MIDTERMS Flashcards
Is the study of punishment for crime or of criminal. It includes the study of control and prevention of crime through punishment of offenders.
PENOLOGY
It is also known as the Penal Science.
PENOLOGY
Is a branch of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) concerned with the custody, supervision and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
CORRECTION
It is the field of criminal justice system, which utilizes the body of knowledge and practices of the government and the society in the general involving the processes of handling individuals who have been convicted of offenses for purposes of crime prevention and control.
CORRECTION
Is the machinery of any government in the control and prevention of crimes and criminality. It is composed of the law enforcement, prosecution, court, the correction, and community.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM or CJS
Is considered the “weakest pillar” because of its failure to deter individuals in committing crimes as well as the reformation of inmates.
CORRECTION
Is the study and practice of a systematic management of jails or prisons and other institutions concerned with the custody, treatment, and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Defined as the manner or practice of managing or controlling places of confinement as in jails or prisons.
PENAL/JAIL MANAGEMENT
Three Division of Criminology.
- SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
- CRIMINAL ETIOLOGY
- PENOLOGY / PENAL SCIENCES
It deals with understanding the nature of criminal law and its procedure of administration.
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
It is concerned with the determining causes and factors of crime occurrence.
CRIMINAL ETIOLOGY
It deals with management and administration of inmates.
PENOLOGY / PENAL SCIENCES
It refers to the institutional record of an inmate which consists of his mittimus/commitment order, the prosecutor’s information and the decision of the trial court, including the appellate court.
CARPETA
The entrusting for confinement of an inmate to a jail by competent authority for investigation, trial and/or service of sentence.
COMMITMENT
It is the branch of administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender.
CORRECTIONS
It is a written order of the court or any other competent authority consigning an offender to jail or prison for confinement.
COMMITMENT ORDER
It refers to any article, item or things prohibited by law and/or forbidden by jail rules.
CONTRABAND
Types of Contraband
- ILLEGAL CONTRABAND
- NUISANCE CONTRABAND
Contraband prohibited by law.
ILLEGAL CONTRABAND
Contraband prohibited only by jail rules.
NUISANCE CONTRABAND
Which holds both male and female offenders who interact and share the facility except for sleeping areas. They study, eat, dance, work, and engage in leisure activities within one campus.
COED INSTITUTION or CO-CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Society exaggerated fear of the convict and ex-convict which is usually far cut of proportion to the real danger they present.
CONVICT BOGEY
The infliction of physical pain as a form of punishment.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
A person who is confined in prison pending preliminary investigation, trial or appeal; or upon legal process issued by competent authority.
DETAINEE
A person accused before a court or competent authority who is temporarily confined in jail while undergoing investigation, awaiting final judgement.
DETAINEE
Either a prison or detainee confined in jail. It refers to a national prisoner or one sentenced by the court to serve a minimum term of imprisonment of more than three years or to fine of more than P1,000.
PRISONER / INMATE
A crime control strategy that uses punishment to prevent others from committing similar crimes.
DETERRENCE
It refers to the assigning or grouping of inmates according to their sentence, gender, age, nationality, health, criminal records, etc.
CLASSIFICATION
Administrative device of correctional institution of providing varied and flexible types of physical plants for more effective control of the treatment programs of its diversified population.
DIVERSIFICATION
Establishment of alternative to formal justice system such as deferred prosecution resolution of citizens dispute, and treatment alternatives to street crimes.
DIVERSION
A crime strategy that focuses on keeping the offenders in the community rather than placing them in long-term institutions.
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION
A fixed period of incarceration imposed on the offender by the court.
DETERMINATE SENTENCE
It refers to an act of getting out unlawfully from confinement or custody by an inmate. Evasion service (Art. 157, RPC).
ESCAPE
It is derived from the Greek word ESCAPIO and from the Latin word ESCAPIUM which means by CHANCE or ACCIDENT.
ESCAPE
A warrant issued by a court bearing its seal and signature of the judge, directing the jail or prison authorities to receive inmates for custody or service of sentenced imposed therein.
MITTIMUS
An ecclesiastical punishment inflicted by an ecclesiastical court for some spiritual offense.
PENANCE
A punishment which consists in keeping an offender in confinement and compelling him to labor.
PENAL SERVITUDE
It refers to the suffering that is inflicted by the State for the transgression of the law.
PENALTY
A prison, correctional institution, or other place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their service.
PENITENTIARY
This refers to information containing ban inmate’s personal circumstances, the offense he committed, the sentence imposed, the criminal case numbers in the trial appellate courts, the date he commenced service of his sentence, the date he was received for confinement, the place of confinement, the date of expiration of his sentences, the number of previous convictions, if any, and his behavior and conduct while in prison.
PRISON RECORD
This refers to the act of coercing of an inmate to change and practice p-other religion.
PROSELYTIZING
It is a process by which an inmate learns through socialization, in accordance with the rules and regulation of the penitentiary culture.
PRISONIZATION
It is a branch of criminology which deals with the management and administration of inmates. The science of prison management and rehabilitation of criminals.
PENOLOGY
It is a program of activity directed to restore an inmate’s self-respect there by making him a law abiding- citizen after serving his sentence. To change an offender character, attitude or behavior patterns so as to diminish his or her criminal propensities.
REHABILITATION
The temporary custody of a person for his own protection, safety, or care; and/or his security from harm, injury or danger for the liability he has committed.
SAFEKEEPING
These are certain acts or omissions which may not be punishable socially or legally if committed by adults but become anti-social or illegal because the offender is a minor.
STATUS OFFENSE
The practice of uniformed personnel of taking sick leave EN MASSE to back-up their demand for improved working conditions, salary increments, and other items on their agenda.
BLUE-FLU
Authorization that permits inmate to leave containment for emergency family crises usually accompanied by correctional officer crises include visiting “death-bed”.
FURLOUGH
RULES ON FURLOUGH
- Not more than 30 km radius from the prison facility
- More than 30 km but you can return in daylight time
- Duration is 3 hours only
- Cannot join the funeral procession
- Request at least 3 days before the date of visit
- Approved by the trial court
- Inmates confined in maximum security prison compound are disqualified to avail the privilege of furlough
Is the redress that the state takes against an offending member of society that usually involves pain and suffering.
PUNISHMENT
Meaning the punishment should be provided by the state whose sanction is violated, or offenders should be punished because they deserved it.
RETRIBUTION
It is punishment in the form of group vengeance where the purpose is to appease the offended public or group.
EXPIATION or ATONEMENT
Punishment gives lesson to the offender by showing to others what would happen to them if they violated the law.
DETERRENCE
It is the establishment of the usefulness and the responsibility of the offender to renew him as a law-abiding citizen and productive member of the society upon his release.
REFORMATION or REHABILITATION
FIVE PUNISHMENTS OF GOD
- When the Godhead discovered the plan of Lucifer to snatch the throne of heaven from Him, He thrown Lucifer and other angels out form Heaven.
- When Adam and Eve broke the law of God, they were also thrown out from the Garden of Eden.
- When Cain murdered his brother Abel, God punished him by placing mark on his brow. It was a cursed of God upon him.
- God punished groups of people for gross violating God’s Law. These were the great flood which covered the Biblical World, wherein it rained for forty (40) days and nights, and only Noah, his family as well as the animals that were in the Ark survived.
- The destruction of fire and brimstone at Sodom and Gomorrha.
Which means personal vengeance or revenge was the rule of the time when the world was still uncivilized.
LAW OF VENDETTA
This resulted to endless killing, which destroy the two warring families, clan or tribe.
RETALIATION or BLOOD FEUDS
FOUR THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT
- DETERRENT THEORY
- RETRIBUTIVE THEORY
- PREVENTIVE THEORY
- REFORMATIVE THEORY
Refers to refraining from doing a particular act. The main goal behind using this theory is to restrain criminals from committing crime.
DETERRENT THEORY
The punishment should prevent the same person from committing crimes.
SPECIFIC DETERRENCE
The punishment should prevent other people from committing criminal acts.
GENERAL DETERRENCE
It is also known as Vengeance Theory. It is based on the principle - “tit for tat”. This theory insists that a person deserves punishment as he has done a wrongful deed.
RETRIBUTIVE THEORY
This theory gets its importance from the notion that society must be protected from criminals. Thus, the punishment is for solidarity and defense.
PREVENTIVE THEORY
This theory focuses on reforming the criminals and bringing the criminals back to society as good and law-abiding citizens.
REFORMATIVE THEORY
THREE MAIN LEGAL SYSTEMS
- ROMAN
- MOHAMMEDAN or ARABIC
- ANGLO-AMERICAN LAWS
Among the three, it has the most lasting and most pervading influence.
ROMAN LAW