Policy Research Final UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Policy Research Final UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
restorative justice - know what it is and how it differs from our traditional criminal justice
system in terms of how crime is defined and the purpose of responding to crime - CORRECT
ANSWER- focuses on repairing harm cau...
Policy Research Final UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
restorative justice - know what it is and how it differs from our traditional criminal justice
system in terms of how crime is defined and the purpose of responding to crime - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- focuses on repairing harm caused by crime and addressing the needs of
victims, offenders, and communities.
know the main criteria for assessing whether or not restorative justice "works" - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- victim satisfaction, offender accountability, reduction in recidivism,
community satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness.
The Jeong, McGarrell, and Hipple reading evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
restorative justice program for youth offenders in Indiana and found that it was effective in
reducing recidivism and improving victim satisfaction.
what are some of the ways that the coronavirus pandemic, and our response, maybe related to
increased rates of opioid addiction and overdoses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- due to
factors such as increased stress, isolation, and disrupted access to treatment and recovery
services.
what are some arguments for and against making Narcan more widely available? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Arguments for making Narcan more widely available include its
effectiveness in reversing opioid overdoses and saving lives, while arguments against include
concerns about enabling drug use and creating a false sense of security.
have a basic familiarity with two approaches Niagara County is using to address the opioid
crisis that we discussed in class - 1) Rapid Response to Overdose teams; and 2) Law
Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Niagara County is
using Rapid Response to Overdose teams and Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
as approaches to address the opioid crisis.
definition of a faith-based program - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- are those that incorporate
religious beliefs or practices in their approach to crime prevention and treatment.
, which criminological theories would predict an association between religious belief/activities
and reduced crime and drug use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Criminological theories that
predict an association between religious belief/activities and reduced crime and drug use
include social bonding theory and social control theory.
what has prior research generally found about the relationship between religious
belief/activities and crime/drug use? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Prior research has
generally found a mixed relationship between religious belief/activities and crime/drug use,
with some studies showing a protective effect and others showing no significant effect.
be familiar with the Dodson et al. reading; be familiar with how they did their study (a review
of prior studies with a primary focus on those with stronger - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
reading reviewed prior studies on faith-based crime prevention and treatment programs and
found that while some showed positive results, more rigorous research is needed to determine
their effectiveness.
significance of the Supreme Court cases Furman v. Georgia (1972) and Gregg v.Georgia
(1976) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- are two significant Supreme Court cases that affected
the application of the death penalty in the United States.
know the Marshall hypothesis; what key assumption does it make concerning facts about
capital punishment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Marshall hypothesis assumes that the
death penalty deters murder because it creates fear among potential offenders.
be familiar with the general conclusion of the National Research Council reading, regarding
what we can conclude about whether or not the death penalty deters murder and the quality of
prior studies on this topic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- general conclusion is that there is no
credible evidence that the death penalty deters murder, and that the studies conducted on this
topic suffer from serious methodological flaws.
what are two main flaws of prior research identified by the National Research Council? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Two main flaws of prior research identified by the National
Research Council are a failure to consider the effects of noncapital punishments and a failure
to compare the effects of capital punishment to the effects of long imprisonment.
is there discrimination in how the death penalty is applied? know the general findings from
the Williams and Holcomb reading in terms of racial and gender discrimination - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Williams and Holcomb reading suggests that there is discrimination in
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