Exam 9: The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making

Ironically,in a departure from an era of policies of rehabilitation,the get-tough, sanctions of both the Nixon and Reagan Wars on Drugs resulted in such an increase in The national prison population (where there was a disproportionately high number of Blacks,Hispanics,and Women),that some states turned to ______.

As well as increasing the size of the inmate population generally,the war against drugs has had the effect of disproportionately incarcerating ______ men and women.

The ebb and flow of the social response to this category of crime continued until the 1980s,when the feminism movement brought increased attention to it,and greater legal Restrictions resulted upon those found to have committed this type of crime.

What form of punishment is clearly the preeminent morality issue within the category of punishment?

Which of the following is not one of Reamer's (1986)three grounds for policy making?

There has been concern about miscarriages of justice in capital cases since at least ______.

The association between crime,minorities,and criminal justice policy making is underpinned by a substantial body of research that reveals that ______.

Why is there an absence of empirical data on the incidence of internet sexual solicitation?

Cohen (1972)described ______ in terms of the emergence of a condition,event,or group of persons that becomes defined as a threat to the values and interests of Society.

Between 1993 and 2000,convictions for sex offenses increased by 400%.

Moral panics usually result in rational and empirically based policy making.

The Adam Walsh Act requires that juvenile sex offenders aged 14 and up be automatically ______.

To be eligible for federal funding,states under truth-in-sentencing laws must require those convicted of violent crimes to serve at least ______% of their court-imposed Sentence.

Goode and Ben-Yehuda (1994)stressed the level of popular participation in moral panics and believed they are founded on genuine public concern,which is picked up And promoted by the media.This is known as the ______ model.

The rush to incarcerate has increase the rate of imprisonment from ______ per 100,000 in 1979 to ______ per 100,000 for U.S.residents of all ages in 2016.

Truth in sentencing laws have ______.

An irrational,public hysteria over a problem which frequently results in unethical polices is called a ______.