Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Social Control

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the way the norms, rules, laws, and structures of society regulate human behavior

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Formal Social Control

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Speed limit, laws, police, fines

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Informal Social Control

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Peer pressure, gossip

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4
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Institution of Social Control

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An organization that persuades people, through subtle and not-so-subtle means, to abide by the dominant values of society

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Jurisdiction

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Politically defined geographic region

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Felony

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More serious punishment > 1 year in prison

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Misdemeanor

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Less serious punishment < 1 year in jail + fine(s)

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Initial appearance

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A pretrial where The defendant is given notice of a charge, and is read their constitutional rights

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Probable Cause

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A standard of proof that trustworthy evidence is there that the defendant more than likely committed the crime

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Summary Trial

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An immediate trial with a judge only (no jury)

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Bail

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Money deposited with the court that serves as a guarantee that the defendant will appear in court later

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Preliminary Hearing

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Only for felonies, a pretrial stage at which a judge determines whether there is probable cause

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Grand Jury

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An anonymous group of people that issue an arraignment

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Information

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The prosecutor fills out a form and shows evidence of crime

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Plea bargaining

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The practice whereby a specific sentence is imposed if the accused pleads guilty to an agreed-on charge(s) instead of going to trial

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16
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Arrest

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The seizing and detaining of a person by lawful authority

17
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Booking

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The recording of an arrest.

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Defendant

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A person against whom a legal action is brought, a warrant is issued, or an indictment is found

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Grand Jury

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A group of citizens who meet to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings

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Bench Trial

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A trial before a judge without a jury

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Probation

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A sentence in which the offender, rather than being incarcerated, is retained in the community under the supervision of a probation agency

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Parole

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The conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full sentences

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System

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A smoothly operating set of arrangements and institutions directed toward the achievement of common goals

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Crime Control Model

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1 of Packers 2 Models
Traditional conservative values.
The control of criminal behavior is the most important

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Due Process Model
1 of Packers 2 Models Traditional Liberal values The principal goal of criminal justice is as least as much to protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty
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Doctrine of Legal Guilt
People are not to be held guilty of crimes merely on a showing
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What three agencies make up the criminal justice system
Police, Courts, Corrections
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Who decides whether to charge a suspect with a crime?
the prosecutor
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When does a suspect become a defendant