Question 1

An example of criminal activity that in many states would not qualify as victimless crime is

Accepted Answer

A) prostitution. 
B) gambling. 
C) bank robbery. 
D) music pirating. 
A) prostitution. 
B) gambling. 
C) bank robbery. 
D) music pirating.

Question 2

Ten states have death penalty laws in place, although many states have not actually used them in many years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Privatization of prison systems

Accepted Answer

A) has been proposed to enhance capacity, but no private firms have been willing to step forward and take on such an immense, complex, and dangerous job. 
B) has not yet been tried; no state has yet experimented with privatized prisons. 
C) raises a number of constitutional questions about delegation of such authority, and the majority of studies indicate that operating cost savings have been marginal or nonexistent. 
D) has been inconclusive because experiments in Pennsylvania, Florida, Louisiana, and Tennessee have found that privatization of correctional facilities actually increases the costs of housing inmates by 37 percent. 
A) has been proposed to enhance capacity, but no private firms have been willing to step forward and take on such an immense, complex, and dangerous job. 
B) has not yet been tried; no state has yet experimented with privatized prisons. 
C) raises a number of constitutional questions about delegation of such authority, and the majority of studies indicate that operating cost savings have been marginal or nonexistent. 
D) has been inconclusive because experiments in Pennsylvania, Florida, Louisiana, and Tennessee have found that privatization of correctional facilities actually increases the costs of housing inmates by 37 percent.

Question 4

Research indicates that treatment is much less effective in reducing the consumption of cocaine than attacking the drug's supply channels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Prescribing a minor penalty for involvement in illegal activities as an alternative to prison sentences or major penalties, is called

Accepted Answer

A) recriminalization. 
B) decriminalization. 
C) legalizataion. 
D) broken windows policing. 
A) recriminalization. 
B) decriminalization. 
C) legalizataion. 
D) broken windows policing.

Question 6

America spends more per capita than any other nation on prisons and spends about $29,000 per year per inmate housed in a state or county prison. This is in addition to any special medical costs that must be provided to an inmate. This compares with about $9,000 per year spent per child in the public schools. Is this ratio appropriate? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The ratio of spending on prisons compare

Question 7

Victimization surveys are

Accepted Answer

A) scientific polls, which are more accurate than the Uniform Crime Reports because they include crimes that are not reported by victims to authorities. 
B) prepared from statistics gathered by the AFT and FBI. 
C) scientific polls that gather data only on reported crimes. 
D) prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and show that the FBI crime index is quite accurate. 
A) scientific polls, which are more accurate than the Uniform Crime Reports because they include crimes that are not reported by victims to authorities. 
B) prepared from statistics gathered by the AFT and FBI. 
C) scientific polls that gather data only on reported crimes. 
D) prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and show that the FBI crime index is quite accurate.

Question 8

The contributory causes of white-collar crime are

Accepted Answer

A) definitively known to be economic deprivation, age, and neighborhood. 
B) basically related to age. 
C) basically unknown but frequently related to greed. 
D) proven to be related to genetic defects. 
A) definitively known to be economic deprivation, age, and neighborhood. 
B) basically related to age. 
C) basically unknown but frequently related to greed. 
D) proven to be related to genetic defects.

Question 9

Two-thirds of the arrests for violent crimes do not result in a conviction or in any sort of punishment for the offender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

States and localities exercise jurisdiction over more than __________ of all crime that occurs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 95 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 95 percent

Question 11

​Municipal and county police and sheriff's departments bear much of the burden of law enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, but that ruling has recently been interpreted in more permissive ways. 
B) all accused persons have a constitutional right to counsel. 
C) the state of Ohio's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. 
D) the death penalty did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 
A) illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, but that ruling has recently been interpreted in more permissive ways. 
B) all accused persons have a constitutional right to counsel. 
C) the state of Ohio's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. 
D) the death penalty did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 13

The FBI's annual crime index is derived from

Accepted Answer

A) victimization surveys. 
B) the Uniform Crime Report on both violent and property crime. 
C) data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. 
D) a summary of state police crime reports. 
A) victimization surveys. 
B) the Uniform Crime Report on both violent and property crime. 
C) data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. 
D) a summary of state police crime reports.

Question 14

Southern states tend to be toughest on crime; they are more than twice as likely as other states to convict people arrested on felony charges, and their sentences are more severe than those in other regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Three classic goals of correctional policy are to

Accepted Answer

A) punish, gain retribution, and deter crime. 
B) rehabilitate; deter; and produce productive, law-abiding citizens. 
C) punish, rehabilitate, and physically separate dangerous criminals from society. 
D) get criminals off the street, break drug habits, and destroy unhealthy neighborhood associations. 
A) punish, gain retribution, and deter crime. 
B) rehabilitate; deter; and produce productive, law-abiding citizens. 
C) punish, rehabilitate, and physically separate dangerous criminals from society. 
D) get criminals off the street, break drug habits, and destroy unhealthy neighborhood associations.

An example of criminal activity that in many states would not qualify as victimless crime is

Ten states have death penalty laws in place, although many states have not actually used them in many years.

Privatization of prison systems

Research indicates that treatment is much less effective in reducing the consumption of cocaine than attacking the drug's supply channels.

Prescribing a minor penalty for involvement in illegal activities as an alternative to prison sentences or major penalties, is called

Victimization surveys are

The contributory causes of white-collar crime are

Two-thirds of the arrests for violent crimes do not result in a conviction or in any sort of punishment for the offender.

States and localities exercise jurisdiction over more than __________ of all crime that occurs in the United States.

Municipal and county police and sheriff's departments bear much of the burden of law enforcement.

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

The FBI's annual crime index is derived from

Southern states tend to be toughest on crime; they are more than twice as likely as other states to convict people arrested on felony charges, and their sentences are more severe than those in other regions.

Three classic goals of correctional policy are to

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

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Exam 16: Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

An example of criminal activity that in many states would not qualify as victimless crime is

Ten states have death penalty laws in place, although many states have not actually used them in many years.

Privatization of prison systems

Research indicates that treatment is much less effective in reducing the consumption of cocaine than attacking the drug's supply channels.

Prescribing a minor penalty for involvement in illegal activities as an alternative to prison sentences or major penalties, is called

Victimization surveys are

The contributory causes of white-collar crime are

Two-thirds of the arrests for violent crimes do not result in a conviction or in any sort of punishment for the offender.

States and localities exercise jurisdiction over more than __________ of all crime that occurs in the United States.

​Municipal and county police and sheriff's departments bear much of the burden of law enforcement.

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

The FBI's annual crime index is derived from

Southern states tend to be toughest on crime; they are more than twice as likely as other states to convict people arrested on felony charges, and their sentences are more severe than those in other regions.

Three classic goals of correctional policy are to

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

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Municipal and county police and sheriff's departments bear much of the burden of law enforcement.