New research shows that the __________ is at least as important as race of the defendant in determining who receives the death penalty.
a. violence of the crime
b. social class of the defendant
c. race of the victim
d. gender of the defendant
Question 2The 1972 Furman decision determined that capital punishment was:
a. racist but necessary to deter future crime.
b. racist and unconstitutional due to the uncontrolled discretion of judges and juries in sentencing.
c. not racist since more blacks than whites committed violent crimes.
d. a just way to deal with all rapists, regardless of race.
Question 3Evaluation of newer intensive supervision probation programs indicates that they:
a. are not as effective as prison in terms of rehabilitation and deterrence.
b. reduce costs and increase the likelihood of rehabilitation when combined with drug treatment and other service.
c. only work for the most serious offenders.
d. are effective at rehabilitation, but the services required make them more costly than prisons.
Question 4Your text suggests that __________ is the probably the least effective of the ways listed to deal with crime and prison crowding.
a. developing more effective community-based corrections
b. putting more money into law enforcement
c. addressing the social problems and institutions that give rise to and encourage crime
d. building more prisons
Question 5About what percentage of prison inmates are African American males?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 35
d. 40
Question 6The country with the highest rate of imprisonment is:
a. Russia.
b. the United States.
c. China.
d. Japan.
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