Sample quiz and final examination questions are posted here.

 

Make-up Quiz Policy: Any quizzes which have been missed must be made up during the final exam. Students may also retake up to four quizzes on the final exam and use the grades they receive on those to replace the grades they received on the corresponding quizzes during the semester. If they retake a quiz on the final examination, the the grade they receive then will replace the quiz grade whether it was higher or lower.

You may not take a quiz and then leave class for the day. If you do so, the quiz will not count.

Sample quiz questions are below

According to Rennison and Dodge (The Nature and Extent of Crime) there are two specific reasons to expect that the UCR and NCVS crime data will differ.  What are those two reasons?  Explain.

According to Armstrong (“Annals of Law: Conflicting Convictions”), who was Demetrius Pascall and what happened to him?  Explain.

 

According to Aviv (Letter from Albuquerque: Your Son is Deceased) how frequently are Albuquerque police officers held responsible for shooting someone.  Explain.

According to Rennison and Dodge (The Courts and the Judiciary) how does the courtroom work group feel about delays in court proceedings?  Explain.

Sample mid-term and final exam questions are below

 

Question on Nature of Crime: There are three major general categories of crime.  Identify the three categories and provide an example of a crime in each category.

Question on Pre-trial Activities: Why do defendants so often accept plea bargains?  Explain.

 

Final Long Question: Identify two policies adopted by law enforcement, two adopted by the courts, and two adopted by the corrections system all designed to reduce crime.  Analyze how well they work and why.  Suggest policies that might work better and explain why.