Question 1

One of the factors that contributed to the first bail reform movement was

Accepted Answer

A)  the get tough mood 
B)  the great rise in serious crime 
C)  an innovative way to release defendants on their own recognizance (ROR) 
D)  research findings that defendants not released on bail were more likely to be convicted and imprisoned 
A)  the get tough mood 
B)  the great rise in serious crime 
C)  an innovative way to release defendants on their own recognizance (ROR) 
D)  research findings that defendants not released on bail were more likely to be convicted and imprisoned D

Question 2

A natural experiment in predicting the dangerousness of juveniles revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  some prediction instruments are can effectively identify only high risk offenders 
B)  there were five true positives for every false positive 
C)  judges were remarkably inaccurate in identifying which juveniles were high risk and which were low risk 
D)  judges were reasonably accurate in identifying high risk juveniles at the expense of a high rate of false positives 
A)  some prediction instruments are can effectively identify only high risk offenders 
B)  there were five true positives for every false positive 
C)  judges were remarkably inaccurate in identifying which juveniles were high risk and which were low risk 
D)  judges were reasonably accurate in identifying high risk juveniles at the expense of a high rate of false positives D

Question 3

Current sex offender and registration laws focus on the most dangerous sex offenders who engage in the rape and kidnapping of children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  preventive detention 
B)  selective incapacitation 
C)  mandatory sentences 
D)  arbitrary sentencing 
A)  preventive detention 
B)  selective incapacitation 
C)  mandatory sentences 
D)  arbitrary sentencing

Question 5

One of the major issues with Zedlewski's study was not taking into consideration the replacement factor

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Pretrial drug testing did not help to predict rearrests for those persons on bail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Advocates of sex offender registration and notification laws believe

Accepted Answer

A)  the laws will help police arrest and keep an eye on the sex offenders 
B)  surveillance will deter sex offenders 
C)  sex offenders reoffend at a high rate 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the laws will help police arrest and keep an eye on the sex offenders 
B)  surveillance will deter sex offenders 
C)  sex offenders reoffend at a high rate 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The 2011 U.S.Sentencing Commission report found that

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of offenses carrying a mandatory minimum sentence had halved between 1991 and 2010 
B)  One third of the convictions with a mandatory sentence involved drug trafficking 
C)  There are disparities in applying the mandatory minimums 
D)  a minority of federal judges thought mandatory sentences were "too high" 
A)  the number of offenses carrying a mandatory minimum sentence had halved between 1991 and 2010 
B)  One third of the convictions with a mandatory sentence involved drug trafficking 
C)  There are disparities in applying the mandatory minimums 
D)  a minority of federal judges thought mandatory sentences were "too high"

Question 9

The crime policy of incapacitation

Accepted Answer

A)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders 
B)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and rehabilitating them 
C)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and seeks to specifically deter them 
D)  All of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders 
B)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and rehabilitating them 
C)  seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and seeks to specifically deter them 
D)  All of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

The 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law was

Accepted Answer

A)  the kick off for America's imprisonment boom 
B)  used by judges to hold all felony defendants for 120 days 
C)  implemented in all states by 1976 
D)  nullified by prosecutors by setting bail at a level beyond a defendant's financial means 
A)  the kick off for America's imprisonment boom 
B)  used by judges to hold all felony defendants for 120 days 
C)  implemented in all states by 1976 
D)  nullified by prosecutors by setting bail at a level beyond a defendant's financial means

Question 11

One problem with Durlauf and Nagin's proposal to apply the savings from a reduced prison population to innovative police programs is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the police are uncooperative in implementing innovative programs 
B)  the new incarceration policy bears signs of racial and ethnic disparity 
C)  Criminologists are unlikely to develop the tools to determine who would benefit from selective incapacitation 
D)  the plan would require a significant increase in social services costs 
A)  the police are uncooperative in implementing innovative programs 
B)  the new incarceration policy bears signs of racial and ethnic disparity 
C)  Criminologists are unlikely to develop the tools to determine who would benefit from selective incapacitation 
D)  the plan would require a significant increase in social services costs

Question 12

Regarding speedy trials, Walker points out that

Accepted Answer

A)  speedy trials can reduce failure to appear 
B)  speedy trials can reduce crime 
C)  the courtroom workgroup evades speedy trial laws 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  speedy trials can reduce failure to appear 
B)  speedy trials can reduce crime 
C)  the courtroom workgroup evades speedy trial laws 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

The most current reforms to the Rockefeller drug law impacted penalties in various ways, including ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminated mandatory sentencing for certain classes of first time drug-related felonies 
B)  allowed for resentencing of certain offenders incarcerated for drug-related offenses 
C)  allowed judges to sentence those convicted to probation or alternative treatment programs 
D)  mandated the incarceration of all persons convicted of felony drug offenses 
A)  eliminated mandatory sentencing for certain classes of first time drug-related felonies 
B)  allowed for resentencing of certain offenders incarcerated for drug-related offenses 
C)  allowed judges to sentence those convicted to probation or alternative treatment programs 
D)  mandated the incarceration of all persons convicted of felony drug offenses

Question 14

Statistics show that the majority of felony defendants released prior to trial return for their court date.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements about life without parole is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 2012, one in nine U.S.prisoners was serving a life term 
B)  Two states account for more than half (58 percent) of all the LWOP prisoners 
C)  Courtroom work groups have wholeheartedly accepted the LWOP laws 
D)  LWOP sentences achieve a significant amount of crime reduction 
A)  By 2012, one in nine U.S.prisoners was serving a life term 
B)  Two states account for more than half (58 percent) of all the LWOP prisoners 
C)  Courtroom work groups have wholeheartedly accepted the LWOP laws 
D)  LWOP sentences achieve a significant amount of crime reduction

Question 16

The political reality is that we have completely ignored ____(1)______ in favor of ____(2)______.

Accepted Answer

A)  (1) mass incarceratoin (2) rehabilitation 
B)  (1) deterrence (2) incapacitation 
C)  (1) gross incapacitation (2) mandatory sentences 
D)  (1) selective incapacitation (2) mass incarceration 
A)  (1) mass incarceratoin (2) rehabilitation 
B)  (1) deterrence (2) incapacitation 
C)  (1) gross incapacitation (2) mandatory sentences 
D)  (1) selective incapacitation (2) mass incarceration

Question 17

The first bail reform movement resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial 
B)  an increase in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial 
C)  the removal of employment status as a criterion for bail 
D)  the addition of employment status as a criterion for bail 
A)  a decrease in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial 
B)  an increase in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial 
C)  the removal of employment status as a criterion for bail 
D)  the addition of employment status as a criterion for bail

Question 18

As a result of the 1984 Bail Reform Act

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of detention shifted 
B)  the overall detention rate increased 
C)  pretrial crime declined dramatically 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the method of detention shifted 
B)  the overall detention rate increased 
C)  pretrial crime declined dramatically 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

Selective incapacitation proved to be a better crime control measure than gross incapacitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An evaluation of California's three strikes law found that it

Accepted Answer

A)  Sent few people to prison for long terms, but more than expected 
B)  selectively incapacitated only the most violent repeat offenders 
C)  did not produce the intended reduction in crime 
D)  reduced sentencing disparities through its mandatory provisions 
A)  Sent few people to prison for long terms, but more than expected 
B)  selectively incapacitated only the most violent repeat offenders 
C)  did not produce the intended reduction in crime 
D)  reduced sentencing disparities through its mandatory provisions

One of the factors that contributed to the first bail reform movement was

A natural experiment in predicting the dangerousness of juveniles revealed that

Current sex offender and registration laws focus on the most dangerous sex offenders who engage in the rape and kidnapping of children.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an example of

One of the major issues with Zedlewski's study was not taking into consideration the replacement factor

Pretrial drug testing did not help to predict rearrests for those persons on bail.

Advocates of sex offender registration and notification laws believe

The 2011 U.S.Sentencing Commission report found that

The crime policy of incapacitation

The 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law was

One problem with Durlauf and Nagin's proposal to apply the savings from a reduced prison population to innovative police programs is that

Regarding speedy trials, Walker points out that

The most current reforms to the Rockefeller drug law impacted penalties in various ways, including ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

Statistics show that the majority of felony defendants released prior to trial return for their court date.

Which of the following statements about life without parole is accurate?

The political reality is that we have completely ignored (1) in favor of (2)____.

The first bail reform movement resulted in

As a result of the 1984 Bail Reform Act

Selective incapacitation proved to be a better crime control measure than gross incapacitation.

An evaluation of California's three strikes law found that it

Crime and Policy: a Complex Problem

Models of Criminal Justice

The Going Rate

The Prediction Problem

Unleash the Cops

Deter the Criminals

Close the Loopholes

Protect Crime Victims

Control Gun Crimes

Treat Em

The Basis of an Orderly Society

Sense and Nonsense About Drugs and Crime

Crime and Community: Putting It All Together

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Exam 7: Lock Em up

One of the factors that contributed to the first bail reform movement was

A natural experiment in predicting the dangerousness of juveniles revealed that

Current sex offender and registration laws focus on the most dangerous sex offenders who engage in the rape and kidnapping of children.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an example of

One of the major issues with Zedlewski's study was not taking into consideration the replacement factor

Pretrial drug testing did not help to predict rearrests for those persons on bail.

Advocates of sex offender registration and notification laws believe

The 2011 U.S.Sentencing Commission report found that

The crime policy of incapacitation

The 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law was

One problem with Durlauf and Nagin's proposal to apply the savings from a reduced prison population to innovative police programs is that

Regarding speedy trials, Walker points out that

The most current reforms to the Rockefeller drug law impacted penalties in various ways, including ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

Statistics show that the majority of felony defendants released prior to trial return for their court date.

Which of the following statements about life without parole is accurate?

The political reality is that we have completely ignored ____(1)______ in favor of ____(2)______.

The first bail reform movement resulted in

As a result of the 1984 Bail Reform Act

Selective incapacitation proved to be a better crime control measure than gross incapacitation.

An evaluation of California's three strikes law found that it

Crime and Policy: a Complex Problem

Models of Criminal Justice

The Going Rate

The Prediction Problem

Unleash the Cops

Deter the Criminals

Close the Loopholes

Protect Crime Victims

Control Gun Crimes

Treat Em

The Basis of an Orderly Society

Sense and Nonsense About Drugs and Crime

Crime and Community: Putting It All Together

Filters

The political reality is that we have completely ignored (1) in favor of (2)____.