Arizona State University - CRJ 350 Quiz 5. Latest Complete Solution.1 out of 1 points
One of the major U.S. cities with a lot of violent crime that
... [Show More] banned the possession of
handguns was
Selected Answer:
Washington, D.C.
Answers: Kansas City
Boston, Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
none of the above
Question 2
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Many people believe the __________ establishes a right to own a gun.
Selected Answer:
Second Amendment
Answers: First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Question 3
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The impact of crime victims’ laws and programs can be evaluated from three different
perspectives: impact on the crime victims, impact on the CJS, and
Selected Answer:
crime reduction
Answers: psychological effects on the victims
impact on offenders’ sentencing
crime reduction
impact on community-police relationships
Question 4
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An evaluation of the Houston experiment that involved police officers contacting victims to
express sympathy and offer further assistance or information found
Selected
Answer: it met none of its goals and made some victims more fearful than those not
recontacted
Answers: victims who were contacted expressed less fear of crime than those not
recontacted
victims who were recontacted expressed greater confidence in police than
those not recontacted
it met none of its goals and made some victims more fearful than those not
recontacted
victims reported that they preferred to be left alone
Question 5
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Examples of victims’ voice laws include
Selected Answer:
statements made at bail and parole hearings
Answers: police/victim recontact programs
victim-offender mediation
statements made at bail and parole hearings
fear reduction programs
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A survey of sixty-two victim service programs in North Carolina found that
Selected
Answer: none of the above
Answers: overall, victims were satisfied with the CJS system
the programs were equally helpful to victims and witnesses
virtually all victims were made aware of their right to make a victimimpact statement
none of the above
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
One of the key strategies of the Brady Law is
Selected Answer:
background checks
Answers: intensive enforcement of illegal carry laws
banning gun possession
mandatory sentences
background checks
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
One of the limits of attempting to outlaw possession of handguns is
Selected Answer:
the large number of handguns in existence
Answers: most gun crimes are not committed with handguns
these laws violate Second Amendment rights
most gun owners also own rifles or shotguns
the large number of handguns in existence [Show Less]