Criminal justice

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QUESTION 1

1. Convicted defendants become the inputs for the _________________________ system.

6 points 

QUESTION 2

1. 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

1. 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

1. Decisions are also constrained and molded by local ________________________.

6 points 

QUESTION 5

1. Discretion is ‘ _________________ ‘ throughout the criminal justice system.

6 points 

QUESTION 6

1. Reducing services because of pressure to save money is called ‘ fiscal _________________________ ‘.

6 points 

QUESTION 7

1. Compromises may occur in the criminal justice process, because of conflicting mandates.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 8

1. Policy represents our attempts to respond to _____________________ __________________ .

6 points 

QUESTION 9

1. Discretion makes the criminal justice system more effective at getting an accurate measure of crime.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 10

1. The policy cycle begins with information about crime and criminal justice.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 11

1. Discretionary decisions are only allowed at the organizational or aggregate level.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 12

1. Privatization of large municipal police forces has been a success in most major US cities.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 13

1. The police serve as the input source for those arrested, into the rest of the system.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 14

1. Research on three-strikes laws shows little or no decrease in crime.

    True False

6 points 

QUESTION 15

1. ‘Three-strikes’ laws are a policy response to ______________________________ offenders.