CJBS 300 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS
Evidence-based policy originate in - Answers - health care policies
One of the consequences of criminal justice practitioners' traditional reliance on good
intentions rather than solid evidence in criminal justice policymaking has been -
Answers - the continuation of expensive but ineffective policies such as DARE
Crackdowns are an effective strategy that deters drunk driving for a long period of time -
Answers - False
The conclusion that only 1% of all criminals go to prison is based on the __________
model that visually represents the flow of cases through the system. - Answers - Funnel
In terms of the theoretical causes of crime which statement most accurately reflects
liberal and conservative theology? - Answers - Conservatives believe in rational choice
and low self-control; whereas, liberals believe in peer influence and economic
opportunity
Scared Straight programs are designed to deter by provoking fear in order to make
crime seem more costly than beneficial to juveniles. - Answers - TRUE
The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and Scared Straight are examples of - Answers
- well-intentioned treatment that can cause harm in the absence of research evidence
on effectiveness
A reexamination of the funnel effect using more recent BJS data found that this effect
no longer exists. - Answers - False
Wolfgang's birth cohort study was published at a time when crime rates were slowly
beginning to increase. - Answers - FALSE
The Texas death row inmate study relied on the clinical evaluation method of prediction.
- Answers - TRUE
Walker proposes that - Answers - a combination of criminal law and alternative
strategies can effectively reduce drunk driving and traffic fatalities
Other cohort studies have found that - Answers - a small group of offenders accounts
for a high proportion of all crimes by the cohort
Regarding fourth-layer cases, we are reminded that - Answers - the largest number of
cases in American courts are misdemeanors
Evidence-based policy originate in - Answers - health care policies
One of the consequences of criminal justice practitioners' traditional reliance on good
intentions rather than solid evidence in criminal justice policymaking has been -
Answers - the continuation of expensive but ineffective policies such as DARE
Crackdowns are an effective strategy that deters drunk driving for a long period of time -
Answers - False
The conclusion that only 1% of all criminals go to prison is based on the __________
model that visually represents the flow of cases through the system. - Answers - Funnel
In terms of the theoretical causes of crime which statement most accurately reflects
liberal and conservative theology? - Answers - Conservatives believe in rational choice
and low self-control; whereas, liberals believe in peer influence and economic
opportunity
Scared Straight programs are designed to deter by provoking fear in order to make
crime seem more costly than beneficial to juveniles. - Answers - TRUE
The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and Scared Straight are examples of - Answers
- well-intentioned treatment that can cause harm in the absence of research evidence
on effectiveness
A reexamination of the funnel effect using more recent BJS data found that this effect
no longer exists. - Answers - False
Wolfgang's birth cohort study was published at a time when crime rates were slowly
beginning to increase. - Answers - FALSE
The Texas death row inmate study relied on the clinical evaluation method of prediction.
- Answers - TRUE
Walker proposes that - Answers - a combination of criminal law and alternative
strategies can effectively reduce drunk driving and traffic fatalities
Other cohort studies have found that - Answers - a small group of offenders accounts
for a high proportion of all crimes by the cohort
Regarding fourth-layer cases, we are reminded that - Answers - the largest number of
cases in American courts are misdemeanors
