing ads
   2. Victimization reduction ads
   3. Citizen cooperation ads
   4. Offender reduction (deterrence) ads

Ans: A

Ref: 178

LO: 1

1. Antidrug media campaigns have a historical tie to which one of the following?
   1. Cocaine madness
   2. LSD madness
   3. Reefer Madness
   4. Methamphetamine madness

Ans: C

Ref: 179

LO: 1

1. A local police agency publicizes the implementation of an aggressive, special anti-DUI enforcement effort, but they do not actually have an anti-DUI unit.  The publicity about the phantom unit alone yields a deterrence effect for a short period of time.  Which term does this BEST exemplify?
   1. Diffusion of benefits
   2. Announcement effect
   3. Displacement effect
   4. Public service announcement

Ans: B

Ref: 181

LO: 1

1. The McGruff “Crime Dog” campaigns are an example of which of the following?
   1. Canine adoption ads
   2. Law enforcement participation ads
   3. Offender reduction ads
   4. Victim reduction ads

Ans: D

Ref: 182

LO: 1

1. “Crime Stoppers” is the reenactment of crimes to obtain information through anonymous phone calls and reward money, and is an example of which of the following?
   1. Offender reduction ads
   2. Victim reduction ads
   3. Law enforcement financing ads
   4. Citizen cooperation ads

Ans: D

Ref: 182

LO: 1

1. Using media technology in the courts has several advantages, which include all EXCEPT which one of the following?
   1. Saves time and money
   2. Digital manipulation tools can be used to crop, retouch, and edit images
   3. Judges and attorneys can now be in a courtroom, defendants in jail, and witnesses in another state, all simultaneously participating in a live hearing
   4. The knowledge that a permanent record is being created makes law enforcement and judicial personnel more conscientious in following due process rules

Ans: B

Ref: 186

LO: 2

1. Which of the following is a concern over the usage of media technology and the alteration of the reality of the judicial system?
   1. The effect on working relationships among courtroom personnel
   2. The impact on the legitimacy of the judicial system
   3. The depersonalization of the criminal justice system
   4. All of the above

Ans: D

Ref: 187

LO: 2