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Course Introduction

This course explores the complex relationship between crime and public policy, examining how social, economic, and political factors shape criminal behavior and influence the development of policies aimed at prevention and control. Students will analyze various approaches to crime reduction, evaluate the effectiveness of current criminal justice strategies, and consider the ethical and practical challenges faced by policymakers. Topics include the role of law enforcement, sentencing practices, rehabilitation, community-based initiatives, and the impact of public attitudes and media on policy decisions. Through case studies and critical discussion, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of how public policy can address the causes and consequences of crime in contemporary society.

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Crime and Criminal Justice Concepts and Controversies 1st Edition by Stacy

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Chapter 1: Crime and Criminal Justice

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Q1) Packer suggests that this model of justice resembles an obstacle course.

A) Crime control

B) Due process

C) Nonintervention

D) Restorative justice

Answer: B

Q2) Which statement,according to your text,correctly portrays the relationship between crime programming and personal attitudes about crime?

A) Fictional-based program viewers tend to be more fearful of personal victimization.

B) Reality-based program viewers tend to have more favorable attitudes.

C) Reality-based program viewers tend to have more punitive attitudes.

D) There is no relationship between reality-based television and attitudes about crime.

Answer: C

Q3) The three agencies of the criminal justice system are the police,courts,and corrections.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 2: Concepts of Law and Justice

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Q1) The mental element of a crime is actus reus.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q2) Explain the various burden of proof used in the justice system.

Answer: Key points should include: Responable suspicion,probable cause,preponderance of the evidence,clear and convincing evidence,and beyond a responable doubt.

Q3) This is the highest burden of proof under the law.

A) Clear and convincing evidence

B) Probable cause

C) Preponderance of the evidence

D) Beyond a reasonable doubt

Answer: D

Q4) Explain and give one example of attendant circumstances.

Answer: What happens within the context of the act that makes it a crime.It is the relationship between the mens rea and actus reus.For example,in the crime of rape,the act of sexual intercourse is not in of itself a crime.However,in order for sex to be a lawful behavior,you must have consent from the parties involved in act.Failure to obtain consent is an example of an attendant circumstance.

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Chapter 3: Defining and Measuring Crime

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Q1) In the UCR,Type 1 crimes include information for eight separate offenses are divided into these two categories.

A) Property crime and violent crime

B) Violent crime and victimless crime

C) Violent crime & crimes against the government

D) Property crime and white-collar crime

Answer: A

Q2) Some self-reported studies are longitudinal studies.What does this mean?

Answer: Longitudinal studies reflect offending behaviors over a period of time.In these studies,data are collected in time intervals.As a result,longitudinal data can take years to compile.

Q3) What crimes are juveniles more involved in than adults?

Answer: Larceny-theft is the most frequent crime for all age groups,with a greater percentage of juveniles involved in it.Just over 15% of the arrests for the crime of burglary involve juvenile offenders under the age of 18,and burglary accounts for 12% of adult arrests.In contrast,arrests for the crime of aggravated assault involve a greater proportion of adults compared to juveniles (20% vs.11%).

Q4) Describe the demographic characteristics of criminals,according to the UCR.

Answer: Most are white males over 18.

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Chapter 4: Explanations of Criminal Behavior

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Q1) Agnew's general strain theory highlights three potential sources of strain: failure in achieving positive goals,the loss of positive influences,and the arrival of negative influences.

A)True

B)False

Q2) This element of the bond refers to a general acceptance of the rules of society.

A) Attachment

B) commitment

C) Involvement

D) Belief

Q3) Compare and contrast Merton's strain theory with Agnew's general strain theory.

Q4) What is the major difference between classical and positivist theories of crime?

Q5) He is known,among other things,for his development of the panopticon.

A) Cesare Beccaria

B) Cesare Lombroso

C) Sigmund Freud

D) Jeremy Bentham

Q6) Explain the process of labeling according to Becker.

Q7) Explain how social bond theory differs from other criminological theories.

Q8) Explain life course theory.

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Chapter 5: Victims and the Criminal Justice System

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Q1) How does a just world outlook give people a sense of peace?

Q2) Within the category of personal crime,the NCVS looks at the acts of homicide,rape,and sexual assault,robbery,simple and aggravated assault and pick-pocketing/purse-snatching.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Should restorative justice be a greater part of the criminal justice system?

Q4) Why do some victims not report the crime to the police?

Q5) How does the just world hypothesis contribute to victim blaming?

Q6) What was the significant contribution of the Violence Against Women Act (1994)?

Q7) One who is particularly vulnerable to stressors at various stages during the life cycle falls under this typology of crime victims.

A) Dull normals

B) Wanton

C) Acquisitive

D) Mentally Defective

Q8) How does secondary victimization impact victims?

Q9) What is secondary victimization?

Q11) What did the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)in 1984 do? Page 7

Q10) Why are victims often blamed for their victimization?

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Chapter 6: Criminal Justice Policy

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Q1) This stage involves evaluating the goal or objective of the policy.

A) Problem identification

B) Policy adoption

C) Policy evaluation

D) Policy implementation

Q2) Which of the following is not an issue in criminal justice discussed in the text that leads to policy development?

A) Rising crime rates

B) The need for drug and alcohol counseling in prisons

C) Concerns about the residency requirements for convicted sex offenders in the community.

D) All of the above are issues discussed in the text

Q3) _________ is/are used to provide guidance to criminal justice officials.

A) Discretion

B) Policies

C) Direct democracy

D) Indirect democracy

Q4) What role does this President of the United States have in making policy?

Q5) Explore the benefits and drawbacks of stand-your-ground laws.

Q6) Why is policy evaluation so important?

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Chapter 7: Policing Organizations and Practices

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Q1) The Lieutenant is the _________ highest-ranking officer in an organization.

A) Fourth

B) Third

C) Fifth

D) Sixth

Q2) List and describe the three eras of policing.

Q3) What were the major findings of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment?

Q4) The first Black police officer was Samuel Battle.

A)True

B)False

Q5) How does broken windows theory impact policing strategies?

Q6) Compare and contrast problem-oriented policing and community policing.

Q7) Research indicates that policewomen have been particularly successful within models of community policing due to:

A) enhanced problem-solving skills through correlation.

B) enhanced interrogations skills through communication.

C) enhanced problem-solving skills through communication.

D) enhanced investigative skills through correlation.

Q9) What are the major contributions of Sir Robert Peel? Page 10

Q8) What are some significant features of the Political Era?

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Chapter 8: Issues in Policing

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Q1) What protections are provided under the fourth amendment?

Q2) What is the exclusionary rule? What is its purpose?

Q3) All 50 states,plus the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico,and the Federal Government submit their data to the Combined DNA Index System,or CODIS.

A)True

B)False

Q4) If police officers are required to wear body cameras,should the public view the video footage?

Q5) What is one of the two categories of corruption that was identified by the Knapp Commission?

A) Grass-eaters

B) Plant-eaters

C) Animal-eaters

D) Leaf-eaters

Q6) Research indicates that race can indirectly impact the levels of community satisfaction with the police.

A)True

B)False

Q7) What are the sources of occupational stress for police officers?

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Chapter 9: Courts and Crime

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Q1) Prosecutorial misconduct can include behaviors such as the use of perjured testimony,failing to disclose preferential treatment to a jailhouse informant,or misstating the law to the jury which impacted their decision-making process.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Which type of case under Federal Law is the federal court system not responsible for managing?

A) Criminal

B) Civil

C) Administrative

D) All of these are responsibilities of the federal court system

Q3) The____ amendment of the constitution states that persons who have been accused of a crime have the right to an attorney to assist in their defense.

A) first

B) fourth

C) sixth

D) eighth

Q4) Draw the federal court structure.

Q5) What process must a case go through in order to reach the U.S.Supreme Court?

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Chapter 10: Punishment and Sentencing

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Q1) Explain the sentencing philosophy of retribution.Provide one example to illustrate this philosophy.

Q2) __________ is when the offender is sentenced to a specific term.

A) Determinate sentencing

B) Indeterminate sentencing

C) Retributive sentencing

D) Mandatory sentencing

Q3) Argue for or against capital punishment.Select an opposing argument and counter that.

Q4) Shelly is reasonably sure that she will be sentenced to prison for life if she kills her boyfriend.Which element of deterrence is met in this scenario?

A) Celerity

B) Rapid

C) Certainty

D) Severity

Q5) Most criminologists argue that the death penalty is not a deterrent.Explain why this is the case.

Q6) Describe the legal history of capital punishment.Cite court cases when appropriate.

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Chapter 11: Prisons and Jails

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Q1) There is a disproportionate number of ___________ in state prisons.

A) white males

B) black males

C) white females

D) black females

Q2) What are some characteristics of military prisons?

Q3) The flagship institution of the Pennsylvania System is ____________.

A) Eastern State Penitentiary

B) Sing Sing

C) Castle Island Fortress

D) Parchman Farms

Q4) Most prison inmates are housed in federal prisons.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The reformatory era emerged at __________.

A) Elmira Reformatory

B) Auburn Reformatory

C) Parchman Reformatory

D) El Dorado Reformatory

Q6) Describe the different prison security levels.

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Chapter 12: Community Corrections

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Q1) One of the primary benefits of diversion programs is that they do not lead to net-widening.

A)True

B)False

Q2) What are the major weaknesses associated with diversionary programs?

Q3) Provide one example of a diversionary program and briefly discuss how it works.

Q4) __________ is a term that is generally used to reference the category of intervention between probation and incarceration.

A) Community correction

B) Intermediate sanction

C) Diversionary sentence

D) Shock probation

Q5) Who prepares the presentencing investigative report (PSI)?

A) Probation officer

B) Judge

C) Police officer

D) Court clerk

Q6) What is the major benefit of a diversionary program for the offender?

Q7) What is the major benefit of a diversionary program to the criminal justice system?

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Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice

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Q1) In this landmark case,the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles must be informed of their right to remain silent,have the right to attorney (including having one provided for them if they cannot afford one),have the right to a reasonable notice of the charges against them,and have the right to confront and cross examine witnesses.

A) In re Winship

B) In re Gualt

C) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania

D) Kent v. U.S.

Q2) How did the juvenile justice system change over time?

Q3) Discuss how juveniles obtained due process rights and the cases that provided them with those rights.

Q4) Diversion allows for a youth to complete a set of requirements in lieu of being processed by the juvenile court.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Truancy is a delinquent act for a juvenile.

A)True

B)False

Q6) Explain the background and significance of In re Gualt (1967).

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Chapter 14: Emerging Issues for the 21st Century

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Q1) Which of the following is not a key feature of the USA PATRIOT Act?

A) Expanded the powers and budget of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

B) Added new provisions to mandatory detention laws for individuals who either engage in acts of terrorism or threaten national security

C) Expanded the monitoring of foreign student visas

D) All of these are features of the USA PATRIOT Act

Q2) Drones are a new tool for the government.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Which of the following is not a key feature of the USA PATRIOT Act?

A) Establishment of a fund for counter-terrorism efforts

B) Creation of new methods for gathering intelligence information

C) Increased the record keeping requirements for banks

D) All of these are features of the USA PATRIOT Act

Q4) The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)maintains the Global Terrorism Database on all known domestic and international terrorist incidents.

A)True

B)False

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