CRJ425 Quiz 5

QUESTION 1

1. Broken Windows theory is a policing theory.

True

 False

QUESTION 2

1. Media inpit is theorized to have a large impact on reducing crime.

 True

False

QUESTION 3

1. The Supreme Court can control what Hollywood produces in their films, which could include imposing limitation on the amount of gun violence that is in a production.

 True

False

QUESTION 4

1. Mental incompetency is never a bases for overturning a conviction.

 True

False

QUESTION 5

1. Restorative justice deals with restoring the offender who committed a horrible crime and restoring his/her sense of security.

 True

False

QUESTION 6

1. Gun buy back programs do not work as a means of reducing violence and crime.

True

 False

QUESTION 7

1. Leaving trash on the ground opens the door for more trash to be added. As more and more trash accumulates the more and more an area will become less and less valued thus leading to crime. This is the general idea of the Broken Windows Theory?

True

 False

QUESTION 8

1. Environmental criminologist look at the biological motivations to commit crime rather than looking at the location of crime.

 True

False

QUESTION 9

1. Criminologist who study the location of crime, assume that those who commit crimes are criminally motivated, and therefore dont look to answer the question WHY did you decide to commit that offense.

True

 False

QUESTION 10

1. In Code of the Streets, Anderson highlights that being physically able and cable of handling yourself is paramount. In other words sending the clear message that you are capable of violence and mayhem when the situation arises is a necessary element.

True

 False

QUESTION 11

1. Objects [personal belonging] are not considered when assess one's level of respect on the streets.

 True

False

QUESTION 12

1. All of the following work except:

Extra police patrols in high-crime areas.

Social competency skills classes in schools

summer job or subsidized work programs for at-risk youth

family therapy and parent training about delinquent and at-risk preadolescent   

QUESTION 13

1. Modern day reaseachers who study crime, categorize crime and study crime as discrete events.

True

 False

QUESTION 14

1. The opportunity for crime, invites criminal activity in those not criminally motivated.

 True

False

QUESTION 15

1. Knowing the code of the street is imperative for males in maintaining their legit non-crime lifestyles.

 True

False

QUESTION 16

1. Unprofessional conduct by law enforcement and prosecutors have no real impact of obtaining wrongful convictions.

 True

False

QUESTION 17

1. Powell v. Alabama addresses the ineffective assistance of counsel concern that has been the bases for overturning criminal convictions.

True

 False

QUESTION 18

1. Anderson discusses the oppositional culture as something that will continue to negatively impact the world. Failure as a society to address it will only lead to more violence, hate, and crime.

True

 False

QUESTION 19

1. The closed system is more concerned with how the system is supposed to work rather than how it is actually working.

True

 False

QUESTION 20

1. It is possible to quantify the global crime rate according to Huff, Rattner & Sagarin.

 True

False