Exam3

What is the minimum age at which someone may commit first-degree murder and be sentenced to death?

14

Which of the following is a characteristic of restorative justice?

Crime has individual and social dimensions of responsibility.

If a grand jury is not used, the prosecutor files a(n) ________ against the accused.

Information

What does research suggest about Serious Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) programs?

Longer time to arrest

Which of the following sentences is a prisoner reentry strategy?

Parole

Fingerprints and tire tracks examples of ________ evidence.

Real

The ________ model of corrections emphasized indeterminate sentencing and rehabilitation.

Reformatory

As a new probation officer, the most active stage of your job will involve ________.

Supervision of clients

What are rookie correctional officers most likely to learn through socialization?

The ideals of professionalism rarely translate into reality.

What effect did the USA PATRIOT Act have on the death penalty in the U.S.?

The list of federal crimes punishable by death was expanded significantly.

If the prosecutor calls a witness to the stand, who conducts the redirect examination?

The prosecutor

What was the main purpose of the 2008 Second Chance Act?

To reduce the number of parolees being returned to prison for technical violations

A(n) ________ institution is an enclosed facility separated from society both socially and physically, where the inhabitants share all aspects of their daily lives.

Total

Robert Martinson's "nothing-works" doctrine was an attack on ________.

Treatment

When is a probable cause hearing necessary?

When the arrest was made without a warrant

The juvenile court's fact-finding process, which is similar to an adult trial, is known as a(n) ________ hearing

adjudicatory

Most female inmates are housed in ________.

centralized state institutions dedicated exclusively to housing female offenders"

General deterrence attempts to ________.

discourage potential offenders from committing crimes

The primary objective of the juvenile court is ________.

rehabilitation

Proportionality means that ________.

there should be a direct relationship between the severity of the sanction and the seriousness of the crime

According to the National Institute of Corrections, ________ had the largest impact on reducing recidivism.

treatment-oriented intensive supervision