One of the Consequences of Criminal Justice Practitioners' Traditional Reliance

question 5

Multiple Choice

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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