Question 1

The basic concept behind __________ is a mandatory life prison sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony.

Accepted Answer

A)  preventive detention 
B)  selective incapacitation 
C)  chronic offenders guidelines 
D)  three strikes laws 
A)  preventive detention 
B)  selective incapacitation 
C)  chronic offenders guidelines 
D)  three strikes laws

Question 2

The three strikes law in California

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost $6.5 billion to implement 
B)  disproportionately affected people convicted of non-violent offenses 
C)  reduced Index crimes below levels expected given the downward trend 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Cost $6.5 billion to implement 
B)  disproportionately affected people convicted of non-violent offenses 
C)  reduced Index crimes below levels expected given the downward trend 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Walker proposes that preventive detention __________ reduce __________ crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  (1) will (2) minor 
B)  (1) will not (2) serious 
C)  (1) will (2) serious 
D)  (1) will not (2) minor 
A)  (1) will (2) minor 
B)  (1) will not (2) serious 
C)  (1) will (2) serious 
D)  (1) will not (2) minor

Question 4

By the 1980s public support for preventive detention

Accepted Answer

A)  Was justified by a string of serial killers on the loose 
B)  had declined 
C)  Was widespread 
D)  the public has never supported preventive detention 
A)  Was justified by a string of serial killers on the loose 
B)  had declined 
C)  Was widespread 
D)  the public has never supported preventive detention

Question 5

One of the criticisms leveled against Zedlewski's conclusions was that

Accepted Answer

A)  He suggested that a reduction in crime produces a direct reduction in CJS costs 
B)  He only analyzed data on gross, but not selective incapacitation strategies 
C)  He was working for a liberal organization at the time of his research 
D)  He deliberately used incorrect statistical analyses to draw his conclusions 
A)  He suggested that a reduction in crime produces a direct reduction in CJS costs 
B)  He only analyzed data on gross, but not selective incapacitation strategies 
C)  He was working for a liberal organization at the time of his research 
D)  He deliberately used incorrect statistical analyses to draw his conclusions

The basic concept behind __________ is a mandatory life prison sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony.

The three strikes law in California

Walker proposes that preventive detention reduce crime.

By the 1980s public support for preventive detention

One of the criticisms leveled against Zedlewski's conclusions was that

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

Exam 7: Lock Em up

The basic concept behind __________ is a mandatory life prison sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony.

The three strikes law in California

Walker proposes that preventive detention __________ reduce __________ crime.

By the 1980s public support for preventive detention

One of the criticisms leveled against Zedlewski's conclusions was that

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

Walker proposes that preventive detention reduce crime.