INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION Flashcards
refers to the system used by government to maintain social control, prevents crime, enforce the laws, and administer justice.
Criminal Justice System
what are the 5 Pillars of PCJS?
LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROSECUTION
COURT
CORRECTION
COMMUNITY
concerned with the custody, supervision and rehabilitation of criminal offenders
Criminal Justice System as a Pillar
refers to the reorientation of the criminal offender to prevent him or her from repeating his deviant or delinquent actions without the neccessity of taking punitive actions but rather the introduction of individual measures of reformation
Criminal Justice System as a Process
states that men have the absolute free will to choose between good and evil, so they are liable for the consequences of their acts.
Classical Theory
what are the ARGUMENTS IN CLASSICAL THEORY?
Unfair
Unjust
The nature and definitions of punsihment is not individualized
It focus on the crime itself, not on the criminal.
states that since insane and minors do not know the consequences of their acts, they must not be laible for the crimes they may committed.
Neo - Classical Theory
states that criminals shall be treated like patients in the hospitals, instead of punishing them.
Positivist Theory
is the combination of aspects classical, neo-classical and positivist theories.
Electic Theory
The RPC of the Philippines is governed by?
Electic/Mixed Theory
It is a term derived form the Latin word “poena” means pain or punishment/sufferring.
It is also a division of Criminology and focuses the study of punishment for crime and or of criminal offenders.
Penology
Penology is also known as?
Penal Science
the study and practice of a system management of jails and prisons and other institutions
Correctional Administration
ENUMERATE THE ANCIENT FORMS OF PUNISHMENT
Death Penalty
Physical Torture
Social Degradation
Banishment
is the infliction of some sort of pain on the offender for violating the law. it is also a means of social control
Punishment