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Chapter 1 pt. 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How does the criminal justice system have conflicting goals and competing expectation?

A
  • Protect society while ensuring rights

- Deter offenders without spending a lot of money

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2
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True or False: Most offenders will be imprisoned for their crimes

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False; Most offenders are not imprisoned

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3
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What percentage will be released?

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90%

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4
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The cost of imprisonment and pressure of overcrowding may lead to:
(1)
(2)
(3)

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(1) front-door programs
(2) back-door programs
(3) additional programs

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5
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What is the difference between front-door and back-door programs?

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front-door programs- prior to incarceration

back-door programs- after incarceration

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6
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What are some examples of front-door programs?

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Community service
DUI school
Domestic Violence counseling
Probation

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7
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What are some examples of back-door programs?

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Parole

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8
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What is truth-in-sentencing?

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circates where we don’t need parole or parole officers; you can go a percentage of your sentencing

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9
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True or False: Nevada has the three strikes you’re out law

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True

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10
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What does Nevada call it’s “three strikes you’re out” rule?

A

Habitual Criminal

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11
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What is the result of some states abolishing parole boards?

A
  • Correctional Custody in the Community

- Released without Supervision

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12
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_________ is one of the states that has abolished parole boards.

A

California

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13
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When parole is abolished, inmates tend to serve __ months less on their sentence.

A

7

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14
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More police = more _______ = more prisons/jails = more parole/probation officers

A

arrests

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15
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More police = more arrests = more prisons/jails = more ______/_________ _______

A

parole/probation officers

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16
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More _______ = more arrests = more prisons/jails = more parole/probation officers

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police

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17
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More police = more arrests = more _______/_____ = more parole/probation officers

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prisons/jails

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18
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The criminal justice system is a system that is not _________

A

systematic

19
Q

Police receive about ___% of budget
Courts receive about ___% of budget
Corrections receivea about ___% of budget

A

42%
22%
29%

20
Q

True or False: The police arrest more people than the rest of the system can handle

A

True

21
Q

What is bargain justice?

A

a deal on both sides

22
Q

Release without the use of Parole Boards analysis= ________ ______

A

revolving door

23
Q

What is crime?

A

a violation of a criminal law

24
Q

How much of crime is cleared by an arrest?

A

1/4 (25%)

25
Q

Who is a criminal?

A

a person convicted of a crime

26
Q

What are the characteristics of the average criminal?

A

Male
Younger than 20-30 yrs old
Poor
Minority

27
Q

What are the 3 main classes of criminal thought?

A

1) Classicalism
2) Neoclassicalism
3) Positivism

28
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

18th Century Enlightenment Period

A

Classicalism

29
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Justice based on equality

A

Classicalism

30
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Social contract= enjoy the same rights

A

Classicalism

31
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

No additional factors that make someone a higher risk

A

Classicalism

32
Q

Neoclassicalism maintains the belief in ____ ____

A

free will

33
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Also considers: past criminal record, insanity and retardation, and age

A

Neoclassicalism

34
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Allowing psychiatrists, social workers into court

A

Neoclassicalism

35
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Presence of mitigation factors

A

Neoclassicalism

36
Q

Positivism is based on philosophy and law, whereas positive view is based on empiricism in an effort to _________ ____ ______ ___ ______

A

determine the cause of crime

37
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

scientific method

A

Positivism

38
Q

Positivism views crime as a ________

A

symptom

39
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Biological, psychological and/or social issues

A

Positivism

40
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Emphasis on the criminal not the crime

A

Positivism

41
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Offender has little or no control

A

Positivism

42
Q

Is this Classicalism, Neoclassicalism, or Positivism:

Punishment is innappropriate; they must be “treated, corrected, or rehabilitated”

A

Positivism

43
Q

Positivism is the complete opposite of ____________

A

classicalism

44
Q

What are the 8 tenets of classicalism?

A

1) Humans are rational
2) All persons are created equal
3) Equal stake in society and equal stake in prevention
4) Free Will
5) People seek pleasure avoid pain
6) Punishment is fair, equal to all
7) Punishment is proportionate to the offense
8) Punishment must be prompt and certain

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