Law and Social Control

Question 1

______________ involves all mechanisms which influence people to conform to the behavioral expecations of a social group.

Answer 1

social control

Question 2

Social control may be exerted directly, through __________ means, or indierectly, through ____________ means.

Answer 2

coercive; voluntary

Question 3

Between indirect (voluntary) and direct (coercive) control, which is better?

Answer 3

indirect (voluntary) control

Question 4

Social control may also be exerted through __________ and __________ means.

Answer 4

formal; informal

Question 5

Agents of the criminal justice system exercise _________ means of control.

Answer 5

formal

Question 6

As society becomes more complex, ____________ social control weakens.

Answer 6

informal

Question 7

__________ deterrence refers to the punishment imposed on the offender while ___________ deterrence refers to the preventative effect witnessing punishment has on individuals who did not experience the punishment themselves.

Answer 7

specific; genreal

Question 8

Four justifications for the punishment of criminals:

Answer 8

retribution, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and reintegration

Question 9

_____________ control assigns blame and applies punishment while _____________ control witholds blame and assigns treatment.

Answer 9

penal; therapeutic

Question 10

The American criminal justice systems is designed primarily to prevent ___________ rather than promote __________.

Answer 10

injustice; justice

Question 11

What percent of felony suspects plead guilty rather than go to court?

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

The Court ruled in ____________________ that prosecutors may threaten defendants with harsher consequences if they refuse to bargain because they are free to reject or accept the offer.

Answer 12

Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978)

Question 13

In _______________ The Court ruled in favor of the Espionage Act setting forth the “clear and present danger” test for determining the permissibility of curtailing first amendment rights.

Answer 13

Schenck v. United States (1919)

Question 14

The Supreme Court cases Gitlow v. New York (1925), Dennis v. United States (1951), Scales v. United States (1961), and Communist Party v. Subversive Activities control Board (1961) all dealth with…

Answer 14

the criminality of communism

Question 15

______________ is unfortunately hightly susceptible to misuse as an effective form of social control.

Answer 15

psychiatry

Question 16

Which Supreme Court Case paved the way for involuntary confinement laws concerning sex offenders?

Answer 16

Kansas v. Hendricks (1997)