CRJS 370-Athabasca Exam Ques ons and answers
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Bifurcated - Ans divided into two branches; forked
Child Savers - Ans Nineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth
and influenced legisla on crea ng the juvenile jus ce system; today some cri cs view them as
being more concerned with control of the poor than with their welfare.
Crime Control Model of Criminal Jus ce - Ans An orienta on to criminal jus ce in which the
protec on of the community and the apprehension of offenders are paramount
Cycle of Juvenile Jus ce - Ans refers to the tendency toward a never-ending cycle of juvenile
jus ce reform common in western society
decontextualized - Ans not relying on the immediate context, or se)ng, to convey content
Demographics - Ans the characteris cs of a popula on with respect to age, race, and gender.
denied adulthood - Ans Refers to the no on that youth, because of their legal dependency in
Western society, are prevented from a-aining the things that many adults take for granted, such
as the right to make decisions about their own lives and the right to express their views
Limited accountability jus ce model - Ans
Moral Panic - Ans The reac on by a group of people based on exaggerated or false percep ons
about crime and criminal behavior
, official crime - Ans offender and offence data based on informa on collected for
administra ve purposes by jus ce agencies, such as the police, courts, and correc onal
ins tu ons
parens patriae - Ans power of the state to act on behalf of the child and provide care and
protec on equivalent to that of a parent
Penal Populism - Ans Correc ons policies that are formulated in pursuit of poli cal objec ves,
o3en in the absence of an informed public or in spite of public opinion
poli cs of youth crime - Ans The mechanisms and methods whereby youth ac vi es are
socially constructed as criminal; the meanings and imagery a-ached to these defini ons and
the types of responses they generate
Problema ze - Ans a process whereby something, someone, or some group is defined as a
problem
reformatory - Ans correc onal ins tu on for the deten on and discipline and training of
young or first offenders
Reintegra on - Ans A goal of correc ons that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to
the community unmarred by further criminal behavior.
Status offences - Ans ac ons prohibited only to minors.
acts that are considered illegal if commi-ed by a person who has not a-ained adult status
Principles of Rehabilita on - Ans avoid aggrava on, ming, compliance, individualism, specific
sequencing, intensity, total pa ent
, welfare based juvenile jus ce system - Ans a model of juvenile jus ce based on a rehabilita ve
philosophy
youth crime - Ans Crime commi-ed by 10-17 year olds
youth jus ce system - Ans the part of the jus ce system that deals with young people
adolescence-limited - Ans onset or accelera on of delinquency a3er age 13 that does not
persist into adulthood
androgynous - Ans having both male and female characteris cs
Anomie - Ans a sense of aimlessness or despair that arises when we can no longer reasonably
expect life to be predictable; too li-le social regula on; normlessness
an social personality - Ans a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow
emo ons, and lack of conscience
Care Ethics - Ans The theory that a)tudes like caring and sensi vity to context is an important
aspect of the moral life
chivalry hypothesis - Ans The view that low female crime and delinquency rates are a
reflec on of the leniency with which police treat female offenders.
Classical School of Criminology - Ans A set of criminological theories that uses the idea of free
will to explain criminal behavior.
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Bifurcated - Ans divided into two branches; forked
Child Savers - Ans Nineteenth-century reformers who developed programs for troubled youth
and influenced legisla on crea ng the juvenile jus ce system; today some cri cs view them as
being more concerned with control of the poor than with their welfare.
Crime Control Model of Criminal Jus ce - Ans An orienta on to criminal jus ce in which the
protec on of the community and the apprehension of offenders are paramount
Cycle of Juvenile Jus ce - Ans refers to the tendency toward a never-ending cycle of juvenile
jus ce reform common in western society
decontextualized - Ans not relying on the immediate context, or se)ng, to convey content
Demographics - Ans the characteris cs of a popula on with respect to age, race, and gender.
denied adulthood - Ans Refers to the no on that youth, because of their legal dependency in
Western society, are prevented from a-aining the things that many adults take for granted, such
as the right to make decisions about their own lives and the right to express their views
Limited accountability jus ce model - Ans
Moral Panic - Ans The reac on by a group of people based on exaggerated or false percep ons
about crime and criminal behavior
, official crime - Ans offender and offence data based on informa on collected for
administra ve purposes by jus ce agencies, such as the police, courts, and correc onal
ins tu ons
parens patriae - Ans power of the state to act on behalf of the child and provide care and
protec on equivalent to that of a parent
Penal Populism - Ans Correc ons policies that are formulated in pursuit of poli cal objec ves,
o3en in the absence of an informed public or in spite of public opinion
poli cs of youth crime - Ans The mechanisms and methods whereby youth ac vi es are
socially constructed as criminal; the meanings and imagery a-ached to these defini ons and
the types of responses they generate
Problema ze - Ans a process whereby something, someone, or some group is defined as a
problem
reformatory - Ans correc onal ins tu on for the deten on and discipline and training of
young or first offenders
Reintegra on - Ans A goal of correc ons that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to
the community unmarred by further criminal behavior.
Status offences - Ans ac ons prohibited only to minors.
acts that are considered illegal if commi-ed by a person who has not a-ained adult status
Principles of Rehabilita on - Ans avoid aggrava on, ming, compliance, individualism, specific
sequencing, intensity, total pa ent
, welfare based juvenile jus ce system - Ans a model of juvenile jus ce based on a rehabilita ve
philosophy
youth crime - Ans Crime commi-ed by 10-17 year olds
youth jus ce system - Ans the part of the jus ce system that deals with young people
adolescence-limited - Ans onset or accelera on of delinquency a3er age 13 that does not
persist into adulthood
androgynous - Ans having both male and female characteris cs
Anomie - Ans a sense of aimlessness or despair that arises when we can no longer reasonably
expect life to be predictable; too li-le social regula on; normlessness
an social personality - Ans a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow
emo ons, and lack of conscience
Care Ethics - Ans The theory that a)tudes like caring and sensi vity to context is an important
aspect of the moral life
chivalry hypothesis - Ans The view that low female crime and delinquency rates are a
reflec on of the leniency with which police treat female offenders.
Classical School of Criminology - Ans A set of criminological theories that uses the idea of free
will to explain criminal behavior.
