Unit 4 - Chapter 6 - Victims and the Criminal Justice System - Part 1

Question 1

Community policing

Answer 1

An approach that emphasizes the importance of maintaining a close working relationship or partnership with neighbourhood residents

Question 2

Misprision of a felony

Answer 2

A deliberate and illegal attempt to cover up the fact that a serious crime was committed

Question 3

Second wound

Answer 3

Additional emotional suffering inflicted on a victim by insensitive caregivers and family members

Question 4

Burnout

Answer 4

Physical and emotional exhaustion caused by stress

Question 5

Cold case squads

Answer 5

A special unit of detectives whose assignment is to reopen, re-examine, and resolve unsolved cases

Question 6

Clearance rates

Answer 6

The rate at which people are arrested for crimes committed

Question 7

Citizen’s arrest

Answer 7

A warrantless arrest carried out by a private citizen such as the victim or a bystander in the immediate aftermath of a crime

Question 8

Community policing

Answer 8

Commitment to granting residents a larger say in guiding the operations and policies of their local law enforcement agencies.

Question 9

Performance measures

Answer 9

Measuring if a police department is effectively caring out its mission to protect and serve the residents of its jurisdiction

Question 10

Unfounding

Answer 10

A complaint that the police reject as untrue or unsupported by sufficient evidence

Question 11

Defounding

Answer 11

A process in which, after an investigation, the police downgrade the complainant’s original accusation into less serious charges