The main purpose of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 was:
A) to strengthen laws regarding violence against women.
B) to allow police departments to hire more officers.
C) to limit the insanity defense to those with severe mental disease or defect.
D) to punish federal offenders who cross state lines.
E) to allow a maximum incarceration length of 50 years for homicide.
C
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The decline in prison admissions has been driven by a reduction in the number of people sent to prison for new crimes rather than admissions for probation or parole violations
a. True b. False
The primary purpose of scanning is to:
a. Determine responses to the problem b. Develop an approach to politicize and make the community aware of the problem c. Determine what types of criminal syndicates are causing the problem d. Determine if a problem exists and if further analysis is needed
What is one reason why net widening is problematic?
A. It captures and punishes exclusively high-risk offenders. B. It leads to an increase in crime. C. It increases costs of the criminal justice system. D. It decreases recidivism.
A juvenile who engages repeatedly in delinquent behavior is a "chronic offender." The Philadelphia cohort studies defined chronic offenders as youths who had committed five or more delinquent offenses. Other studies use this term to refer to youth involved in serious and repetitive offenses
Indicate whether the statement is true or false