Sense And Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, And Communities 8th Edition By Samuel Walker – Test Bank

Overview

True / False Questions

1. The concept of rehabilitation is the cornerstone of traditional liberal crime control policy.

ANS: T
REF: 11-1

2. Martinson’s report does not meet the current standards of evidence-based crime policy analysis.

ANS: F
REF: 11-4

3. The emphasis of probation is on treatment over supervision.

ANS: F
REF: 11-7

4. Both conservatives and liberals are critical of parole.

ANS: T
REF: 11-10—11-11

5. Intensive probation/parole supervision programs rest on a flawed assumption that increasing the intensity of supervision would enhance program effectiveness.

ANS: T
REF: 11-14

6. Abolishing parole is an effective crime reduction policy

ANS: F
REF: 11-16

7. The Manhattan Court Employment Project provided a classic example of net widening.

ANS: T
REF: 11-20

8. Net widening brings more people under the umbrella of the criminal justice system.

ANS: T
REF: 11-20

9. Evaluations of boot camps have found positive long-term changes in behaviors.

ANS: F
REF: 11-27

10. Passive electronic monitoring involves the use of ankle bracelets.

ANS: T
REF: 11-28

11. Electronic monitoring programs have only been used with traffic violation offenders.

ANS: F
REF: 11-29