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Policy Dilemmas in Crime Control

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What is the focus of the new approach to crime control, as described in the text?

The number of police officers on the street

The number of people participating in programs (correct)

The severity of punishments

The number of crimes solved

What is the term used to describe the relocation of responsibility for crime control?

Punitive Segregation

Responsibilisation (correct)

Criminology of Control

Recoded Penal-Welfarism

What is the primary goal of the 'Punitive Control' strategy?

To increase public satisfaction with politicians

To reduce prison populations

To restore faith in the criminal justice system (correct)

To reduce crime rates

What is the consequence of not restoring faith in the criminal justice system?

A rise in vigilante justice Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the US approach to crime control, according to the text?

A focus on incapacitation of dangerous offenders Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying approach to decision-making in the 'Culture of Control'?

An economic style of reasoning Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge faced by the criminal justice state?

Meeting the public's demand for security Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying assumption of Strategy A, Adaptation?

Crime is a normal feature of contemporary life Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of technology in the 'Adaptation' strategy?

It facilitates the systemisation and rationalisation of criminal justice Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the commercialisation of justice?

Private businesses are involved in crime control and management Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying approach of 'Adaptation' in dealing with crime?

Treating crime as a risk to be managed Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of 'Defining deviance down'?

Society becomes more tolerant of deviant behavior Signup and view all the answers