Mid term #1 Flashcards
What is the role of the CJS?
To protect the public from individuals who break the law.
What is the purpose of the CJS?
Crime Control, Prevent Crime, Maintain Justice,
Why do we need a complex CJS?
It has to respond to a high vary of behaviours.
What is the heart of the CJS?
Due Process(Fair treatment).
What is the penal populism?
Tough crime polices brought in by politicians to gain votes but not for justice.
What term suggested by Jason Ditton (1979) should replace criminology?
Contrology
What are the five purposes of crime data?
Description,Explanation,Program evaluation, Risk assessment and prediction.
Why might the police complain about the UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting)?
Underestimates police.
What is the objective of UCR(Uniform Crime Reporting Survey)?
Provides police with a constant set of procedure for the collection of relevant to crimes that came to their attention.
Why does parole get revoked?
Breech.
At what age are kids in Canada not held criminally responsible?
12 years old.
Does the CJS need to incorporate both models?
Crime Control: Our individual rights would be affected if it was increased.
Due Process: No Fairness in court.
Criminologist need data to be what?
Reliable and Valid.
Why must criminal law be an instrument of last resort?
Most Coercive & Intrusive form of public law.
What is needed for someone to use Insanity as a defence?
They can’t be unbalanced… ONLY unbalanced at the time of the crime. Making it impossible to have intent.