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Criminal Justice Policy MCQ

1. _____ is a political perspective that follows more of a law-and-order philosophy and generally cites retributive values in punishing offenders

Conservative

Factual Guilt

Legal Guilt

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Conservative

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2. Is liberal a political perspective that tends to focus on the importance of due process, individual freedoms, and constitutional rights?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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3. _____ is known as political process by which prospective laws are proposed for voters to approve during an election.

Initiative

Positivist

Social process

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiative

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4. _____ is defined as political process by which citizens are empowered to make law through an initiative process.

Direct Democracy

Felony

Misdemeanor

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Direct Democracy

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5. _____ is method of research that looks at the changes that occur as a result of a policy to determine whether the policy is effective.

Outcome Evaluation

Alternatives To Incarceration

None of these

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Outcome Evaluation

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6. Is process Evaluation method of research that looks at the progress of the policy development experience to determine how the policy is developing and being implemented?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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7. _____ is known as law or practice that is used to provide guidance to criminal justice officials.

Policy

Homeland Security Act

U.S. Patriot Act

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Policy

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8. The belief that crime rates have spiraled out of control is tied to the low level of policy implementation related to criminal justice issues.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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9. Which of the following was identified as one of the issues that impacts research on criminal justice policies?

Lack of funding

Unavailable data

Political pressure

Disinterest

Answer

Correct Answer: Lack of funding

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10. Policies serve as the rules that workers in the criminal justice system use to do their jobs.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. Hiring more officers and increasing police presence in particular regions would take place during the ______ stage.

Implementation

Evaluation

Problem identification

Adoption

Answer

Correct Answer: Implementation

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12. Opponents of Arizona’s immigration law generally identified as liberal on the political spectrum.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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13. The process of direct democracy is unique in that it complete bypasses the traditional structures of lawmaking.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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14. Which of the following is required in order to put an initiative on a ballot in states that practice direct democracy?

A congressional sponsor and co-sponsor

The governors support and approval

A substantial amount of debate and discussion regarding the policy

A minimum number of signatures from registered voters

Answer

Correct Answer: A minimum number of signatures from registered voters

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15. Which of the following stages typically involves a variety of voices who want to be heard?

Problem identification

Policy evaluation

Agenda formation

Policy adoption

Answer

Correct Answer: Agenda formation

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16. According to the author, there is a continued push toward rehabilitative punishments.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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17. When it comes to crime policy, presidents have a lot of influence.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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