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Identify at least 4 major trends in criminal justice since the 1960s and describe each.

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1. Mass Incarceration: Since the 1960s, ...

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The school of thought that argued that humans possess free will, are rational, and make choices about how to behave is


A) positivism.
B) classicism.
C) deterrence.
D) rehabilitation.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The criminal justice system could not function without rigid adherence to rules and policies.

A) True
B) False

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What is incapacitation and how does it impact crime?

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Incapacitation refers to the strategy of...

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_________________ advocates the aggressive and quick apprehension, trial, and processing of criminals.


A) Crime control model
B) Due-process model
C) Deterrence model
D) Classical model

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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What are victimization surveys and what do they show in comparison to official data?

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Victimization surveys are research studi...

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The second decision-making point of the system consists of the victims.

A) True
B) False

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The just deserts model argues that punishment is the proper and just thing for a society to do, regardless of its effectiveness in preventing crime.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not among the three major recent trends in criminal justice?


A) Social media
B) Use of force
C) Victims
D) 9/11

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The use of _________________ is better than raw numbers of crime since it allows better comparisons of different locations and data across time.


A) Part I offenses
B) Court data
C) Crime rates
D) Victimization data

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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