Question 1

Tong (1986)explains that cost-benefit analysis comprises all of the following stages except ______.

Accepted Answer

A) social movements 
B) defining goals 
C) philosophical analysis 
D) none of these

Question 2

Policy analysis that focuses on the plusses and minuses of the proposed policy (with
little or no concern about ethical issues)is called ______ analysis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Policy analysis that focuses on the plusses...

Question 3

Examples of moral panics include ______.

Accepted Answer

A) condemnation of pedophiles 
B) enactment of mandatory minimum legislation 
C) research on coercion of inmates 
D) both condemnation of pedophiles and enactment of mandatory minimum legislation

Question 4

Researchers have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment policies.

Accepted Answer

A) punishment 
B) neoliberalism 
C) neolithical 
D) fear

Question 5

During the 1990s,which group emerged as a distinct and dangerous criminal class?

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the 1990s,which group emerged as a...

Question 6

______ have unlimited discretion to incarcerate and to act in concert with punitive local public opinion because they do not have to attend to the ultimate cost of offenders' stay in prisons.Local counties do not pay for state prisons; they are paid for by individuals' federal tax dollars.

Accepted Answer

A) Local Congressmen and Congresswomen 
B) State Senators 
C) Prosecutors and judges 
D) All of these

Question 7

A Time/CNN poll conducted in 1994 reported that ______% of adults favored mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third serious crime.

Accepted Answer

A) 46 
B) 66 
C) 72 
D) 81

Question 8

The consequences of truth in ______ laws are often criticized on ethical grounds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The consequences of truth in ______ laws...

Question 9

Public opinion on the "new" penal sanctions,like "three-strikes" sentencing laws, indicates that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) there is widespread approval of them 
B) there is widespread disapproval of them 
C) while they approve of it,they don't believe it should be applied indiscriminately to specific offenders under specific circumstances 
D) the public is evenly divided on them

Question 10

The characterization that "strangers" were of more concern was made despite the fact that only about ______% of sexual abuse offenses against children and about
______% of child murders are committed by strangers.

Accepted Answer

A) 3; 6 
B) 5; 10 
C) 7; 14 
D) 9; 18

Question 11

Federally funded "justice reinvestment" initiatives were enacted to improve state crime policies to reduce mass incarceration.Why do scholars think that U.S.
Incarceration rates have been largely unaffected?

Accepted Answer

A) Some states failed to adopt any policies or put money saved towards reinvestment 
B) It was easier for states to focus efforts on nonviolent offenders and parole and probation violations,ignoring other classes of offenders 
C) States have expanded sentences of life without parole while easing up on drug and non-violent offenders 
D) all of these

Question 12

What did Tonry (2011)identify as a major precipitator of the severity of modern criminal justice policies and the unfair burdens they place on Black Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) Jim Crow Laws 
B) Southern Policy Laws 
C) Southern Strategy 
D) Black Laws

Question 13

The War on Drugs is an example of morality policy making based on a moral panic which has led to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) unethical and discriminatory results and mass imprisonment 
B) a decrease in the illegal consumption of drugs 
C) growth of powerful drug lords in the U.S. 
D) a drop in the supply of illegal drugs in the U.S.

Question 14

Scholars have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment
policies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scholars have identified the ideology of ______...

Question 15

States have tended to follow the U.S.Sentencing Commission guidelines,which are currently ______ and which,until recently,set very lengthy sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) mandatory 
B) under appeal 
C) only advisory 
D) none of these

Question 16

Which of the following is not a moral or ethical argument in opposition to the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A) Innocent people are executed. 
B) The death penalty is imposed in a racially discriminatory manner. 
C) retribution 
D) Capital punishment is degrading to human dignity.

Question 17

The corrections industry has become a major state employer.One in 8 state
employees work in corrections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In formulating criminal justice policy on issues of morality policy making,policy makers should ______,

Accepted Answer

A) act ethically 
B) undertake formal policy analysis 
C) avoid promoting ad hoc,arbitrary and irrational policy solutions 
D) all of these

Question 19

Which court case held that the imposition of the death penalty for cases of child rape was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A) Kennedy v.Louisiana 
B) Furman v.Georgia 
C) United States v.Quinones 
D) Kansas v.Hendricks

Question 20

Brutally remorseless,radically impulsive and extremely dangerous youngsters who
continually commit violent crimes are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Brutally remorseless,radically impulsive and extremely dangerous youngsters...

Exam 9: The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making

Tong (1986) explains that cost-benefit analysis comprises all of the following stages except ______.

Policy analysis that focuses on the plusses and minuses of the proposed policy (with little or no concern about ethical issues)is called ______ analysis.

Examples of moral panics include ______.

Researchers have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment policies.

During the 1990s,which group emerged as a distinct and dangerous criminal class?

______ have unlimited discretion to incarcerate and to act in concert with punitive local public opinion because they do not have to attend to the ultimate cost of offenders' stay in prisons.Local counties do not pay for state prisons; they are paid for by individuals' federal tax dollars.

A Time/CNN poll conducted in 1994 reported that ______% of adults favored mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third serious crime.

The consequences of truth in ______ laws are often criticized on ethical grounds.

Public opinion on the "new" penal sanctions,like "three-strikes" sentencing laws, indicates that ______.

The characterization that "strangers" were of more concern was made despite the fact that only about % of sexual abuse offenses against children and about % of child murders are committed by strangers.

Federally funded "justice reinvestment" initiatives were enacted to improve state crime policies to reduce mass incarceration.Why do scholars think that U.S. Incarceration rates have been largely unaffected?

What did Tonry (2011) identify as a major precipitator of the severity of modern criminal justice policies and the unfair burdens they place on Black Americans?

The War on Drugs is an example of morality policy making based on a moral panic which has led to ______.

Scholars have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment policies.

States have tended to follow the U.S.Sentencing Commission guidelines,which are currently ______ and which,until recently,set very lengthy sentences.

Which of the following is not a moral or ethical argument in opposition to the death penalty?

The corrections industry has become a major state employer.One in 8 state employees work in corrections.

In formulating criminal justice policy on issues of morality policy making,policy makers should ______,

Which court case held that the imposition of the death penalty for cases of child rape was unconstitutional?

Brutally remorseless,radically impulsive and extremely dangerous youngsters who continually commit violent crimes are referred to as ______.

Exam 9: The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making

Tong (1986) explains that cost-benefit analysis comprises all of the following stages except ______.

Policy analysis that focuses on the plusses and minuses of the proposed policy (with little or no concern about ethical issues)is called ______ analysis.

Examples of moral panics include ______.

Researchers have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment policies.

During the 1990s,which group emerged as a distinct and dangerous criminal class?

______ have unlimited discretion to incarcerate and to act in concert with punitive local public opinion because they do not have to attend to the ultimate cost of offenders' stay in prisons.Local counties do not pay for state prisons; they are paid for by individuals' federal tax dollars.

A Time/CNN poll conducted in 1994 reported that ______% of adults favored mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third serious crime.

The consequences of truth in ______ laws are often criticized on ethical grounds.

Public opinion on the "new" penal sanctions,like "three-strikes" sentencing laws, indicates that ______.

The characterization that "strangers" were of more concern was made despite the fact that only about ______% of sexual abuse offenses against children and about ______% of child murders are committed by strangers.

Federally funded "justice reinvestment" initiatives were enacted to improve state crime policies to reduce mass incarceration.Why do scholars think that U.S. Incarceration rates have been largely unaffected?

What did Tonry (2011) identify as a major precipitator of the severity of modern criminal justice policies and the unfair burdens they place on Black Americans?

The War on Drugs is an example of morality policy making based on a moral panic which has led to ______.

Scholars have identified the ideology of ______ as fostering punitive punishment policies.

States have tended to follow the U.S.Sentencing Commission guidelines,which are currently ______ and which,until recently,set very lengthy sentences.

Which of the following is not a moral or ethical argument in opposition to the death penalty?

The corrections industry has become a major state employer.One in 8 state employees work in corrections.

In formulating criminal justice policy on issues of morality policy making,policy makers should ______,

Which court case held that the imposition of the death penalty for cases of child rape was unconstitutional?

Brutally remorseless,radically impulsive and extremely dangerous youngsters who continually commit violent crimes are referred to as ______.

The characterization that "strangers" were of more concern was made despite the fact that only about % of sexual abuse offenses against children and about % of child murders are committed by strangers.