Question 1

In Southern states, African-Americans' disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system began

Accepted Answer

A) after the war on drugs. 
B) after the Revolutionary War. 
C) after President Johnson's war on crime. 
D) after the Civil War. 
A) after the war on drugs. 
B) after the Revolutionary War. 
C) after President Johnson's war on crime. 
D) after the Civil War. D

Question 2

The war on drugs has increased incarceration. Which policy may help to slow this trend?

Accepted Answer

A) Record expungement for marijuana related offenses 
B) Decriminalization of the use and distribution of marijuana 
C) Providing licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries 
D) Creation of community drug turn-in centers 
A) Record expungement for marijuana related offenses 
B) Decriminalization of the use and distribution of marijuana 
C) Providing licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries 
D) Creation of community drug turn-in centers B

Question 3

How did the ruling in the 1967 Gault case change juvenile justice procedures?

Accepted Answer

The ruling instituted timely notice of charges, the right of the child to legal counsel, and the right of the defendant/defendant's lawyer to confront and cross-examine.

Question 4

Incarceration's ripple effect refers to

Accepted Answer

A) its relationship to voting. 
B) its disproportionate impact on minority neighborhoods. 
C) its impact on families and communities. 
D) its contribution to the national economy. 
A) its relationship to voting. 
B) its disproportionate impact on minority neighborhoods. 
C) its impact on families and communities. 
D) its contribution to the national economy.

Question 5

The rising trend of incarceration in the U.S. is attributed to

Accepted Answer

A) the war on drugs and changes in criminal justice policy. 
B) the war on drugs and disproportionality. 
C) the war on drugs and moral panic. 
D) the war on drugs and the treatment of juveniles as adults. 
A) the war on drugs and changes in criminal justice policy. 
B) the war on drugs and disproportionality. 
C) the war on drugs and moral panic. 
D) the war on drugs and the treatment of juveniles as adults.

Question 6

Describe the arguments for and against crime victims' participation in court and parole proceedings.

Accepted Answer

Proponents argue that victims' inclusion

Question 7

Some probation and parole officers are also social workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How have three-strikes laws contributed to rising incarceration rates?

Accepted Answer

A) Through creation of mandatory sentences for a third conviction 
B) Through automatic life sentences for three Schedule 1 drug offenses 
C) By equating three nonviolent offenses to one felony offense 
D) By requiring that judges consider prior offenses when deciding on a sentence 
A) Through creation of mandatory sentences for a third conviction 
B) Through automatic life sentences for three Schedule 1 drug offenses 
C) By equating three nonviolent offenses to one felony offense 
D) By requiring that judges consider prior offenses when deciding on a sentence

Question 9

The corrections system includes jails, prisons, the police, parole, and probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

America's incarceration rate is the highest in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The two broad theoretical explanations for race-based disparities in criminal justice are

Accepted Answer

A) the differential poverty and differential offending frameworks. 
B) the differential treatment and differential employment frameworks. 
C) the differential policing and differential sentencing frameworks. 
D) the differential offending and differential treatment frameworks. 
A) the differential poverty and differential offending frameworks. 
B) the differential treatment and differential employment frameworks. 
C) the differential policing and differential sentencing frameworks. 
D) the differential offending and differential treatment frameworks.

Question 12

In some states, convicted felons are not allowed to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Currently, only the Republicans support criminal justice reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

America's correctional system includes jails specifically for Native American people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Over the past eight years, there has been political support for criminal justice reform. Why are politicians suddenly so supportive of reform?

Accepted Answer

Politicians are responding to widespread

Question 16

The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act changed the treatment of youth convicted of status offenses by

Accepted Answer

A) automatically expunging status offenses from the youth's record. 
B) separating status offenders from youth convicted of more serious crimes. 
C) creating special courts for status offenders. 
D) allowing status offenders to complete community service instead of incarceratingthem. 
A) automatically expunging status offenses from the youth's record. 
B) separating status offenders from youth convicted of more serious crimes. 
C) creating special courts for status offenders. 
D) allowing status offenders to complete community service instead of incarceratingthem.

Question 17

The Controlled Substances Act has been used as the main policy to advance the war ondrugs. It criminalized use of

Accepted Answer

A) certain drugs assumed to have the highest risk of addiction and no medical use. 
B) certain drugs in the possession of juveniles. 
C) certain drugs in the possession of people receiving Social Security income or food stamps. 
D) certain drugs in the possession of a pregnant woman. 
A) certain drugs assumed to have the highest risk of addiction and no medical use. 
B) certain drugs in the possession of juveniles. 
C) certain drugs in the possession of people receiving Social Security income or food stamps. 
D) certain drugs in the possession of a pregnant woman.

Question 18

In 2010, African Americans made up 17% of the United States juvenile population, yet they accounted for 13% of juvenile arrests. This overrepresentation may be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A) disproportionate truancy. 
B) disproportionate community policing in minority neighborhoods. 
C) disproportionate sentencing. 
D) disproportionate minority contact. 
A) disproportionate truancy. 
B) disproportionate community policing in minority neighborhoods. 
C) disproportionate sentencing. 
D) disproportionate minority contact.

Question 19

The 2005 Supreme Court ruling in Roper v. Simmons, ended what type of sentencingpractice for juveniles?

Accepted Answer

A) Death sentences 
B) Life in prison 
C) Mandatory sentences for Schedule 1 drug convictions 
D) Automatic probation for youth 10 and under 
A) Death sentences 
B) Life in prison 
C) Mandatory sentences for Schedule 1 drug convictions 
D) Automatic probation for youth 10 and under

Question 20

Restorative justice seeks to repair the relationships between

Accepted Answer

A) victims, witnesses, and offenders. 
B) the police, victims, and offenders 
C) offenders, the community, and victims. 
D) juvenile offenders, the offenders' parents, and the community. 
A) victims, witnesses, and offenders. 
B) the police, victims, and offenders 
C) offenders, the community, and victims. 
D) juvenile offenders, the offenders' parents, and the community.

In Southern states, African-Americans' disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system began

The war on drugs has increased incarceration. Which policy may help to slow this trend?

How did the ruling in the 1967 Gault case change juvenile justice procedures?

Incarceration's ripple effect refers to

The rising trend of incarceration in the U.S. is attributed to

Describe the arguments for and against crime victims' participation in court and parole proceedings.

Some probation and parole officers are also social workers.

How have three-strikes laws contributed to rising incarceration rates?

The corrections system includes jails, prisons, the police, parole, and probation.

America's incarceration rate is the highest in the world.

The two broad theoretical explanations for race-based disparities in criminal justice are

In some states, convicted felons are not allowed to vote.

Currently, only the Republicans support criminal justice reform.

America's correctional system includes jails specifically for Native American people.

Over the past eight years, there has been political support for criminal justice reform. Why are politicians suddenly so supportive of reform?

The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act changed the treatment of youth convicted of status offenses by

The Controlled Substances Act has been used as the main policy to advance the war ondrugs. It criminalized use of

In 2010, African Americans made up 17% of the United States juvenile population, yet they accounted for 13% of juvenile arrests. This overrepresentation may be attributed to

The 2005 Supreme Court ruling in Roper v. Simmons, ended what type of sentencingpractice for juveniles?

Restorative justice seeks to repair the relationships between

Social Justice and Social Workers

The Governments Role

Policy Analysis and Policy Practice

The Social Security Act

Poverty and Inequality

Health

Mental Illness

Disability

People of Color

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Individuals

Children

Women

Older Adults

Working Americans

Conclusion

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Exam 9: Crime and Criminal Justice

In Southern states, African-Americans' disproportionate contact with the criminal justice system began

The war on drugs has increased incarceration. Which policy may help to slow this trend?

How did the ruling in the 1967 Gault case change juvenile justice procedures?

Incarceration's ripple effect refers to

The rising trend of incarceration in the U.S. is attributed to

Describe the arguments for and against crime victims' participation in court and parole proceedings.

Some probation and parole officers are also social workers.

How have three-strikes laws contributed to rising incarceration rates?

The corrections system includes jails, prisons, the police, parole, and probation.

America's incarceration rate is the highest in the world.

The two broad theoretical explanations for race-based disparities in criminal justice are

In some states, convicted felons are not allowed to vote.

Currently, only the Republicans support criminal justice reform.

America's correctional system includes jails specifically for Native American people.

Over the past eight years, there has been political support for criminal justice reform. Why are politicians suddenly so supportive of reform?

The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act changed the treatment of youth convicted of status offenses by

The Controlled Substances Act has been used as the main policy to advance the war ondrugs. It criminalized use of

In 2010, African Americans made up 17% of the United States juvenile population, yet they accounted for 13% of juvenile arrests. This overrepresentation may be attributed to

The 2005 Supreme Court ruling in Roper v. Simmons, ended what type of sentencingpractice for juveniles?

Restorative justice seeks to repair the relationships between

Social Justice and Social Workers

The Governments Role

Policy Analysis and Policy Practice

The Social Security Act

Poverty and Inequality

Health

Mental Illness

Disability

People of Color

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Individuals

Children

Women

Older Adults

Working Americans

Conclusion

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