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Which model stands in contrast to the due process model?


A) process control model
B) advocacy model
C) liberal model
D) crime control model

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Conservatives generally take a tough-on-crime stance and argue for more criminal justice spending.

A) True
B) False

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Explain why the criminal justice system is characterized as a nonsystem.

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Although the police, prosecutors and the courts are concerned with controlling crime, too often these agencies develop their own priorities and goals. So called turf wars can develop between the police and the prosecutor's office. Additionally, communications can break down between the components. The agencies within the criminal justice system tend to be too rigid with respect to cooperation. The efforts of government agencies within the criminal justice system are seen as fragmented and many times duplicated. A lack of cooperation between components has lead to a criminal justice system referred to as a nonsystem.

Duplication of efforts in crime control by various government agencies has labeled the criminal justice system as a(n)


A) nonsystem model
B) adversarial model
C) systematic model
D) limited model

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Describe the central features of the due process and the crime control perspective.

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A goal of the due process perspective is...

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Rehabilitation is highly effective in the short run.

A) True
B) False

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Incapacitation removes criminals from society through ________.

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incarceration

The crime control model emphasizes quality over quantity.

A) True
B) False

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________ is a concept of punishment that is concerned with protecting members of society by removing the criminal element.


A) deterrence
B) incapacitation
C) retribution
D) Rehabilitation

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which form of punishment is focused upon "just deserts"?


A) deterrence
B) retribution
C) incapacitation
D) rehabilitation

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The funnel model of justice was developed by those who believe the justice system is


A) struggling for cooperation.
B) a nonexistent system.
C) working effectively.
D) highly fragmented.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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________ and policymakers do not communicate as much as they should.

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________ believe that capitalism results in class division and inequality.

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Conflict t...

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________ believe that crime is a product of environmental factors.

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Which type of deterrence seeks to deter criminal activity in the general population by the threat of sanctions?


A) specific
B) general
C) absolute
D) marginal

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Those who believe in the nonsystem model of criminal justice believe there is a lack of communications between agencies.

A) True
B) False

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The due process perspective does not place a great deal of faith in the courts.

A) True
B) False

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________ thinkers believe that people agree on what issues are of most concern to social welfare.


A) Consensus
B) Covert
C) Confusion
D) Conflict

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Conservatives believe that crime is a product of individual choice.

A) True
B) False

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________ is concerned with incremental changes in various dimensions of the criminal justice system.


A) Massive deterrence
B) Covert deterrence
C) Large scale deterrence
D) Marginal deterrence

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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