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Criminal Justice
-DSST Test

Criminal Justice DSST Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 Corrections 75
 Courts 45
 Crime 60
 Criminal Justice System 37
 Police 26

The DSST exams above contain 243 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 upper or lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to confidently take and pass your Criminal Justice DSST test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.

Please note: this is an excellent test to pair with the Introduction to Law Enforcement. By studying both study guides you will be better prepared to take each test, but can also take both for a total of 6 upper-level college credits.


Course Information and Overview

This exam covers material that is typically taught in a semester introductory-level college course.  The multiple-choice DANTES/DSST exam consists of about 90 questions and allows two hours to complete. 

The Criminal Justice DANTES/DSST exam contains questions that come from the following topics:

  • Criminal Behavior (15%)
    Defining what is a crime
    Crime within the United States
    Identify theories of crime
    Different types of crime
    Estimation of crime
    Juveniles and crime (Juvenile delinquency)
  • Criminal Justice System (25%)
    Legal foundations, and historical origins
    Due Process
    Different criminal justice agencies
  • Police (20%)
    Organization and history
    Societal function and role
    Trends and issues
    Law enforcement occupational characteristics
  • Court System (20%)
    The court system and its history
    Structure and organization
    Court systems for adults
    Court systems for juveniles
    Processes of pretrial, trial and post-trial
    Trends and issues of sentencing
  • Corrections (20%)
    Corrections and its history
    Define the purpose
    Intermediate sanctions
    Prison systems for adults
    Alternatives for juvenile corrections
    Capital punishment
    Organization of prison systems
    Characteristics of an inmate
    Trends and issues

Complete information and a fact sheet (PDF Format) of what is covered is available from Prometric.