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CRLS 3100 Question and answers 100% correct 2024/2025 CRLS 3100: Final The correctional population in the United States increased dramatically between 1980 and 2014 in the face of declining crime rates because: - correct answer the nation's War on Drugs led to the arrest and conviction of ma...

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CRLS 3100: Final
The correctional population in the United States increased dramatically
between 1980 and 2014 in the face of declining crime rates because: - correct
answer ✔the nation's War on Drugs led to the arrest and conviction of many
offenders, resulting in larger correctional populations in nearly every
jurisdiction.


Who among the following is a correctional client? - correct answer ✔A
probationer


The components of the criminal justice system are: - correct answer ✔Police,
Courts, and corrections


A relatively minor violation of the criminal law, such as petty theft or simple
assault, punishable by confinement for one year or less is called _____. -
correct answer ✔a misdemeanor


A prosecutor's choice to drop charges after filing them is called _____. -
correct answer ✔nolle prosequi


The process by which a court arrives at a final decision in a case is called
_____. - correct answer ✔adjudication


If a defendant accepts a penalty without admitting guilt, he or she is using the
plea of _____. - correct answer ✔nolo contendere


A minor violation of a state statute or local ordinance punishable by a fine or
other penalty, or by a specified, usually very short term of incarceration, is
called _____. - correct answer ✔an infraction

,Which of the following is an example of an infraction? - correct answer
✔Littering


The criminal justice system does not respond to all crime because of the
sheer volume of crime in the United States. - correct answer ✔False


Which of the following is an example of a felony? - correct answer ✔Burglary


A serious criminal offense that is punishable by death or by incarceration in a
prison facility for more than a year is called a(n) _____. - correct answer
✔felony


All the various aspects of the pretrial and post conviction management of
individuals accused or convicted of crimes are referred to as _____. - correct
answer ✔corrections


Which of the following is an example of a misdemeanor? - correct answer
✔Simple assault


The main function of a preliminary hearing is to: - correct answer ✔determine
whether there is probable cause to believe that the accused committed a
crime within the jurisdiction of the court.


The attitude of a true professional is characterized by: - correct answer
✔continual self-appraisal and self-examination.


Which of the following is one of the four core traits identified by Mark S.
Fleisher of Illinois State University as being essential to effective work in
corrections? - correct answer ✔Strong writing skill

, The notion of race is generally recognized as an objective biological fact and
is not seen as a social construct. - correct answer ✔False


The attitude of a true professional is characterized by a spirit of public service
and interest in the public good. - correct answer ✔True


It wasn't until the _____ that women began to enter the corrections
professions in significant numbers in the United States. - correct answer
✔1970s


In any discussion on evidence-based corrections, it is important to remember
that the word "evidence" refers to criminal evidence, not to scientific evidence.
- correct answer ✔False


In _____, the Professional Education Council of the American Correctional
Association developed a model entry test for correctional officers. - correct
answer ✔1990


_____ is a hallmark of contemporary corrections and is regarded as the gold
standard by which correctional programs and services are evaluated today. -
correct answer ✔Evidence-based corrections


The model entry test for correctional officers developed by the Professional
Education Council of the American Correctional Association was intended to
provide a standard criminal justice curriculum. - correct answer ✔True


A credentialing process, usually involving testing and career development
assessment, through which the skills, knowledge, and abilities of correctional
personnel can be formally recognized is called _____. - correct answer
✔certification

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