Final Exam Study Guide

Final Exam Study Guide

Students in preparation for the final exam should review the weekly quizzes, as well as the answers to the essay assignment. Topics covered in the exam are associated with the following:

-          Crime In America

-          Policing

-          Adjudication

-          Corrections

-          The Juvenile Justice System

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The good news is that your two-hour final exam is no longer proctored or closed book. In other words, you can use your notes and textbook to complete the test.

I must remind you, however, to keep an eye on the clock when you take your final exam. You must submit your answers prior to the two-hour limit. AT the 120 minute mark, the computer will automatically log you out of the testing area and your

answers may not be saved. It would not be fair to the other students to simply allow you access back into the final exam testing area since this would provide you with four hours to finish the test.

You will avoid all problems by simply setting an alarm or taking some other action to ensure your final exam test answers are forwarded before the two-hour time limit is reached.

Note the following information regarding the final exam:

1)   The first section contains twenty-five fill-in-the blank questions. These questions will be similar to your midterm except for the obvious fact that you won't have access to the textbook during the final exam. Read the assigned chapters carefully, complete the self-check exercises, review past quizzes, and listen to the audio lectures.

2)   The second section consists of five short-answer essay questions. These essays are designed to be answered in ten minutes each. Most student can hit all of the key points in four short paragraphs.

While I can't give you the exact question in advance, I can provide you with the general subject matter for each question. Prior to the final exam, carefully review the sections in the text that pertain to these topics:

a.    individual rights perspective & public order advocates;

b.    legal concept of insanity and the insanity defense;

c.    community policing;

d.    exclusionary rule;

e.    just deserts philosophy.