CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1

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One argument for the death penalty is that it might prevent future killings by "making an example" of the offender. This is an example of _____.

General deterrence

Which of the following crimes is not measured by the NCVS?

Murder

What is the UCR?

Uniform Crime Reports which is a type of secondary data source. collected and published by the FBI, follows hierarchy rule,

What are the three components of the criminal justice system

-Law Enforcement -Courts -Corrections

Which of the following components of the criminal justice system is responsible for interpreting and applying the law?

Courts

The _____ perspective of the criminal justice system holds that criminal choose to commit crimes must be punished harshly for their actions?

Crime control

The dark figure of crime refers to______.

Crimes that do not come to the attention of the police.

The academic discipline of ____ refers to the study of law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.

Criminal Justice

Non intervention

Criminal Justice system should be involved minimally, focus on reducing the sigma of offending

Due Process

Focus on ensuring fair treatment and equality, goal is to protect the innocent as well as convict the guilty, based on 5th and 14th amendment

All of the following are examples of decriminalization except _______.

Drunk driving laws

The emphasis of the ____ perspective of the criminal justice system is to ensure that the accused are afforded their rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Due Process

The U.S. legal tradition arose from _____.

English common law

The Uniform Crime Reports, Supplementary Home Reports, and National Incident-Based Reporting System contain crime data collected by who?

FBI

____ is a sentencing goal that aims to protect the public by removing the offender from society

Incapacitation

Driving under the influence

Increased criminalization

___ is the marketing of a distorted, highly edited, and narrow view of a topic in order to entertain media consumers who believe that they are receiving comprehensive factual information?

Infotainment

What is Justifiable Homicide?

Lawful and intentional taking of another's life, castle doctrine

A curfew violation is an example of a/an_____.

Status offense

Does the criminal justice system work independently?

No, system starts when a crime is known to the police and then goes through the three components

A plea in which the defendant accepts the penalty without admitting guild is called_____.

Nolo contendere(No contest)

Rape, robbery, and burglary are examples of ____ crimes.

Part I

Crime Control

Prevent crime by shrewdly and harshly punishing offenders (focus on fear of punishment)

What is deterrence?

Prevent crime rather than punish

Which of the following crime has had its definition expanded I scope over the past decade?

Rape

Which of the following is not a component of the criminal justice system?

Rehabilitation

Restoritive justice

Repairing he harm done to society by criminal behavior, punishment is a key factor, and focus on the victim

The _____ perspective of the criminal justice system focuses on victims of crime and the harm caused by criminal behavior.

Restorative justice

Which of the following crimes would be considered mala in se?

Robbery

Rehabilitation

Role of the criminal justice system is to take care for and treat people who cannot take care of themselves

Rape

Seen an expansion in definition over time, including different forms, male and female victims/offenders

____ deterrence is directly toward individual offenders to discourage reoffending.

Specific

The majority of people gain their knowledge of crime and victimization from____.

The media

____ is the fundamental principle in the criminal justice system that sets boundaries for the government to establish clear, stable, and fair rules and to protect fundamental rights.

The rule of law

Trial by fire, trial by hot iron, and trial by water are examples of____.

Trial by ordeal

What is the NCVS?

most popular. sample of the population. members of households age 12 and up are surveyed of their experience with the big 8 crimes, except MURDER.

What is the criminal justice system?

system of institution policies, and practices with the goal of maintaining social control and deterring crime through sanctions and rehabilitation


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