Intro to Biochemistry Chapter 1-4 200 Sample
Review Questions and Correct Verified Answers/
Rutgers Introduction to Biochemistry Exam Practice
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norms - ...ANSWER...✓✓ rules and expectations by which
a society guides the behaviour of its members
deviance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Behaviour that violates
significant social norms
deviant behaviour - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Behaviour that
departs from or doesn't conform to social norms, but isn't
always defined as a crime by the law
informal deviance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ behaviour that
violates customary norms
formal deviance - ...ANSWER...✓✓ behaviour that breaks
laws or official rules
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crime - ...ANSWER...✓✓ an action that constitutes an
offence which may be prosecuted by the state and is
punishable by law
omission - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The act of leaving out or
neglecting
Three levels of government - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Legislative,
Executive, Judicial
Legislative Branch - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the branch of
government that makes the laws
Executive Branch - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the branch of
government that carries out laws
Judicial Branch - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the branch of
government that interprets laws
American Criminal Justice System - ...ANSWER...✓✓
delivers justice for all by convicting and punishing the
guilty, while protecting the innocent. main purpose is to
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deliver efficient, effective, accountable and fair justice
process for the public.
Components of the Justice System - ...ANSWER...✓✓ law
enforcement, courts, corrections
criminal justice process - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The decision-
making points, from the initial investigation or arrest by
police to the eventual release of the offender and his or
her reentry into society; the various sequential criminal
justice stages through which the offender passes. (initial
contact, investigation, arrest booking)
federal laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ laws that apply to the
entire country passed by the U.S congress
state laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Laws that are created by
and pertain only to an individual state
local laws - ...ANSWER...✓✓ ordinances
crime control model - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A criminal justice
perspective that emphasizes the efficient arrest and
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conviction of criminal offenders. Decreased crime by
increased police and prosecutional powers. Lack the idea
of protecting offenders rights.
due process model - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A criminal justice
model that places primacy on the right of the individual to
be protected from the power of the government. Fairness
under the law.
Restorative Justice Model - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a justice
model that focuses on the harm caused by crime and that
seeks through responses to repair the damage done to
offenders, victims, and communities. (repair, encounter,
transform)
social justice model - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a perspective of
criminal justice that argues that crime is the result of the
burdens and benefits in society not being equally
distributed among its members
Kin Police System - ...ANSWER...✓✓ English policing
system between the 5th and 6th centuries where adult
males volunteered to protect their neighbours