CRM 210 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
The impact of the war on drugs on prison and jail populations in the 1980s and 1990s. -
ANSWERSPopulation increased
Prisoner reentry - preparing and integrating parolees into the community as law- abiding
citizens using a collaborative approach with parole officers, treatment providers, and the
community. - ANSWERSo Hard to find job
o Trouble finding housing
o Think about difficulties with reentry
· Plea bargaining - approximately what percentage of criminal cases go to trial; why is
plea bargaining so prevalent? - ANSWERSo 5% (Always less than 10%)
o It would be impossible for the court system to handle if every case went to trial
o Trail penalty, whereas plea bargain gives less serious punishment
· From the mid-1990s to the present, what is the trend of violent crime rates in the
United States? - ANSWERSo Steady decrease
· What is the main goal of victim services? - ANSWERSo Victim advocates
o Rights of the victims
o Restorative Justice
· What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), what are some issues with it? - ANSWERSo
Collected by the FBI
o Masks the real number of crimes that occur (Hierarchy rule)
o Dark figure of crime
· Know what crimes are classified as violent crimes and those that are considered non-
violent. - ANSWERSViolent crimesinclude rape and sexual assault, robbery, assault
and murder. Nonvio- lent crimes are defined as property, drug, and public order
offenses which do not involve a threat of harm or an actual attack upon a victim.
· What are the criminal justice perspectives, what do each of them focus on (e.g., justice
perspective, crime control perspective, etc.)? - ANSWERSo Due process- Slow process
down, every case gets judicial review, obstacle course process
o Crime Control- Speedy court system, efficient police, lots of arrests, stiff penalties,
conveyor belt/assembly line process
AND ANSWERS 2026
The impact of the war on drugs on prison and jail populations in the 1980s and 1990s. -
ANSWERSPopulation increased
Prisoner reentry - preparing and integrating parolees into the community as law- abiding
citizens using a collaborative approach with parole officers, treatment providers, and the
community. - ANSWERSo Hard to find job
o Trouble finding housing
o Think about difficulties with reentry
· Plea bargaining - approximately what percentage of criminal cases go to trial; why is
plea bargaining so prevalent? - ANSWERSo 5% (Always less than 10%)
o It would be impossible for the court system to handle if every case went to trial
o Trail penalty, whereas plea bargain gives less serious punishment
· From the mid-1990s to the present, what is the trend of violent crime rates in the
United States? - ANSWERSo Steady decrease
· What is the main goal of victim services? - ANSWERSo Victim advocates
o Rights of the victims
o Restorative Justice
· What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), what are some issues with it? - ANSWERSo
Collected by the FBI
o Masks the real number of crimes that occur (Hierarchy rule)
o Dark figure of crime
· Know what crimes are classified as violent crimes and those that are considered non-
violent. - ANSWERSViolent crimesinclude rape and sexual assault, robbery, assault
and murder. Nonvio- lent crimes are defined as property, drug, and public order
offenses which do not involve a threat of harm or an actual attack upon a victim.
· What are the criminal justice perspectives, what do each of them focus on (e.g., justice
perspective, crime control perspective, etc.)? - ANSWERSo Due process- Slow process
down, every case gets judicial review, obstacle course process
o Crime Control- Speedy court system, efficient police, lots of arrests, stiff penalties,
conveyor belt/assembly line process
