Choose one controversial case discussed in the chapter. Describe the case, identify the controversial issue central to the case, and discuss how the case illustrates the complexity of many criminal justice issues.

What will be an ideal response?


the case illustrates how criminal justice issues are often not simple and clear-cut. Students may discuss the cases of Clayton Lockett, Weldon Angelos, or the college sexual assault.

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Faced with shrinking budgets, community corrections agencies are taking a cue from the health care field by attempting to implement evidence-based practice

a. True b. False

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All but which one of the following have helped to increase problem-solving efforts?

a. Making city services more accessible b. Developing neighborhood-based governing organizations c. Increasing citizen volunteers in government agencies d. All of the above have helped

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Structural theorists consider it essential to demystify law and justice-that is, to unmask its true purpose.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following theories is not one of those that must be included in an integrated theory of organized crime, according to Braithwaite?

a. Strain theory b. Learning theory c. Labeling theory d. Control theory

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