CH3 Crime, Victims, & the Community

Question 1

crime rate

Answer 1

of incidents known to popo expressed by the number of ppl in the population

Question 2

how do you calculate the crime rate?

Answer 2

(Incidents/Population)*100 000

Question 3

dark figure of crime

Answer 3

crimes that go undetected and don’t make it to the police

Question 4

revictimization

Answer 4

negative impact on victims of crime caused by the decisions and actions of criminal justice personnel

Question 5

restitution

Answer 5

court-order payment that the offender pays to the victim to compensate for damage to property

Question 6

criminal injury compensation

Answer 6

victims compensated for expenses like lost wages and pain and suffering caused by the offender

Question 7

public dependence on the CJS

Answer 7

public doesn’t take responsibility

public doesn’t know what roles it plays

public doesn’t understand the limitations of the CJS

Question 8

NIMBY

Answer 8

not in my backyard

resistance that communities display when correctional systems try to make local programs and residences for offenders