Judge Ortiz discusses the boot camp program with Captain Smith. Judge Ortiz expressed that he is opposed to boot camps because the recidivism studies reveal similar rates for boot camp graduates and those offenders who spend time in prison. What is another criticism of boot camp programs?
a. The boot camp experience is dehumanizing.
b. There is meaningless physical labor.
c. Insistence on unquestioning obedience to authority does not foster prosocial behavior.
d. All of these
d
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The study of ethics is especially important in criminal justice because ______.
a. unethical behavior is more rampant in criminal justice that other fields b. ethics is not studied at police academies c. CJ professionals have historically ignored ethics in their decision making d. the potential of abuse of discretion and the powers of arrest and use of force society grants to law enforcement personnel
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One weakness of Merton’s theory of anomie/strain is that it does not provide a good explanation for economic crimes. 2. Durkheim viewed anomie as a condition that occurs when discrepancies exist between societal goals and the means available for their achievement. 3. Merton’s theory appears to dwell on lower-class criminality, thus failing to consider law breaking among the elite. 4. According to Robert Merton, if a person experiences a form of strain and responds with negative emotionality without having good coping resources, they are more likely than others to engage in crime. 5. General Strain Theory views strain as a more general phenomenon than the discrepancy between aspirations and expectations.
The _____ Amendment contains the confrontation clause
a. First b. Fourth c. Sixth d. Fourteenth
The probation officer has little say in the planning of a probationer's treatment program
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false