CPCT Criminal Justice Policy 2

Question 1

In U.S. policy debates, 'qualified immunity' for law enforcement officers means:

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Officers cannot be sued unless they violated a 'clearly established' law

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Officers are immune from all criminal charges while on duty

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Officers must pass a qualification test before using force

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Officers qualify for federal immunity only during emergencies

Question 2

When policy advocates say 'defund the police,' they most commonly mean:

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Redirecting some police budget toward social services, mental health, and housing

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Abolishing all law enforcement agencies immediately

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Privatizing police departments to reduce government spending

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Transferring police authority to the federal government

Question 3

Which political position is most likely to support the use of private, for-profit prisons?

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Libertarian-right, emphasizing market efficiency over government management

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Authoritarian-left, emphasizing state control of all institutions

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Libertarian-left, emphasizing community-based alternatives

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Authoritarian-right, emphasizing maximum punitive capacity

Question 4

What is a 'three strikes' law?

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A law mandating life imprisonment or very long sentences upon a third felony conviction

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A regulation limiting police to three warnings before arrest

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A policy requiring three community service hours for misdemeanors

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A rule giving defendants three opportunities to accept a plea deal

Question 5

The term 'mass incarceration' in the U.S. context primarily refers to:

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The dramatic rise in prison population since the 1970s, disproportionately affecting Black Americans

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The use of prisons to hold political dissidents without trial

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The practice of incarcerating entire families for immigration violations

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The expansion of juvenile detention facilities in rural areas

Question 6

Community policing is best described as:

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A strategy building partnerships between police and residents to collaboratively solve crime problems

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Transferring policing responsibilities entirely to neighborhood watch groups

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Using military-grade equipment in high-crime urban communities

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Replacing human officers with automated surveillance technology

Question 7

From an authoritarian-left perspective, what is a key critique of the private prison industry?

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Private prisons create a profit motive to maximize incarceration, undermining justice

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Private prisons are too lenient with inmates to maintain customer satisfaction

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Private prisons cost more than public ones because of market competition

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Private prisons reduce government accountability by increasing state involvement