Question 1

Accurate estimates of crime reduction due to gross incapacitation should take into consideration the law of diminishing returns as well as the replacement effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Locking up large numbers of offenders regardless of their criminal histories is

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence 
B)  mandatory sentencing 
C)  selective incapacitation 
D)  mass incarceration 
A)  deterrence 
B)  mandatory sentencing 
C)  selective incapacitation 
D)  mass incarceration

Question 3

The Nation's Toughest Drug Law provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  bleeding heart liberal judges who are too lenient with convicted offenders 
B)  How mandatory sentencing laws lead to early dismissals and increases in sentencing delays 
C)  a cost-effective way to achieve incapacitation, deterrence and rehabilitation 
D)  racial discrimination that can occur in any part of the criminal justice system 
A)  bleeding heart liberal judges who are too lenient with convicted offenders 
B)  How mandatory sentencing laws lead to early dismissals and increases in sentencing delays 
C)  a cost-effective way to achieve incapacitation, deterrence and rehabilitation 
D)  racial discrimination that can occur in any part of the criminal justice system

Question 4

A strategy for preventing crime that requires a prison sentence or specifies the least amount of time that must be served is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  mandatory sentencing 
B)  specific incapacitation 
C)  preventive detention 
D)  truth in sentencing 
A)  mandatory sentencing 
B)  specific incapacitation 
C)  preventive detention 
D)  truth in sentencing

Question 5

An evaluation of the Rockefeller Drug law found that

Accepted Answer

A)  Heroin dealers were deterred by the nation's toughest drug law 
B)  due to the mandatory sentencing provisions truth in sentencing was achieved 
C)  slippage resulted in a decline of arrests leading to indictments and convictions 
D)  a diffusion of benefits reduced trafficking of cocaine and marijuana as well 
A)  Heroin dealers were deterred by the nation's toughest drug law 
B)  due to the mandatory sentencing provisions truth in sentencing was achieved 
C)  slippage resulted in a decline of arrests leading to indictments and convictions 
D)  a diffusion of benefits reduced trafficking of cocaine and marijuana as well

Question 6

Zedlewski calculated that

Accepted Answer

A)  it takes 20 years of being on an imprisonment binge before crime will be reduced 
B)  Each dollar spent imprisoning a criminal saves $17 in total social costs 
C)  if fully implemented, three-strikes sentencing in California would reduce crime by 15% 
D)  The financial investment in incarceration is unwise because incarceration does not reduce the crime rate 
A)  it takes 20 years of being on an imprisonment binge before crime will be reduced 
B)  Each dollar spent imprisoning a criminal saves $17 in total social costs 
C)  if fully implemented, three-strikes sentencing in California would reduce crime by 15% 
D)  The financial investment in incarceration is unwise because incarceration does not reduce the crime rate

Question 7

Three strikes laws are criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)  violating the principle of selective incapacitation 
B)  not focusing on the most serious offenders 
C)  being crude instruments in the fight against crime reduction 
D)  all of the above 
A)  violating the principle of selective incapacitation 
B)  not focusing on the most serious offenders 
C)  being crude instruments in the fight against crime reduction 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Prosecutors refuse to set bail higher than the minimum amount required in bail guidelines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Registration and notification laws do not protect society from potential sex offenders because

Accepted Answer

A)  the majority of victims know the person who abused them 
B)  the majority of sex offenders do not reoffend 
C)  the majority of sex offenders do not register 
D)  both a and b 
A)  the majority of victims know the person who abused them 
B)  the majority of sex offenders do not reoffend 
C)  the majority of sex offenders do not register 
D)  both a and b

Question 10

Overall, the Nation's Toughest Drug law had no significant effect on crime and drug use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regarding pretrial drug testing as a method for predicting crime on bail

Accepted Answer

A)  except for marijuana use it did not help predict arrests 
B)  except for cocaine use it did not help predict arrests 
C)  except for heroin use it did not help predict arrests 
D)  it has been found unconstitutional 
A)  except for marijuana use it did not help predict arrests 
B)  except for cocaine use it did not help predict arrests 
C)  except for heroin use it did not help predict arrests 
D)  it has been found unconstitutional

Question 12

Walker argues that three strikes laws

Accepted Answer

A)  are a classic example of overreaction to celebrated cases 
B)  are arbitrary because they are not consistently implemented 
C)  do not reduce crime 
D)  all of the above 
A)  are a classic example of overreaction to celebrated cases 
B)  are arbitrary because they are not consistently implemented 
C)  do not reduce crime 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

In the 1970s, public opinion about preventive detention began to change, leading to the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  courtroom work groups decided that preventive detention for juveniles was unconstitutional 
B)  the majority of offenders arrested were not charged 
C)  courtroom work groups began locking up allegedly dangerous offenders 
D)  judges started releasing most offenders on bail 
A)  courtroom work groups decided that preventive detention for juveniles was unconstitutional 
B)  the majority of offenders arrested were not charged 
C)  courtroom work groups began locking up allegedly dangerous offenders 
D)  judges started releasing most offenders on bail

Question 14

Getting criminals off the street by locking them up is what type of strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal 
B)  the standard U.S.strategy 
C)  traditionally liberal, but now conservative 
D)  traditionally conservative, but now liberal 
A)  liberal 
B)  the standard U.S.strategy 
C)  traditionally liberal, but now conservative 
D)  traditionally conservative, but now liberal

Question 15

A cross-state comparison of changes in incarceration rates and crime rates in 17 states showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  As incarceration rates increased crime rates decreased 
B)  states that spent more money on corrections had lower crime rates 
C)  increases in incarceration rates reduced crime in the South, but not in the West 
D)  No clear patterned relationship between incarceration rates and crime rates existed 
A)  As incarceration rates increased crime rates decreased 
B)  states that spent more money on corrections had lower crime rates 
C)  increases in incarceration rates reduced crime in the South, but not in the West 
D)  No clear patterned relationship between incarceration rates and crime rates existed

Question 16

Mandatory sentencing, such as three strikes and sentencing guidelines, is not an effective means of reducing serious crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For what reason was the 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law rarely used?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was found to be unconstitutional within the first year that it was implemented 
B)  federal prosecutors chose not to use it and continued setting high bail for defendants they wanted to detain 
C)  bleeding heart judges continued to release defendants without prosecuting and punishing them 
D)  it was actually used extensively and resulted in a major increase in our nation's prison population 
A)  it was found to be unconstitutional within the first year that it was implemented 
B)  federal prosecutors chose not to use it and continued setting high bail for defendants they wanted to detain 
C)  bleeding heart judges continued to release defendants without prosecuting and punishing them 
D)  it was actually used extensively and resulted in a major increase in our nation's prison population

Question 18

A policy designed to lock up only the few high-rate offenders or career criminals is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  pretrial detention 
B)  preventive detention 
C)  selective incapacitation 
D)  gross incapacitation 
A)  pretrial detention 
B)  preventive detention 
C)  selective incapacitation 
D)  gross incapacitation

Question 19

Select the most accurate statement regarding crime committed by felony defendants in large urban counties who are released prior to trial.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% were rearrested for a misdemeanor 
B)  11% were rearrested for a felony 
C)  60% were rearrested for a felony 
D)  45% were rearrested for a misdemeanor 
A)  10% were rearrested for a misdemeanor 
B)  11% were rearrested for a felony 
C)  60% were rearrested for a felony 
D)  45% were rearrested for a misdemeanor

Question 20

Incarceration strategies seek to limit the discretion of judges who are viewed by conservatives as lenient bleeding hearts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Accurate estimates of crime reduction due to gross incapacitation should take into consideration the law of diminishing returns as well as the replacement effect.

Locking up large numbers of offenders regardless of their criminal histories is

The Nation's Toughest Drug Law provides an example of

A strategy for preventing crime that requires a prison sentence or specifies the least amount of time that must be served is known as what?

An evaluation of the Rockefeller Drug law found that

Zedlewski calculated that

Three strikes laws are criticized for

Prosecutors refuse to set bail higher than the minimum amount required in bail guidelines.

Registration and notification laws do not protect society from potential sex offenders because

Overall, the Nation's Toughest Drug law had no significant effect on crime and drug use.

Regarding pretrial drug testing as a method for predicting crime on bail

Walker argues that three strikes laws

In the 1970s, public opinion about preventive detention began to change, leading to the following:

Getting criminals off the street by locking them up is what type of strategy?

A cross-state comparison of changes in incarceration rates and crime rates in 17 states showed that

Mandatory sentencing, such as three strikes and sentencing guidelines, is not an effective means of reducing serious crime.

For what reason was the 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law rarely used?

A policy designed to lock up only the few high-rate offenders or career criminals is known as

Select the most accurate statement regarding crime committed by felony defendants in large urban counties who are released prior to trial.

Incarceration strategies seek to limit the discretion of judges who are viewed by conservatives as lenient bleeding hearts.

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

Accurate estimates of crime reduction due to gross incapacitation should take into consideration the law of diminishing returns as well as the replacement effect.

Locking up large numbers of offenders regardless of their criminal histories is

The Nation's Toughest Drug Law provides an example of

A strategy for preventing crime that requires a prison sentence or specifies the least amount of time that must be served is known as what?

An evaluation of the Rockefeller Drug law found that

Zedlewski calculated that

Three strikes laws are criticized for

Prosecutors refuse to set bail higher than the minimum amount required in bail guidelines.

Registration and notification laws do not protect society from potential sex offenders because

Overall, the Nation's Toughest Drug law had no significant effect on crime and drug use.

Regarding pretrial drug testing as a method for predicting crime on bail

Walker argues that three strikes laws

In the 1970s, public opinion about preventive detention began to change, leading to the following:

Getting criminals off the street by locking them up is what type of strategy?

A cross-state comparison of changes in incarceration rates and crime rates in 17 states showed that

Mandatory sentencing, such as three strikes and sentencing guidelines, is not an effective means of reducing serious crime.

For what reason was the 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law rarely used?

A policy designed to lock up only the few high-rate offenders or career criminals is known as

Select the most accurate statement regarding crime committed by felony defendants in large urban counties who are released prior to trial.

Incarceration strategies seek to limit the discretion of judges who are viewed by conservatives as lenient bleeding hearts.

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