Chapter 8

Question 1

Also known as the death penalty; refers to when the state puts an individual to death for certain crimes.

Answer 1

Capital Punishment

Question 2

Texas law that allows the use of deadly force to defend your home, or “castle.”

Answer 2

Castle Doctrine

Question 3

A calculation of how many prisoners a state per 100,000 people, which controls for population size.

Answer 3

Incarceration Rate

Question 4

The requirement that governments provide legal counsel to those charged with serious crimes who cannot afford representation.

Answer 4

Indigent Defense

Question 5

Texas law which requires litigants to pay those they sued if they lose their lawsuits in certain cases.

Answer 5

Loser Pay Law

Question 6

A private, for-profit prison corporation that staffs and runs prison facilities in a state.

Answer 6

Private Prison

Question 7

A former inmate’s resumption of criminal activity after his or her release from prison.

Answer 7

Recidivism

Question 8

An approach to criminal justice that focuses on therapy or education in order to reform the criminal behavior.

Answer 8

Rehabilitation

Question 9

A wrongful act by a person that results in injury to another person or property in civil law.

Answer 9

Tort