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SOC 105
The Rich Get Richer... book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How does the criminal justice system act as a carnival mirror? | it distorts reality by magnifying the threat of street crime while minimizing the threat from the dangerous acts of the rich |
| What is the label "crime" in America reserved for? | the dangerous actions of the poor |
| Reality of crime | the acts we label crime and the actors and actions we treat as criminal is criminal and shaped by decisions as to what will be called crime and who will be treated as a criminal |
| Pyrrhic defeat theory | explanation of the failure of the U.S. criminal justice that says it fails by not reducing crime rates in order to project a particular image of crime- the work of the poor |
| The image people have of crime in our society is based on... | the criminal justice system, news, TV shows, and media |
| To be identified properly, crime needs to be... | appropriately labeled among equal or more harmful crimes |
| Ways the criminal justice system deceives us through the carnival-mirror image of "crime" | we are led to believe the criminal justice system is protecting us from threats to our well-being, but it only protects us from some, the criminal justice system makes us believe that whatever the target is must be the greatest threat to our well-being |
| 5 hypotheses about the way in which the public's image of crime is created | through the decisions of legislators, police and prosecutors, juries and judges, sentencing judges, and of all these taken together |
| The message that TV crime gives is... | one-on-one crimes of the poor are the typical crimes that both rich and poor commit, so they are not caused by the pressures of poverty, and the criminal justice system is not biased as it pursues both rich and poor criminals |
| Purpose of the criminal justice system | to protect persons and property and to enforce standards of conduct necessary to protect individuals and the community |
| How is the purpose of the criminal justice system undermined? | the one-on-one harm model of crime |
| Chemical warfare is being waged on 3 fronts: | pollution, cigarette smoking, and food additives |
| Why does poverty remain? | refusal of those who have more to share with those who have less |
| 3 ways the criminal justice system fails... | to reduce crime, to treat the harmful acts of the well-of as crimes, and to eliminate bias against the poor in arrest, conviction, and sentencing |
| How does the criminal justice system contribute to an ideology? | by conveying the message that the poor are the worst threat to society and that their criminality is a result of individual failings rather than social inequities |
| Historical inertia explanation | argues that current criminal justice policy persists because it fails by providing benefits for those with the power to make changes and shaping public conception of real threats to society |
| Reasons why criminal justice systems convey a message in support of established institutions | it concentrates on individual wrongdoers and diverts attention away from "criminal" institutions, criminal law is put forth as the minimum neutral ground rules for any social living |
| How is the criminal justice system a one-way street? | it focuses on individual responsibility for crime rather than looking at the existing social order for injustice |
| How is society producing crime? | by drawing out talents and energies that go into producing a high standard of living and the system of capitalism |
| Marxian theory of ideology | occurs when ideas, however unintentionally, distort reality in a way that justifies the prevailing distribution of power and wealth, hides society's injustices, and thus secures uncritical allegiance to the existing social order |
| When does the criminal justice system provide justice? | when it equally protects the rights and interests of all members of society |
| Ways to rehabilitate criminal justice in America by protecting society | End poverty&inequality, treat harmful acts of rich as crimes & legalize "victimless crimes", legalize illicit drugs&treat addiction as a health problem, make correctional programs promote responsibility& success once released, enact & enforce gun controls |
| Ways to rehabilitate criminal justice in America by promoting justice | arrestsoncrime, not economicclass, limitsystem’suse of discretion&hold themaccountable, systemused for publicsafety &communityonly, change equalrighttocounsel to righttoequal counsel, establishjustdistribution of wealth&income topromote equalopportunities |
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