Exam 3: The Going Rate

A lack of data makes it difficult to evaluate our CJS.

One might consider the American CJS an administrative system of justice, because

While the courtroom work group has the power to frustrate legal reform, it does not have total control to completely nullify intended change.

Courtroom work groups can mitigate the effects of harsh sentencing laws, but they cannot

The most important changes in sentencing during the past forty years have been spurred by

Research has uncovered extensive disagreement among members of the courtroom work group in decisions regarding bail setting, plea bargaining, and presentence investigations.

If you know the offense and the offender's prior record you can likely predict the outcome of a case.This outcome is also known as what?

Working together daily, the courtroom work group reaches a general consensus about how different cases should be handled, which is known as the going rate.

The local legal culture is comprised of

A system of justice where guilt or innocence is determined through the state's presentation of the case and the defendant's challenge of it that is overseen by a neutral judge is what type of system?

Our high incarceration rate in the U.S.is mainly the result of

After eliminating weak cases, almost all indicted offenders are convicted, and the majority of convicted offenders are incarcerated.

Case processing is unaffected by the dynamics of the courtroom work group.

The influence of the courtroom work group is irrelevant to the implementation of justice system policies.

According to the Innocence Project, all but which of the following are primary causes for wrongful conviction

The criminal justice law of thermodynamics explains the chain reaction effect of criminal justice decision making.

Cases are more likely to be rejected or dismissed because of evidence or witness problems than due process problems.

Relative to other countries

A local jurisdiction's going rate is established

The standard liberal criticism is that our CJS is more _____(1)_____ than other countries, while conservatives argue that we are too _____(2)_____.