CRMJ 103 WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.

CRMJ 103 WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED. Crime Control Model - CORRECT ANSWER A model of the criminal justice system that assumes freedom is so important that every effort must be made to repress crime; it emphasizes efficiency, speed, finality, and the capacity to apprehend, try, convict, and dispose of a high proportion of offenders Due Process Model - CORRECT ANSWER A model of the criminal justice system that assumes freedom is so important that every effort must be made to ensure that criminal justice decisions are based on reliable information; it emphasizes the adversarial process, the rights of defendants, and formal decision-making procedures 5 Goals: Deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER Inhibit criminal behavior through the fear of punishment Specific Deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER Offenders (1 time) will never commit another crime General Deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER Outside figures in an offender's life will not commit crime after seeing the offender being punished for the crime 5 Goals: Incapacitation - CORRECT ANSWER Remove the offenders' ability to commit a crime in society 5 Goals: Retribution - CORRECT ANSWER Revenge (an eye for an eye) 5 Goals: Rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER Attempt to reform an offender 5 Goals: Restoration - CORRECT ANSWER Repair the harm to society that was caused by the criminal act; reconciliation between victim, offender, and community Uniform Crime Report - CORRECT ANSWER Annually published statistical summary of crimes reported to the police, based on voluntary reports to the FBI by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies National Crime Victimization Survey - CORRECT ANSWER Interviews of samples of the US population conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the number and types of criminal victimization and thus the extent of unreported as well as reported crime UCR Part 1 Index Offenses - CORRECT ANSWER Murder Rape Aggravated Assault Robbery Arson Motor Vehicle Theft Burglary Larceny - theft Felonies - CORRECT ANSWER serious crimes usually carrying a penalty of incarceration for more than one year of the death penalty Misdemeanors - CORRECT ANSWER Offenses less serious than felonies and usually punishable by incarceration of no more than one year, probation, or intermediate sanctions Visible Crime - CORRECT ANSWER an offense against persons or property that is committed primarily by members of the lower social classes. Often referred to as "street crime" or "ordinary crime" - most upsetting to the public Violent Crimes - CORRECT ANSWER Acts against people in which death or physical injury results Property Crimes - CORRECT ANSWER Acts that threaten property held by individuals or by the state Public Order Crimes - CORRECT ANSWER Acts that threaten the general well-being of society and challenge accepted moral principles Occupational Crime - CORRECT ANSWER Criminal offense committed through opportunities created in a legal business or occupation Organized Crime - CORRECT ANSWER A framework for the perpetration of criminal acts - usually in fields, such as gambling, drugs, prostitution, etc. - providing illegal services that are in great demand Victimless Crime - CORRECT ANSWER Offenses involving a willing and private exchange of illegal good and services that are in strong demand Political Crime - CORRECT ANSWER An act, usually done for ideological purposes, that constitutes a threat against the state or a criminal act by the state Cybercrime - CORRECT ANSWER Offenses that involve the use of one or more computers and the internet to commit acts against people, property, public order, or morality Classical Criminology - CORRECT ANSWER A school of criminology views behavior as stemming from free will, demands responsibility and accountability of all perpetrator, and stresses the need for punishments severe enough to deter others. Positivist Criminology - CORRECT ANSWER A school of criminology that views behavior as stemming from social, biological, and psychological factors. it argues that punishment should be tailored to the individual needs of the offender. Social Structure Theories - CORRECT ANSWER a theory that explains crime by reference to the economic and social arrangements in society; this type of theory emphasizes relationships among social institutions and describes the types of behavior that tend to characterize groups of people rather than individuals