The Department of Homeland Security's absorption of over a dozen agencies is an example of what type of policy change?
a. Linear change
b. Consolidation
c. Splitting
d. Nonlinear
e. Policy termination.
Answer: b
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a demographic characteristic common to a city with chronic gang activity?
A. above-average percentage of female-headed households compared with other cities in the state B. above-average percentage of residential instability compared with other cities in the state C. above-average percentage of Whites in poverty compared with other cities in the state D. above-average percentage of young males compared with other cities in the state
According to research on corrections
A) community-based corrections are less effective than incarceration. B) long sentences enhance rehabilitation. C) most offenders do not need to be incarcerated. D) the majority of offenders are mentally ill and require treatment.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The case of Morris v. Travisono (1970) resulted in a detailed set of procedures for classifying inmates that was overseen by the federal court system. 2. The use of automated classification systems is now standard practice in both prisons and community-based correctional agencies. 3. Due to litigation and overcrowding issues that have cropped up over the past decade, prisons have experienced increased pressure to improve their systems of classifying inmates according to custody, work, and programming needs. 4. The Elmira commission called for improved classification systems as a means of creating better treatment programs to reshape inmate behavior? 5. The Holt v. Sarver (1969) case resulted in a detailed set of procedures for classifying prisoners who were overseen by the federal court system.
Which type of criminology studies the body, mind, and the environment of the offender using the scientific method?
A. classical B. neoclassical C. positivist D. victimology E. criminogenic