Exam 14: Preparing for Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System: Training and Policies

_______________ policy focuses on issues or problems pertaining to policing, courts, corrections, and related areas of formal social control.

The police are considered the _______________ to the criminal justice system, as they are involved with the initial steps of the adjudication process.

Which of the following established the first training standards for correctional workers, beginning in the 1970s?

Which type of local law enforcement academy required the greatest average number of basic training hours in the classroom?

Cultural sensitivity training for police officers largely emerged in the 1980s.

On average, basic training programs in state and local law enforcement training academies required only three hours to hate crimes/bias crimes, and elder abuse.

______________ justice considers how society treats its subgroups equally and the extent to which it provides for the needs of its members.

One of the more promising policy approaches is the increased use of ______________ officers, who meet with residents and business owners to discuss crime and crime prevention efforts.

Training for attorneys is largely provided by on the job experience and law school.

Civil law systems are found primarily in North America and England. The common law system is found throughout the rest of the world.

_______________ training officer programs, pair new officers with experienced ones in efforts to build upon and reinforce what was taught at the police academy.

Which of the following acronyms refers to citizen concerns about the siting of something unpleasant (e.g., a prison) or potentially dangerous in their vicinity?

The two primary legal systems today are the _____________ and ______________ law systems.

_______________ refers to decisions or actions that address particular issues or problems.

The ___________________ legal tradition is primarily found in North America and England.

Following formal training at a police academy, officers undergo _____________ training, in which they patrol the streets under the guidance of an experienced colleague.

Which of the following activist movement began after the 2013 acquittal of a Florida man in the shooting of an African American teenager?

_______________ are community-based facilities that enable offenders to reside in the community while remaining under relatively close supervision.

The percentage of Americans who reported being worried a great deal about race relations in the United States in 2019 was among the highest percentage since Gallup first asked the question.

What is the significance of federal statute Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983?