CJBS 300 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the type of cases within
each layer of the wedding cake? - Answers - the top layer contains celebrated cases,
the second layer contains serious felonies, the third layer contains less serious felonies,
and the bottom layer contains misdemeanors
The wedding cake model highlights significant differences in case processing within
each layer and consistent patterns in case processing between layers. - Answers -
False
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
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
The factor that differentiates second- and third-layer felonies is the frequency with which
the courtroom workgroup sees cases in the different layers as similar in other ways. -
Answers - False
Explaining the crime drop might involve broad changes in behavior that are beyond the
reach of social science to explain. - Answers - True
Working together daily, the courtroom work group reaches a general consensus about
how different cases should be handled, which is known as the going rate. - Answers -
True
The Crime Commission's model - Answers - emphasizes the interrelationships among
agencies and the ways decisions at one point in the system affect decisions at other
points
The Innocence Project found that the most frequent contributor to wrongful conviction
was erroneous eyewitness identification. - Answers - True
ANSWERS
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the type of cases within
each layer of the wedding cake? - Answers - the top layer contains celebrated cases,
the second layer contains serious felonies, the third layer contains less serious felonies,
and the bottom layer contains misdemeanors
The wedding cake model highlights significant differences in case processing within
each layer and consistent patterns in case processing between layers. - Answers -
False
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
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
The factor that differentiates second- and third-layer felonies is the frequency with which
the courtroom workgroup sees cases in the different layers as similar in other ways. -
Answers - False
Explaining the crime drop might involve broad changes in behavior that are beyond the
reach of social science to explain. - Answers - True
Working together daily, the courtroom work group reaches a general consensus about
how different cases should be handled, which is known as the going rate. - Answers -
True
The Crime Commission's model - Answers - emphasizes the interrelationships among
agencies and the ways decisions at one point in the system affect decisions at other
points
The Innocence Project found that the most frequent contributor to wrongful conviction
was erroneous eyewitness identification. - Answers - True
