Question 1

Pretrial drug testing did not help to predict rearrests for those persons on bail.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the factors that contributed to the first bail reform movement was

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A)   the get tough mood
B)   the great rise in serious crime
C)   an innovative way to release defendants on their own recognizance (ROR) 
D)   research findings that defendants not released on bail were more likely to be convicted and imprisonedE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) D

Question 3

One problem with Durlauf and Nagin's proposal to apply the savings from a reduced prison population to innovative police programs is that

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A)   the police are uncooperative in implementing innovative programs
B)   the new incarceration policy bears signs of racial and ethnic disparity
C)   Criminologists are unlikely to develop the tools to determine who would benefit from selective incapacitation
D)   the plan would require a significant increase in social services costsE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The first bail reform movement resulted in

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A)   a decrease in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial
B)   an increase in the percentage of people held in jail awaiting trial
C)   the removal of employment status as a criterion for bail
D)   the addition of employment status as a criterion for bailE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Advocates of sex offender registration and notification laws believe

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A)   the laws will help police arrest and keep an eye on the sex offenders
B)   surveillance will deter sex offenders
C)   sex offenders reoffend at a high rate
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

As a result of the 1984 Bail Reform Act

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A)   the method of detention shifted
B)   the overall detention rate increased
C)   pretrial crime declined dramatically
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Regarding speedy trials, Walker points out that

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A)   speedy trials can reduce failure to appear
B)   speedy trials can reduce crime
C)   the courtroom workgroup evades speedy trial laws
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law was

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A)   the kick off for America's imprisonment boom
B)   used by judges to hold all felony defendants for 120 days
C)   implemented in all states by 1976
D)   nullified by prosecutors by setting bail at a level beyond a defendant's financial meansE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The 2011 U.S.Sentencing Commission report found that

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A)   the number of offenses carrying a mandatory minimum sentence had halved between 1991 and 2010
B)   One third of the convictions with a mandatory sentence involved drug trafficking
C)   There are disparities in applying the mandatory minimums
D)   a minority of federal judges thought mandatory sentences were "too high"E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

A natural experiment in predicting the dangerousness of juveniles revealed that

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A)   some prediction instruments are can effectively identify only high risk offenders
B)   there were five true positives for every false positive
C)   judges were remarkably inaccurate in identifying which juveniles were high risk and which were low risk
D)   judges were reasonably accurate in identifying high risk juveniles at the expense of a high rate of false positivesE) None of the above
F) A) and D) D

Question 11

Statistics show that the majority of felony defendants released prior to trial return for their court date.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The crime policy of incapacitation

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A)   seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders
B)   seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and rehabilitating them
C)   seeks to reduce crime by imprisoning offenders and seeks to specifically deter them
D)   All of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

The political reality is that we have completely ignored ____(1) ______ in favor of ____(2) ______.

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A)   (1)  mass incarceratoin (2)  rehabilitation
B)   (1)  deterrence (2)  incapacitation
C)   (1)  gross incapacitation (2)  mandatory sentences
D)   (1)  selective incapacitation (2)  mass incarcerationE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Current sex offender and registration laws focus on the most dangerous sex offenders who engage in the rape and kidnapping of children.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

Which of the following statements about life without parole is accurate?

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A)   By 2012, one in nine U.S.prisoners was serving a life term
B)   Two states account for more than half (58 percent)  of all the LWOP prisoners
C)   Courtroom work groups have wholeheartedly accepted the LWOP laws
D)   LWOP sentences achieve a significant amount of crime reductionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

One of the major issues with Zedlewski's study was not taking into consideration the replacement factor

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most current reforms to the Rockefeller drug law impacted penalties in various ways, including ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

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A)   eliminated mandatory sentencing for certain classes of first time drug-related felonies
B)   allowed for resentencing of certain offenders incarcerated for drug-related offenses
C)   allowed judges to sentence those convicted to probation or alternative treatment programs
D)   mandated the incarceration of all persons convicted of felony drug offensesE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

An evaluation of California's three strikes law found that it

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A)   Sent few people to prison for long terms, but more than expected
B)   selectively incapacitated only the most violent repeat offenders
C)   did not produce the intended reduction in crime
D)   reduced sentencing disparities through its mandatory provisionsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Selective incapacitation proved to be a better crime control measure than gross incapacitation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an example of

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A)   preventive detention
B)   selective incapacitation
C)   mandatory sentences
D)   arbitrary sentencingE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 7: Lock Em up

Pretrial drug testing did not help to predict rearrests for those persons on bail.

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One of the factors that contributed to the first bail reform movement was

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One problem with Durlauf and Nagin's proposal to apply the savings from a reduced prison population to innovative police programs is that

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The first bail reform movement resulted in

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Advocates of sex offender registration and notification laws believe

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As a result of the 1984 Bail Reform Act

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Regarding speedy trials, Walker points out that

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The 1970 District of Columbia preventive detention law was

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The 2011 U.S.Sentencing Commission report found that

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A natural experiment in predicting the dangerousness of juveniles revealed that

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Statistics show that the majority of felony defendants released prior to trial return for their court date.

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The crime policy of incapacitation

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The political reality is that we have completely ignored ____(1) ______ in favor of ____(2) ______.

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Current sex offender and registration laws focus on the most dangerous sex offenders who engage in the rape and kidnapping of children.

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Which of the following statements about life without parole is accurate?

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One of the major issues with Zedlewski's study was not taking into consideration the replacement factor

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The most current reforms to the Rockefeller drug law impacted penalties in various ways, including ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

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An evaluation of California's three strikes law found that it

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Selective incapacitation proved to be a better crime control measure than gross incapacitation.

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Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an example of

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