Chapter 2

Question 1

quality of being fair and reasonable

Answer 1

justice

Question 2

notion of right and wrong defined by society

Answer 2

social injustice

Question 3

structured group of people with similar traits

Answer 3

society

Question 4

true/false

Answer 4

what may be legal in one state may be illegal in another state

Question 5

implied agreement between citizens and their government as a way of maintaining order

Answer 5

social contract

Question 6

who created “The two models of the criminal process”

Answer 6

Herbert L. Packer

Question 7

crime must be controlled in order to have a safe society. (bring criminals to trial quickly with proper punishment)

Answer 7

crime control model

Question 8

the individual is more important than society as a whole. (protected against the mistakes of man)

Answer 8

due process model

Question 9

what are the three major components of the criminal justice system

Answer 9

police
corrections
courts

Question 10

what are the three different government levels

Answer 10

federal
state (50 systems)
local (1,000s systems)

Question 11

the largest component of the criminal justice system

Answer 11

police

Question 12

responsible for persons awaiting trial and arrest, both jails and prisons

Answer 12

corrections

Question 13

local facilities

Answer 13

jails

Question 14

operated by states and federal government

Answer 14

prisons

Question 15

operated on federal, state, and local levels

Answer 15

courts