CRJ Chapter 7
The publics belief and faith in the governments rights to govern refers to?
legitimacy
What are statue of limitations?
limits the time on when court processes can be initiated
What is parens patriae?
monarch protector of its subjects
What are the chacteristics of federalism?
1) Two levels of government 2) lack of consistency in laws and in enforcement 3) Each state enjoys autonomy 4) allows a state to experiment with new policies
What are some Characteristics of Civil Justice?
1) prompted when damage or harm has been inflicted 2) initiated by the private party who was harmed 3) excuted by the private party through private attorneys 4) compensatory judgement
According to John kingdon, which of the following must exist to create a policy window?
1) public perception that a problem exists 2) a satisfactory solution to the problem 3) a political climate that supports change
What are characteristics of Policy restraint?
1) restraint in changing policies 2) offers stability 3)difficult to bring about change
What ate chacteristics of Crj?
1) state against individual 2)Crimes that are not drug abuse, illegal gambling, and have no direct victim are crimes against the state
What are potential advantages of federalist governmental system?
1) states and particular regions may shape responses to their own problems 2) states may experiment with new and different policies
What is federal v State?
1) supremacy clause 2)commerce clause 3) Federal governments invlovement in criminal justice grew exponentially in prohibition era
What Characteristics of a policy window?
1) when policy change is most likely to occur 2) gun control
What are key difference between civil and Criminal Justice?
1)The degree of proof needed 2)The statue of limitations 3)The agent responsible for initiating the process
Jim is suing Betty for medical expenses incurred when a car Betty was driving was in an accident. what type of justice process would apply?
Civil Tort
Decisions a government makes about what should be done to address crime are ?
Criminal justice policies
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
Executive Branch
What is agenda setting?
Identifying issues politicians will pay attentions too. The power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems
what is Social Justice?
Reflects concerns about fairness and equality
Dillon's rule notes that?
States have broad powers while local government does not
What is public policy?
The decisions made by government to address a particular issue including crime
When there is conflict between them, federal law trumps state law based on?
The supremacy clause
What is political culture?
an overall set of values widely shared within a society
What is equality?
equal treatment under the law
What is liberty?
freedom to excersise rights guaranteed in the U.S constitution
What does David Miller say about Social Justice?
how the good and bad things in life should br distributed among memebers of a human society
What is preponderance of evidence?
the judge or jury believes it is "more likely than not" that the defendent injured or harmed the plantiff
