Question 1

Regarding prevention and punishment

Accepted Answer

A)  while prevention is appealing, our efforts should focus on punishment since the war on crime cannot be won 
B)  soft drug treatment programs are unable to prevent crime as effectively as tough sentencing policies such as the three-strikes law 
C)  prevention was a fad crime policy, and we need to stick with a healthy diet of punishment 
D)  this is arguably a false dichotomy since all crime policies are designed to prevent crime

Question 2

A 2013 article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) argues that we can learn much from the successes in other areas when we try to deal with gun violence.One important lesson is that

Accepted Answer

A)  community efforts are more effective than policy changes 
B)  a sweeping policy change is needed to make inroads in solving a problem 
C)  it takes a village to help individuals 
D)  several approaches reinforce each other to achieve a significant result

Question 3

One of the consequences of our wars on crime and drugs has been

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the racial polarization of the U.S. 
B)  the U.S.maintaining the highest incarceration rate in the world 
C)  a massive reduction in the number of emergency room admissions reporting mention of cocaine use 
D)  reduced fear of crime

Question 4

The state of the economy, as reflected in the unemployment rate, has _________ on criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  negligible effects 
B)  direct implications 
C)  uneven results, depending on race, 
D)  statistically proven effects

Question 5

Extravagant promises about crime reduction have been made by

Accepted Answer

A)  community and religious programs 
B)  both liberals and conservatives 
C)  liberal presidents but not conservative presidents 
D)  conservative presidents but not liberal presidents

Question 6

When Walker talks about America's two crime problems, he is referring to

Accepted Answer

A)  crimes known to police and unreported and undetected crime 
B)  property crime and violent crime 
C)  those affecting poor minorities and white middle class 
D)  street crime and white-collar corporate offenses

Question 7

One criticism of Michelle Alexander's ideas about crime policy and race is that

Accepted Answer

A)  she gives too much credence to the gains of the civil rights movement 
B)  she embraces the conservative view while ignoring the liberal view 
C)  she unfairly blames minorities for their part in creating mass incarceration 
D)  she confuses the results of the war on crime with the intent of the great change in U.S.imprisonment policy

Question 8

Select the most accurate statement

Accepted Answer

A)  contextual factors such as a shifting proportion of crime-prone young people in the population and the economic downturn have not likely impacted the crime rate 
B)  contextual factors include changes in corrections that have reduced crime while policy factors include changes in policing that have reduced crime 
C)  the interplay of contextual factors and criminal justice policies best explains the great crime drop 
D)  distinguishing between contextual and policy factors that affect the crime rate is a fruitless effort since these factors are arguably a false dichotomy

Question 9

According to Walker, which of the following would be considered the most sensible crime policy goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of different policies that produces a modest crime reduction 
B)  a moderately expensive policy that reduces crime by 15% in 5 years 
C)  a simple policy that produces quick and dramatic changes 
D)  Walker argues that a sensible crime policy goal is impossible to define

Question 10

Examples of conservatives and liberals switching sides include all but which issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  legalization of drugs 
B)  offender reentry 
C)  increased law enforcement presence 
D)  decreased prison sentences

Question 11

In his discussion of conservative and liberal theology, Walker notes that

Accepted Answer

A)  liberals embrace the crime-control model while conservatives prefer the due process model 
B)  conservatives blame problems on harsh punishment and call for rehabilitation 
C)  liberals call for punishment similar to parental discipline, even though the real world of the CJS does not work like a family 
D)  conservatives believe criminals have low self-control, while liberals believe social factors such as economic opportunities influence behavior

Question 12

The war on crime raises expectations of a victory and an end to the problem rather than the goal of decreasing crime to a tolerable level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and Scared Straight are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  the first evidence-based crime policies in the U.S. 
B)  well-intentioned treatment that can cause harm in the absence of research evidence on effectiveness 
C)  punitive responses to crime stemming from increased crime rates of the 1960s 
D)  the interplay between contextual and policy factors in policy making

Question 14

Crime-control theology conflicts most directly with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  community-focused programs 
B)  the prevention-punishment dichotomy 
C)  evidence-based practices 
D)  substantive criminal law

Question 15

The most important force contributing to the imprisonment boom has been

Accepted Answer

A)  the implicit racism of the justice system 
B)  the recent trend of directing crime policy efforts toward white-collar rather than street crime 
C)  a popular belief that the justice system has been and still is soft on crime 
D)  the lack of funding for representation of the accused in court

Question 16

Which of the following justifications were provided for the claim that war is the wrong metaphor for crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  it raises unrealistic expectations for eliminating crime 
B)  it suggests we are fighting a foreign enemy 
C)  it leads to the demonization of criminals 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

There have been no signs of reversal of the imprisonment boom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The increasing crime rate in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A)  began in the early 1960s 
B)  contributed to crime being a major issue in American politics 
C)  has instilled fear that ripped our social fabric as people moved out of their communities 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

According to findings of the Sentencing Project, the public believes the justice system is far more lenient than it really is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Regarding crime in America, select the most accurate statement

Accepted Answer

A)  property crime is down, but violent crime has been rising steadily since the 1970s 
B)  both property and violent crime have been increasing steadily for two decades 
C)  both property and violent crime are at their lowest levels since 1993 
D)  no discernible trends can be determined using crime data from the last 10 years

Exam 1: Crime and Policy: a Complex Problem

Regarding prevention and punishment

A 2013 article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) argues that we can learn much from the successes in other areas when we try to deal with gun violence.One important lesson is that

One of the consequences of our wars on crime and drugs has been

The state of the economy, as reflected in the unemployment rate, has _________ on criminal behavior.

Extravagant promises about crime reduction have been made by

When Walker talks about America's two crime problems, he is referring to

One criticism of Michelle Alexander's ideas about crime policy and race is that

Select the most accurate statement

According to Walker, which of the following would be considered the most sensible crime policy goal?

Examples of conservatives and liberals switching sides include all but which issue?

In his discussion of conservative and liberal theology, Walker notes that

The war on crime raises expectations of a victory and an end to the problem rather than the goal of decreasing crime to a tolerable level.

The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and Scared Straight are examples of

Crime-control theology conflicts most directly with which of the following?

The most important force contributing to the imprisonment boom has been

Which of the following justifications were provided for the claim that war is the wrong metaphor for crime?

There have been no signs of reversal of the imprisonment boom.

The increasing crime rate in the U.S.

According to findings of the Sentencing Project, the public believes the justice system is far more lenient than it really is.

Regarding crime in America, select the most accurate statement