Criminal Justice Flashcards
The UCR is the most reliable source of crime statistics because all law enforcement agencies are required to report the data to the FBI.
FALSE
All criminals are deviants and All deviants are criminals.
FALSE
The 3 components of the criminal justice system are?
Police, Courts, and Corrections
A crime is defined as?
Violating the laws of society by a person or group of people who are subjected to that law
A taboo is a very negative norm and is always a criminal offense.
FALSE
The Criminal Justice System and all of the agencies have always worked together to prevent crime
FALSE
The primary of the police in the criminal justice is to?
investigate crime and identify suspects and make arrests
The Interactionist View states that the definition of a crime…
reflects the preferences and opinions of people who hold social power in a given jurisdiction
Laws are created by?
Legislature
All deviant behavior is criminal in nature.
FALSE
Folkways are behaviors that are learned and shared from
Social Groups & also known as customs (both A & B)
The Conflict View states that?
society is comprised of a collection of similar groups that can include owners/workers, wealthy/poor, students/professionals, young/old, or more. The view recognizes that the creation of law is unequal and may not have consensus.
The Consensus View states that?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Morays are?
norms of morality
The Courts are?
-fact-finding arm of the system
-determines guilt or innocence
Discretion is never used by anyone in the criminal justice system.
FALSE
The Corrections Department is responsible for?
Carrying out the sentence imposed by the court.
The legal scholar who created the crime control and due process models of criminal justice was?
Herbert Packer
The Crime Control Model focuses on?
ALL OF THE ABOVE