chapter 11 Flashcards
criminal justice goals
retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, restitution, rehabilitation, and prevention
retribution
to ensure justice
incapacitation
to protect the public
deterrence
to stop future offending
restitution
to compensate victims
rehabilitation
to reform
prevention
to intervene before crime occurs
juvenile vs adult courts
juvenile relies more on family, school, and community. Focuses more on prevention and rehabilitation. Offers more privacy and protection
two rights juveniles DO NOT HAVE but adults do
- no constitutional right to a jury trial (some states allow it)
- subject to warantless searches and seizures ONLY on school grounds
A term: arrest
J term: take into custody
A term: indictment
J term: petition
A term: plea bargain
J term: adjustment
A term: conviction
J term: adjudication
A term: sentence
J term: disposition
A term: incarceration
J term: commitment
A term: prison
J term: training school
A term: jail
J term: detention center
primary prevention
targeted at all children
secondary prevention
for at-risk children
tertiary prevention
for adjudicated (convicted) offenders
public health model
primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Chicago area project (community prevention)
to reduce changes in high crime areas, redevelopment, community center services, outreach workers
prevention at developmental stages
improving parenting skills, substance abuse prevention programs, and multisystem programs
nurse-family partnership
To improve teen pregnancy outcomes (prenatal care)
Improve child care (early infancy)
Improve maternal development (future pregnancies, life course planning)
Oregon social learning center parenting program
teach parenting skills
improve child-parent bonds
headstart (preschool program)
Can start as early as 3-5 (for best success) to prepare their cognitive skills for early schooling
Provide employment and enriched learning for at-risk youths
Perry Preschool Project
Michigan, 1960’s Prepare preschoolers for school Cognitive-enriched curricula Home visits, parent participation Individualized learning
Perry Preschool Project results
fewer arrests by 15, 27 & 40
Higher earnings and higher schooling by age 40
Boys and Girls Club (after school program)
160 year history
Non-profit after school care
Nearly 4 million members between ages 6 and 18
programs in culture, health, education, recreation, leadership, and environmentalism
juvenile mentor programs
volunteers/ social workers spend time with at-risk teens or minor offenders
Big Brother Big Sister
juvenile mentor program that seeks to help children reach their potential through one on one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth
JUMP
juvenile mentoring program
MISIY
the mentoring initiative for system involved youth
Job Corps
Federal program since 1964
For disadvantaged/ unemployed youths
Improve employability
Lowers arrest rates and cuts costs
prevention obstacles
Long delay before effects
Ethics concerns
Stigma of given program
