One of the consequences of criminal justice practitioners' traditional reliance on good intentions rather than solid evidence in criminal justice policymaking has been
A) a misinterpretation of crime data as showing a 10-12 year decline
B) an overemphasis on contextual factors as indicators of success
C) inexpensive and effective policies such as Scared Straight
D) the continuation of expensive but ineffective policies such as DARE
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Q14: Regarding crime in America, select the most
Q15: Evidence-based policy originated in
A) educational policies
B) health
Q16: The following evidence indicates that the crime
Q17: Both liberals and conservatives acknowledge the influence
Q18: The increasing crime rate in the U.S.
A)
Q20: The war on crime raises expectations of
Q21: Select from the following list the item
Q22: The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and Scared Straight
Q23: Walker argues that the first obstacle to
Q24: A "social ledger" for incarceration would include
A)
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