Evidence based approach
How long does the average criminal trial last?
3-6hrs / less than a week / 2-3 weeks / 1 month
less than a week
The police enforce the law, keep social order, and preserve public safety for their particular jurisdiction.
True / False
True
Which of the key requirements for an effective deterrence system is problematic because it is reasonably achieved only if citizens are willing to be constantly monitored?
certainty / swiftness / severity / predictability
certainty
This concept is expressed when society treats similar crimes and similar criminal alike
equity / reciprocity / mediation / rehabilitation
equity
Where were fortune cookies invented?
A. China
B. Japan
C. USA
D. France
Japan
Since 2011, prison populations in the United States have increased dramatically after having consistently declined for 40 years.
True / False
False
A city police department enforces the law within that city's geographic boundaries and those boundaries identify the police department's _________.
jurisdiction
Which punishment philosophy relies on the core assumptions that people are rational, calculating, individuals using free will to achieve pleasure and avoid pain?
deterrence / rehabilitation / retribution / restoration
deterrence
Calling punishment "a natural response to a wrongful act" best describes
just deserts / general incapacitation / norm of reciprocity / classical criminology
The norm of reciprocity
Which country invented ice cream?
A. USA
B. Italy
C. France
D. China
China
Which program type depends on correctional resources available in the community to assist the offender in seeking help and abiding by certain conditions?
community corrections / institutional corrections / local jail / fixed fines
community corrections
Deterrence is the act of discouraging future criminal acts by both the offender and ____.
his state / his co-workers / others in the population / his family
Others in the population
Under which type of incapacitation would the policy be to reserve imprisonment for only those offenders needing to be locked away for society's protection?
technological / selective / indeterminate / general
Selective
One criticism of restorative justice is that it can promote ______ by perpetuating existing social inequities.
excessive deterrence / unnecessary leniency / discrimination / excessive subordination
Discrimination
Which ancient people invented the toothbrush?
A. Romans
B. Egyptians
C. Greeks
D. Africans
Egyptians
Repeated and cumulative media exposure is thought to contribute to insecurity and fear of crime according to ________ theory.
social learning / social interaction / cultivation / crime control
Hanging a horse thief to ensure he doesn't steal any other horses expresses this deterrence philosophy.
sanctioned / informal / general / specific
Specific
The observation that essentially all prisoners return to live in free society is called
golden rule of criminology / iron law of imprisonment / beccaria's rule / restorative justice
Iron law of imprisonment
This person is often considered the greatest prison reformer of modern times.
Moses / William the Conqueror / Howard Johnson / John Howard
John Howard
What is the national animal of Scotland?
A. Horse
B. Bull
C. Unicorn
D. Lion
Unicorn
To be considered of high quality, a program should
sample size between 10-30 / significant differences between treatment and control group / measured as valid but not necessarily reliable / measured as reliable but not necessarily valid
Show significant differences between treatment and control groups.
Applying evidence-based practice techniques in corrections begins with a valid _____ instrument to measure the risk the offender poses and the problem areas that should be emphasized.
assessment
Hanging a horse thief to discourage others from stealing horses expresses this deterrence philosophy.
sanctioned / informal / general / specific
General
Two themes important in the development of imprisonment as punishment were
isolation and labor / inclusion and work / capital and corporal punishment / assembly and idleness
Isolation and labor
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A. A flock
B. A colony
C. A flamboyance
D. A guild
A flamboyance