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Question 1

What is the primary argument presented regarding policies in the criminal justice world?

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Question 2

The text explains that many crimes are socially constructed and categorized as mala prohibita rather than mala in se. What does this imply about the policies surrounding them?

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Question 3

What was a primary belief held by policymakers that led to the enactment of the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition)?

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Question 4

According to the text, what was a significant, unintended consequence of the Prohibition era?

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Question 5

In which U.S. state is it illegal to build, maintain, or use a nuclear weapon within Chico city limits?

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Question 6

What is the bizarre law mentioned for Connecticut?

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Question 7

In what state is it a felony to sell your children?

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Question 8

According to the text, what is illegal for a man to give his fiancé in Idaho?

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Question 9

What unusual law concerning duels exists in Kentucky?

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Question 10

In Minnesota, what activity involving a chicken on one's head is not allowed when entering Wisconsin?

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Question 11

What is the strange law regarding kissing in Eureka, Nevada?

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Question 12

In which state is it forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public?

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Question 13

What is the unusual law concerning physical endurance while driving in Oregon?

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Question 14

How can a person become legally married in Texas according to the bizarre law mentioned?

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Question 15

What is the law regarding women and false teeth in Vermont?

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Question 16

What must a motorist with criminal intentions do upon entering a town in Washington?

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Question 17

In what state is it illegal to serve margarine if the cheese served is not 'highly pleasing'?

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Question 18

What restriction exists in Wyoming regarding taking pictures of a rabbit?

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Question 19

What activity is mentioned as being strictly prohibited to pronounce incorrectly in Arkansas?

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Question 20

What is the law in Delaware regarding trick or treating on a Sunday?

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Question 21

What is the subject of the law from Maine listed in the 'Bizarre, Weird, and Funny Laws' section?

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Question 22

Which state's law requires that baths may not be taken between the months of October and March?

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Question 23

In what state is it illegal to throw snowballs in Topeka?

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Question 24

What is the unusual law about billboards mentioned for Hawaii?

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Question 25

In which state is it illegal to get fish drunk?

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Question 26

What does the law in Pennsylvania prohibit doing in the bath?

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Question 27

Which state's law dictates that a woman cannot drive a car on Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag?

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Question 28

What action regarding another person's motor vehicle is illegal in Missouri?

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Question 29

Which state has a law prohibiting work or dancing on Sundays?

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Question 30

What is the law in Utah regarding the method of fishing?

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Question 31

The text mentions that in 1787, a specific group of people could vote. What does this example illustrate about policy?

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Question 32

What amendment repealed Prohibition in 1933?

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Question 33

What is illegal in Alabama according to the provided list?

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Question 34

In what city and state is it illegal to drive a black car on Sundays?

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Question 35

What must be done in Arizona if you are caught stealing soap?

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Question 36

What is the strange law regarding Big Gulp sizes in Mississippi?

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Question 37

In Nebraska, what condition may prevent a person from getting married?

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Question 38

What is unlawful to collect at night in New Hampshire?

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Question 39

What is against the law to do while wearing a bulletproof vest in New Jersey?

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Question 40

In what state must coal mines provide toilet paper?

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Question 41

What event is illegal to be involved in in Oklahoma?

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Question 42

In what state is it unlawful to impersonate an auctioneer?

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Question 43

What must panhandlers do in Tennessee according to the law mentioned?

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Question 44

What action is legal in West Virginia, despite being prohibited in many other places?

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Question 45

What is the primary reason the text argues for the need to re-evaluate policies?

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Question 46

What activity did Michigan encourage before 2006?

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Question 47

What is the unusual law about spitting in Arizona?

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Question 48

What is the punishment in Iowa for passing off margarine as butter?

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Question 49

In what state is it illegal to swear or curse upon any street or highway in Rockville?

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Question 50

What is the penalty for leaving an elephant tied to a parking meter in Florida?

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Other chapters

1.1. Crime and the Criminal Justice System1.2. Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality1.3. Social Norms: Folkways, Mores, Taboo, and Laws1.4. Interactionist View1.5. Consensus View and Decriminalizing Laws1.6. Conflict View1.7. The Three C's: Cops, Courts, and Corrections1.8. The Crime Control and Due Process Models1.9. How Cases Move Through the System1.10. Media Coverage of Crimes1.11. Wedding Cake Model of Justice1.12. Street Crime, Corporate Crime, and White-Collar Crime1.13. Different Types of Crimes and Offenses1.14. Victims and Victim Typologies1.15. Victim Rights and Assistance1.16. "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child" Myth/Controversy2.1. Dark or Hidden Figure of Crime2.2. Official Statistics2.3. Victimization Studies2.4. Self-Report Statistics2.5. Misusing Statistics3.1. Functions and Limitations of Law3.2. Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs3.3. Sources of Criminal Law: Federal and State Constitutions3.4. Sources of Criminal Law: Statutes, Ordinances, and Other Legislative Enactments3.5. Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law and Court Rules3.6. Classifications of Law3.7. Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses3.8. Substantive Law: Punishment: Incarceration and Confinement Sanctions3.9. Substantive Law: Physical Punishment Sentences3.10. Substantive Law: Monetary Punishment Sentences3.11. Substantive Law: Community-Based Sentences3.12. Procedural Law4.1. Importance of Policy in Criminal Justice4.2. The Myth of Moral Panics4.3. The Stages of Policy Development4.4. Importance of Evidence Based Practices5.1. What is Theory?5.2. What Makes a Good Theory?5.3. Pre-Classical Theory5.4. Classical School5.5. Neoclassical5.6. Positivist Criminology5.7. Biological and Psychological Positivism5.8. The Chicago School5.9. Strain Theories5.10. Learning Theories5.11. Control Theories5.12. Other Criminological Theories6.1. Policing in Ancient Times6.2. Sir Robert Peel6.3. Policing Eras6.4. Levels of Policing and Role of Police6.5. Recruitment and Hiring in Policing6.6. Recruitment and Hiring Websites for Future Careers6.7. Police Misconduct, Accountability, and Corruption6.8. Current Issues: Police Shootings6.9. Current Issues: Use of Force and Vehicle Pursuits6.10. Current Issues: Stereotypes in Policing6.11. Current Issues: Accountability6.12. Current Issues: Internal Affairs and Discipline6.13.Current Issues: Body Cameras6.14. Myth: “Police Only Write Speeding Tickets to Harass Citizens and it is Entrapment.”7.1. Introduction to the U.S. Court System7.2. Jurisdiction7.3. Structure of the Courts: The Dual Court and Federal Court System7.4. Structure of the Courts: State Courts7.5. American Trial Courts and the Principle of Orality7.6. The Appeals Process, Standard of Review, and Appellate Decisions7.7. Federal Appellate Review of State Cases7.8. Courtroom Players: Judges and Court Staff7.9. Courtroom Players: Prosecutors7.10. Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys8.1. A Brief History of The Philosophies of Punishment8.2. Retribution8.3. Deterrence8.4. Incapacitation8.5. Rehabilitation8.6. Prisons and Jails8.7. A Brief History of Prisons and Jails8.8. Types of Jails8.9. Who Goes to Jail?8.10. Growth of Prisons in the United States8.11. Types of Prisons8.12. Prison Levels8.13. Who Goes to Prison?9.1. Diversion9.2. Intermediate Sanctions9.3. Probation9.4. Boot Camps/Shock Incarceration9.5. Drug Courts9.6. Halfway Houses9.8. House Arrest9.9. Community Residential Facilities9.10. Restorative Justice9.11. Parole9.12. Current Issues in Corrections9.13. Current Issues in Corrections: Mass Incarceration9.14. Current Issues in Corrections: War on Drugs and Gangs9.15. Current Issues in Corrections: Aging and Overcrowding9.16. Current Issues in Corrections: Reentry and the Future of Corrections10.1. Youth Crime10.2. Juvenile Justice10.3. History of the Juvenile Justice System10.4. Delinquency10.5. Juvenile Justice Process10.6. Due Process in the Juvenile Court10.7. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 197410.8. Getting Tough: Initiatives for Punishment and Accountability10.9. Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System10.10. The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System10.11. Juvenile InstitutionsGlossary