The following is considered to be a barrier to change in criminal justice organizations
a. Physical
b. Financial
c. Social
d. Technology
e. All of the above
e
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What will be an ideal response?
The manner in which avail¬able rewards are divided up among members of a group or a society is known as
a. equal opportunity b. distributive justice c. restorative justice d. social justice
Jeff Johnson is the newest judge to take the bench in the fifth district of Virginia. He spent 25 years as a prosecutor before being elected to the court. He is known for his lenient views on drugs and his extreme conservative views on crimes of violence. Rebecca is a 37-year-old black woman standing in front of Judge Johnson in absolute disbelief that she has not received a life sentence for killing her husband while he slept. She was in an abusive marriage. Instead, she received a five-year sentence. How can extralegal factors best explain Judge Johnson's decision?
A. Judge Johnson is also black and therefore has more sympathy. B. Older offenders get sentenced to lesser punishments than the young. C. Minorities are sentenced to more prison time than whites. D. Women are more likely to be treated leniently.
A 32-year-old man is at a High School football game with his wife and two children. He is the father of a player and is cheering for the 'home team.' Another parent from opposing team is upset that the home team parent is cheering too loudly. The
visiting parent tells the man, "Knock it off! We're trying to enjoy the game!" The home team parent ignores the comment and continues to cheer loudly. The visiting parent then stands up, clenches his fists and says to the home team parent as he is charging towards the home team parent, "I told you to shut up! Now I'm going to shut you up by putting my fist in your mouth!" The home team father sees the other man approaching him with clenched fists and hears the threat. Before the visiting father has a chance to strike, the home team father punches the visiting father in the face and knocks him down. Police arrive immediately thereafter. What crime has the home team father committed? A) Simple assault B) Aggravated assault C) Stalking D) No crime was committed by the home team father