Question 1

Prison works to keep violent and predatory offenders from endangering the general public, but prisons do not specifically deter most offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Under the Justice ________ Initiative, federal financial assistance was provided to states interested in understanding factors driving jail and prison population growth in their state.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the Justice ________ Initiative, federal financial...

Question 3

A key recommendation of the "Smart on Crime"
initiative is for steps toward centralization that would provide one agenda across all federal districts so that the U.S. Attorney General can provide a national strategy for addressing crime across those districts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe and discuss the benefits of a performance-based measures system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe and discuss the benefits of a...

Question 5

Which of the following terms describes a focus on appropriate responses to the harm suffered by the victim or by the communities and reducing expensive incarceration responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disconnected crime tactics. 
B)  Rational crime control policy. 
C)  Deliberate enforcement scheme. 
D)  Economically viable crime procedures.

Question 6

What characteristics are associated with persons who are likely to be successful when placed on community supervision? What are the characteristics of persons who are unlikely to be successful?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What characteristics are associated with persons who...

Question 7

According to the figure in Chapter 14 showing what works and what doesn't, which of the following is an example of what does NOT work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapeutic communities. 
B)  Scared Straight programs. 
C)  Residential community facilities. 
D)  Reentry programs from prison.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended changes from the "Smart on Crime" initiative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop a single national strategy for identifying crime problems and needs across all federal districts. 
B)  Reduce federal prison sentence lengths for drug offenders who had no ties to gangs or large-scale criminal organizations. 
C)  Federal offenders not posing a threat to public safety should be eligible for alternatives to incarceration such as diversion, drug court, and other community-based efforts. 
D)  Increase the eligibility for inmates seeking compassionate release because of a terminal illness or because of a dire medical need.

Question 9

Spending time in jail and prison reduces the risk of felony recidivism for property and drug offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works

Prison works to keep violent and predatory offenders from endangering the general public, but prisons do not specifically deter most offenders.

Under the Justice ________ Initiative, federal financial assistance was provided to states interested in understanding factors driving jail and prison population growth in their state.

A key recommendation of the "Smart on Crime" initiative is for steps toward centralization that would provide one agenda across all federal districts so that the U.S. Attorney General can provide a national strategy for addressing crime across those districts.

Describe and discuss the benefits of a performance-based measures system.

Which of the following terms describes a focus on appropriate responses to the harm suffered by the victim or by the communities and reducing expensive incarceration responses?

What characteristics are associated with persons who are likely to be successful when placed on community supervision? What are the characteristics of persons who are unlikely to be successful?

According to the figure in Chapter 14 showing what works and what doesn't, which of the following is an example of what does NOT work?

Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended changes from the "Smart on Crime" initiative?

Spending time in jail and prison reduces the risk of felony recidivism for property and drug offenders.