SOCIAL WORK Exam 4 Flashcards
Occurs when a person behaves in a way that is prohibited by law or involves failure to act where there is legal responsibility to do so
Crime
Crime that involves monetary fines, traffic tickets, etc.
Violation
Crime that involves less than on year in jail, ex. petty theft
Misdemeanor
Crime that is more serious crime, more than one year in jail; kidnapping, robbery
Felony
Crime that involves life in prison or execution; ex. murder
Capitol Offense
What are the 5 Crime Theories
Social Learning Theory Strain Theory Control Theory Labeling Theory Social Disorganization
Crime Theory that says criminal behavior is learned
Social Learning Theory (this is the dominant theory); doesn’t have to be in direct contact to learn, can learn from things like the media
Crime theory that says stress leads to criminal behavior; focuses on failure to achieve goals of money, status/respect, autonomy
Strain Theory
Crime theory that seeks to understand why people do not engage in criminal behavior
Control Theory
3 major restraints to criminal behavior as depicted by control theory
- When others directly control behavior
- When person has a lot to lose by engaging in crime
- When person tries to control his or her own behavior
Crime theory that says if someone believes themselves to be a delinquent, they are more likely to act as so
Labeling Theory
Crime theory that says characteristics of a community lead to high crime rates
Social Disorganization
Ex. density, poverty, high divorce, single parent homes, high mobility
Critical Theories of Criminal behavior
Marxist (those who own the means of production have the greatest power and use their power to criminalize behavior of the low class)
Anomie (high crime rate is from emphasis placed on the American Dream)
Feminist (Focus on gender differences in crime)
T/F The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world
T
T/F Violent crimes have declined since 1993
T
T/F Between 1986-1997, male incarceration rates doubled and female incarceration rates increased by 2/3
F, males by 2/3, females doubled
When people of color are subject to unequal protection under the laws and excessive surveillance in the name of crime control
Racial Profiling
T/F 50% of prisoners are African American
T
2 philosophies on correction s
Correctionalists and Rehabilitationists
Aspects of Correctionalist view of Crime
Focus on punishment; offender’s responsibility to pay for their crime; view of most law enforcement
Rehabiliationist View of Crime
Focus on rehab and education and counseling; it’s society’s job to help them; social work view
Aspects of Juvenile Justice System
Must be under 21, go to detention facilities, can be formal (mandated by law) or informal (sanctioned by meals other than law)
Juvenile Prevention Program model that targets dysfunctional behavior
Deficit Model
Juvenile Prevention Program model that shifts from focusing on problems to building strengths and community building approach
Youth Development Model
**Slide with Formal and Informal Justice System
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2 concerns attempted to be addressed to reform juvenile justice system
- Due process protections that do not provide safeguards for young offenders
- Insufficient consequences for young offenders who commit adult-like offenses
Alternative to prison for first time offenders
Probation
Conditional release from prison into the community with supervision
Parole
3 parts of the Restorative Justice Model
Community Safety (Community) Accountability (Victims) Competency Development (Youth)
T/F most girls in the system are in there for status offenses
T
T/F Abused girls have the same likeliness to be in the justice system as non-abused girls
F, abused girls are twice as likely as non-abused to enter (typically because they run away or fight back to avoid abusers)
T/F The position of Social Workers in crime is disputed
T, typically because self-determination is not an option and clients are there involuntarily
Social Work roles in Crime
Mental Health Counseling Advocate Treatment Providers Anger Management Probation/Parole Education Literacy Case Management Counseling of Abused Parenting Classes
Return of released offender to the community
Reentry
Relapsing into criminal behavior
Recidivism
Prisoners housed here with less than one year sentence
Local Jail