Criminal Justice
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| What are the primary components of the criminal justice system? | Law enforcement, courts, corrections
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| What is "mala in se" | Evil unto itself
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| What are the goals of corrections? | Incarceration, retribution, deterrence
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| Symbol used to identify aspect of justice that is fair and impartial? | Blindfold
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| What is the conflict perspective on crime? | Different social groups competing for resources in society
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| What court system includes circuit and district courts? | Federal courts
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| The Due Process Model of criminal justice is primarily concerned with what? | Legal guilt
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| What is a statutory law? | Law written down in society
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| What is the FBI database of crime statistics from all 50 states? | Uniform Crime Report
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| What is required in first degree murder? | Planning and intent to kill
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| What is a felony murder? | An innocent person is killed while a felony is being committed
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| What is the FBI database that has much more detailed information? | National Incident Based Reporting System
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| What is an example of a public order crime? | Sleeping in public, prostitution, lewdness
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| What type of murders are the DC Snipers an example of? | Spree murders
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| What is burglary? | Entering a forbidden property with intent to commit a felony
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| Which U.S. region had the worst change in crime rate from 2009-10? | Northwest
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| What is forensics? | The application of scientific knowledge and methods to criminal and civil investigations and legal procedures
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| What is civilianization? | Community policing that increases number of community residents active in policing
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| What is unity of command? | Each individual in an organization reports directly to a single person higher in the chain of command
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| What is problem oriented policing? | Policing strategy focused on fixing the underlying causes of crime in specific communities
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| What is the broken windows theory? | Disorder leads to crime because criminals assume disorganized neighborhoods will tolerate criminal acts
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| What is the New York City Police Department's model of crime mapping? | CompStat
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| What is communications interoperability? | The ability of police to talk and share data
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| What is aggressive order maintenance? | Address minor offenses to deter major crimes
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| What is span of control? | The number of individuals that one person is responsible for overseeing
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| What is the computerized mapping system that analyzes relationships between crime variables? | Geographic Information Systems
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| Who issues an indictment? | Grand Jury
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| Who issues a complaint? | Prosecutor
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| What is the process of formally questioning potential jurors? | Voir Dire
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| What is the process of sharing info between prosecution and defense? | Discovery
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| What is peremptory challenge? | Attorney's right to dismiss anyone from a jury for no reason
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| What is challenge for cause? | You are dismissed because you won't/can't be unbiased
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| When is a special prosecutor called in? | When a high-level Justice Department official is involved
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| What is recidivism? | The repeating relapse into criminal behavior
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| What is the Auburn System? | Prison where prisoners were isolated at night but could silently meet during work duty and meals
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| What is a pre sentence investigation report? | Report that provide the court with offender's personal history, victim statement, and sentence recommendation
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| What type of sentence gives a range of time that can be served based on behavior in prison? | Indeterminate sentence
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| What is deterrence used for? | To convince offenders no to commit crimes
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| What does rehabilitation focus on? | Helping offenders to change their lives
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| What is the term for an institution that held jobless vagrants, debtors, and criminals that used forced labor? | Workhouse
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| What were hulks used for? | Abandoned ships to hold offenders
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| What was the first public institution to use imprisonment as a method of reforming offenders? | Walnut Street Jail
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| What is recognizance? | Probationer is required to take personal responsibility for meeting all terms of probation
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| What is a work release? | Offender lives in prison, but can leave to report to a regular job
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| What is a probation sentence designed to satisfy? | Punishment, rehabilitation, reintegration
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| What are traditional conditions of probation? | Reporting regularly with probation officer, avoid changing residence, maintaining employment/education
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| What are the roles of a probation officer? | Investigate probationer's background, enforce terms of probation, counsel on how to succeed while on probation
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| Who is considered the father of probation? | John Augustus
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| What is a technical violation (probation)? | Probationer blows off a scheduled meeting with probation officer
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| How many probationers per officer are in intensive supervision? | About 20
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| Is mediation a good method of reconciling an abused child with the abuser? | No
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| Is electronic monitoring part of a shock program? | No
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