Findings from the Innocence Project indicate that
a. stable courtroom workgroups produce more mistakes than unstable work groups
b. the courtroom work group can cover up willful misconduct or incompetence
c. few mistakes occur in criminal justice processing and the consequences of those that do are minimal
d. only 1% of defendants have been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, but none of them were executed
B
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The notion behind the premise of _______________ is that stigmatizing an offender is counterproductive to the reintegration process. The more stigmatizing the offense, the more likely the offender is to reoffend.
a. teen courts b. reintegrative shaming c. labeling d. environmental crime prevention
Traditionally, court documents were submitted ______.
a. orally b. electronically c. on paper d. in absentia
Which of the following questions would you be most likely to use a self-report survey to try to answer?
A. What segments of the population are most prone to being victims of crime? B. How much crime is committed by the typically noncriminal population? C. How should the police respond to crime issues within their communities? D. How effective are the police at preventing crime?
Clearly articulated standards and expectations are especially important in the areas of:
a. shootings b. pursuits c. high-risk activities d. all of these choices