Ch 3 - Crime, Victims, and the Community Flashcards
1
Q
crime rate
A
The number of incidents known to the police expressed in terms of the number of people in the population.
2
Q
dark figure of crime
A
The difference btwn how much crime occurs and how much crime is reported to or discovered by the police.
3
Q
revictimization
A
The engative impact on victims of crime caused by the decisions and actions of criminal justice personnel.
4
Q
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
A
The resistance that communities display in response to correctional systems’ efforts to locate programs and residences for offenders in a specific area.
5
Q
social media
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Forms of electronic communication that allow users to post and share ideas, information, videos, and photographs.
6
Q
criminal injury compensation
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7
Q
restitution
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