What is the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions?
What will be an ideal response?
Open-ended questions do not limit or direct an answer. When interviewers are trying to get
interviewees' full experiences, they will ask an initial open-ended question (What happened?). If
there is a need for clarification, clarifying open-ended questions are used to get more information
(What did you do?). It is important that interviewers allow interviewees to tell their stories in
entirety before responding or interrupting. Any intervention by interviewers can send the
message that what interviewees have to say is not important, and they may not reveal all the
details of their experience of the event.
Closed-ended questions require a brief response. They are often used to verify information and
fill in gaps (When did you get home?).
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In the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court
A) declared most death penalty statutes unconstitutional. B) held that the death penalty in many states violated the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. C) held that the death penalty, as applied, was cruel and unusual. D) all of the above.
Which of the following is not a central principle of restorative justice?
a. crime causes harm b. the goal of sentencing/corrections should be to reverse the harm that has been caused by the criminal act c. sentencing and correctional practices should restore victims, the community, and the offender to their original state d. the victim becomes less important in the sentencing process—the state acts more as an adversary than as an arbitrator
What is shock probation?
a. a sentence aimed at scaring offenders into a life of conformity by showing them the realities of prison b. a delay in a sentence in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation c. a requirement that convicted people must serve a brief stay in jail prior to probation placement d. a prison sentence imposed for crimes for which probation is normally not an option
Which federal case was instrumental in allowing psychologists to serve as expert witnesses in matters involving criminal responsibility?
