Exam 14: Crime and Community: Putting It All Together

Restorative justice sanctions seek to punish the offender and build a bond between the victim and community.

In areas with higher levels of collective efficacy, lower crime rates were only found in the wealthier neighborhoods.

Reentry programming embraces the operating principles that guide

The basic operating principles for the community focus on crime control include

The ability of community prosecution to reduce serious crime is questionable because

Providing post-release services in the first six months after a prisoner's release is known as

Why have parole agencies failed to provide adequate services for parolees soon after release from prison?

Research conducted by the Urban Institute found that many parolees had no health care and were not employed four to eight months after release.

Front-loading parole services are hindered by huge caseloads.

What did an evaluation of the Midtown Community Court find?

The community-focused program that involved a highly focused and multi-agency effort and active participation of community groups in order to reduce youth violence was known as

Petersilia makes a persuasive case for investing in prison programs that will provide inmates with

Community prosecution applies the basic principles of __________ to the prosecution stage of the criminal process.

Problem-solving courts focus on less serious "disorder" offenses and use alternatives to incarceration.

The majority of offenders leaving prison return to their old neighborhood.

Among the "pulling levers" strategies used in Operation Cease Fire was?

The war on terrorism has affected community policing innovations by

Studies on domestic violence and burglary found that collective efficacy

Those who return to the community must overcome a number of issues including?

The most important factor in parolees' adjustment to society was found to be