Criminal justice
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QUESTION 1
- Convicted defendants become the inputs for the _________________________ system.
6 points
QUESTION 2
- The plea bargain process is an area where prosecutors have no discretion, since only the judge can appove the offered deal.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 3
- Is individual discretion in the criminal justice system a good thing or a bad thing? Pick only one, and explain your answer, giving good examples. (Minimum 150 words, in correct essay answer format.).
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16 points
QUESTION 4
- Decisions are also constrained and molded by local ________________________.
6 points
QUESTION 5
- Discretion is ' _________________ ' throughout the criminal justice system.
6 points
QUESTION 6
- Reducing services because of pressure to save money is called ' fiscal _________________________ '.
6 points
QUESTION 7
- Compromises may occur in the criminal justice process, because of conflicting mandates.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 8
- Policy represents our attempts to respond to _____________________ __________________ .
6 points
QUESTION 9
- Discretion makes the criminal justice system more effective at getting an accurate measure of crime.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 10
- The policy cycle begins with information about crime and criminal justice.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 11
- Discretionary decisions are only allowed at the organizational or aggregate level.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 12
- Privatization of large municipal police forces has been a success in most major US cities.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 13
- The police serve as the input source for those arrested, into the rest of the system.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 14
- Research on three-strikes laws shows little or no decrease in crime.
True
False
6 points
QUESTION 15
- 'Three-strikes' laws are a policy response to ______________________________ offenders.
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