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34 Cards in this Set
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Cesar beccaria |
On crime and punishment Punishment should fit the crime Have the right to know accuser Have right to attorney Punishment certain swift and sever- sever enough to deter criminal |
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British police |
Helped form the criminal justice system in us. Our system developed in the 1950s |
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3 branches of gov. |
Legislative Judicial Executive |
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Name the 6 perspectives on justice |
Crime control perspective Rehabilitative perspective Due process perspective Nonintervention perspective Equal justice perspective Restorative justice perspective |
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What is truth in sentencing |
Someome convicted of a crime must serve 85% of their time befire being considered for parole |
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What is the consensus view |
The will of the people decide the law based on majority Agreement exist on right and wrong Argues that laws apply to all citizens equally |
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Conflict view |
The law is a tool of the ruling class Law os used to control the lower class |
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What is expressive violence |
Venting anger and rage |
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What is instrumental violence |
Designed to improve the finincial aspect (emblzment) |
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Gang violence |
More than 27000 gangs in the us At least 80000 known gang members Gang homicide |
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Multiple murder |
Mass-killing many in one area Spree-spreads killing over a few days or weeks Serial-kill over a long period of time, in between killings assume a normal lifestyle |
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Intimate violence |
Getting hurt or killed by someone you are close to - child abuse |
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Hate crime |
Violent acts directed toward a certain person or group Also called buas crime |
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Public order crimes |
Mala prohibita crimes Prostitution Substance abuse |
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Economic crime |
Property crime Theft crime These people are usually opportunistic White collar crime |
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Uniform crime report |
Collected by the fbi Part 1 offense |
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List the part 1 offenses |
1.Criminal homicide- willful killing of one human by another 2.Forcible rape 3.Robbery-has to have victim confrontation 4 Aggravated assult-purpose of injuring someone 5.Larceny theft-shoplifting 6.Breaking and entering-no victim contact 7.Motor vehicle theft 8.Arson |
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Self report surveys |
Asking juveniles if they have been involved in a crime in the the past 12 months May over or under exaggerate |
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Ncvs |
Conducted by the bureu of justice statistics Use census interviews to collect info on crimes Ask about index crimes (not murder) Ask the same household for 3 years- people move=people move Not everyone reports crimes Noone under 12 Telescoping |
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Nibrs |
Will probably replace the ucr Takes in a lot more detail and info Not in place everywhere=dont know the weaknesses |
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What is the crime control perspective |
Deter crime thru punishment The more efficient the system the greater the effectiveness Punish the guilty, investigate crimes apprehend suspects |
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Rehabilitation perspective |
Better to treat people than punish Criminals are societys victims Helping others is the american culture |
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Due process perspective |
Everyone deserves rights Decisions made within the justice system must be carefully scrutinized Everyone must be treated fairly no illegal evidence free legal counsel at every stage of the justice system to prevent abuse |
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Nonintervention perspective |
The justice process stigmatizes offenders stigma locks people into a criminal way of life less is better decriminalized deinstitutionalize whenever possible |
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Equal justice perspective |
Equal treatment for equal crime decisions and justice system must be standardized by rules and regulations individual discretion must be reduced and controlled inconsistent treatment undermines respect for the system |
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Restorative justice perspective |
Offender should be reintegrated into society coercive punishments are self defeating the justice system must become more humane crime is a community level problem |
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Mala en se |
Evil in and of itself -murder, rape, robbery... |
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Mala prohibita |
Immoral behavior -drugs, gambling, prostitution -victimless crime |
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Ucr shortcomings |
Only data reported to police Obtained by cooperative and voluntary police agiencies Def. Of crimes differ from place to place |
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What is the dark figure of crime |
Unreported crime in that the official data of crime reported to the police is lower than the actual crime rate |
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What does the ncvs do |
Attempts to gather info about crime that is not available from the ucr |
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What are due process rights |
The rights guaranteed to persons by the Constitution and its amendments |
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Crime control vs due process |
Cant have harsh swift justice with constitutionally protected liberties. Even if the person is guilty and the gov. Doesnt follow the ruels they will be set free |
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Due process v. Supreme court |
Incorporation of due process rights depends in part on the philosophy and values reflected by the US Supreme Court justices in their decisions |
