CJBS 300 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
explaining the crime drop might involve changes in behavior that are beyond the reach
of social science to explain - Answers - true
NCVS data shows similar trends to UCR reports - Answers - true
when walker (author of textbook) talks about americas two crime problems, he is
referring to - Answers - one which primarily affects white middle-class americans. the
other which primarily affects young people of color and the poor.
celebrated cases distort public perceptions about criminal justice - Answers - true
_____ varies in criminal laws and their punishment - Answers - crime-control theology
the ____(1)_____ is the civics-book picture of justice while the ___(2)_____ portrays a
chaotic criminal justice system - Answers - old idealism, new cynicism
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
america is similar in our tendency to imprison serious offenders, but more punitive in
terms of time served for property crimes - Answers - true
prevalence of criminality refers to participation in crime while persistence refers to
continuing criminal activity - Answers - true
the prediction method that plays a role in the federal sentencing guidelines is - Answers
- a recurring issue in criminal justice
the police-population ratio is meaningless as a measure of police effectiveness -
Answers - true
the extensive use of CCTV as a crime fighting tool is used where? - Answers - england
the kansas city experiment found that - Answers - the level of patrol had no effect on
either crime or citizens perceptions and fear of crime; people did not notice differences
in levels of patrol.
walker proposes that the death penalty does not deter homicides - Answers - true
ANSWERS
explaining the crime drop might involve changes in behavior that are beyond the reach
of social science to explain - Answers - true
NCVS data shows similar trends to UCR reports - Answers - true
when walker (author of textbook) talks about americas two crime problems, he is
referring to - Answers - one which primarily affects white middle-class americans. the
other which primarily affects young people of color and the poor.
celebrated cases distort public perceptions about criminal justice - Answers - true
_____ varies in criminal laws and their punishment - Answers - crime-control theology
the ____(1)_____ is the civics-book picture of justice while the ___(2)_____ portrays a
chaotic criminal justice system - Answers - old idealism, new cynicism
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
america is similar in our tendency to imprison serious offenders, but more punitive in
terms of time served for property crimes - Answers - true
prevalence of criminality refers to participation in crime while persistence refers to
continuing criminal activity - Answers - true
the prediction method that plays a role in the federal sentencing guidelines is - Answers
- a recurring issue in criminal justice
the police-population ratio is meaningless as a measure of police effectiveness -
Answers - true
the extensive use of CCTV as a crime fighting tool is used where? - Answers - england
the kansas city experiment found that - Answers - the level of patrol had no effect on
either crime or citizens perceptions and fear of crime; people did not notice differences
in levels of patrol.
walker proposes that the death penalty does not deter homicides - Answers - true
