Exam 2 vocab

Question 1

Synthetic drugs

Answer 1

Drugs used at nightclubs

Question 2

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Answer 2

Mental and physical disabilities as a result of drinking while pregnant

Question 3

Drug courts

Answer 3

Courts that divert drug offenders to treatment programs rather than imprisonment pr probation

Question 4

Victimless crime

Answer 4

Illegal activities with no complaining participants

Question 5

Feminist criminology

Answer 5

Approach that focuses on how the subordinate position of women affects their criminal behavior and victimization

Question 6

Recidivism

Answer 6

Return to criminal behavior by former inmate

Question 7

Probation

Answer 7

Conditional release of offender who remains under court supervision in community

Question 8

Parole

Answer 8

Release from prison for a specific time and under certain conditions before inmate’s sentence is over

Question 9

INTERPOL

Answer 9

Largest international police organization in the world

Question 10

Restorative justice

Answer 10

Philosophy concerned with reconciling conflict between victim, offender, and community