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Corrections |
The variety of problems, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of individuals who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses. |
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The use of the term corrections can be traced back to the turn of the 20th century in American. |
false |
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the primary reason for the increase in prison population from 1970's to the present is largely due to public policy changes. |
False |
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the most traditional form of early punishment was imprisonment. |
false, it was banishment |
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the main goal of the correctional system is to provide victims and their families justice. |
false |
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the most traditional form of early punishment was imprisonment. |
True |
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There have always been more female offenders within the criminal justice |
false |
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Elmira Reformatory was based on the principles of silence, obedience, and labor. |
false |
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Russia has the highest incarceration rate |
False |
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Probation is the most formal sanction for criminal justice |
true |
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Bail is usually set lower for people who can not afford to pay |
false |
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crime prevention depends on the actions of the police and citizens |
true |
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criminal justice system whose components- police, courts, corrections, and victims are interdepartmental and therefore influence each other. |
true |
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In the U.S minorities are more likely to be incarcerated than members of the majority |
true |
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there is no evidence of racism in the operation of the criminal justice system |
False |
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Felonies are serious cries punishable by more than one year of incarceration |
true |
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here is no difference between a prison and jail |
false |
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20. Persons sentenced to under one year of incarceration are housed in a prison |
false |
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misdemeanors are usually punished by sentences of more than one year in prison. |
False |
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Race is a key factor in exposure to crime, in that black citizens are more likely to be victimized than white citizens |
True |
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Politicians statements may contribute to fear of crime |
false |
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Ignorance of the law can be used as a defense in a criminal case |
false |
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A person under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time they commit a crime can n ot be charged with the crime |
false |
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The term reformatory is an institution the emphasizes training for senior citizens who commit criminal offenders |
false |
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An indetermination sentence mean that the person knows exactly what day they will be released from prison |
false |
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A determinate sentence means a person sentenced to prison knows their exact prison release date |
True |
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Laws and practices transferred from England governed the colonies prior to the American revolution |
True |
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The purpose of a person being sentenced to prison is so they will be punished while incarcerated |
false |
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Which of the following is true of the rehabilitation philosophy used to deal with persons who commit crime |
it stresses that persons who commit a crime can change and become productive members of society |
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Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Judge? |
judges don't make arrests. |
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the purpose of bail is |
assure the accused appears for trial |
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police officers are never allowed to influence the bail decision |
true |
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the traditional form of punishment was |
inprisonment |
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The Elmira Reformatory centered on the principles of |
rehabilitation |
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THe main goal of the correctional system is to |
the victims and their families justice |
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the belief that harsh punishments reduce crime is based on the assumption that |
1.those who commit crime will not act impulsively.those who commit the crime will weigh the benefits and cost of committing a crime before they make a decision. those who commit crime are concerned about their future. |
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more than half of those committed of a crime |
under community provision |
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Youth and others that are convicted for minor violations |
less likely to sentenced probation |
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A person serving under one year |
are housed in a prison |