Exam 11: Crime and Justice

Fewer than 10 percent of people charged with crimes ever go to trial. This is largely due to the process of __________.

In what ways are defendants encouraged to plea bargain?

__________ is among the practices involved in setting bail that undermine the principle of fair treatment.

Discuss the problems with the statistics provided by the Uniform Crime Reports.

Wade is thinking about starting a company to run jails and prisons but wants to minimize his risks, so he works with various states to get a long-term contract and guarantees of minimum occupancy levels. Wade is becoming a part of the __________.

Jim Crow laws __________.

A monetary guarantee that a defendant will show up for a trial is known as __________, and it allows for a presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

Gambling, prostitution, and recreational drug use are examples of victimless crimes known as __________.

People generally think __________ crime is the greatest criminal danger.

Angela was robbed three months ago and nobody was ever prosecuted for the crime. Angela was contacted to participate in the NCVS. Will Angela's robbery show up on her NCVS report?

Acts that violate laws that enforce the morality of the majority are known as __________.

The fact that Native Americans are stopped and searched more than three times as often as Whites despite the fact that Whites are more likely to be found with illegal items is taken as evidence of __________ by the police.

Crimes that may offend the majority but do not harm other people, such as gambling, are called __________ crimes.

Although Americans are most concerned with __________ crime, the most economically damaging crimes are __________.

__________ sentencing subordinates judicial discretion to the punitive, get-tough policies that have become popular with voters.

Because crime is political in nature, including who gets to decide what counts as a crime and what does not, there is a class bias inherent in the law.

Discuss how the fact that the law is defined by the powerful in society influences the way that violence is viewed.

The breaking of a law is the most common definition of __________.

__________ is a major characteristic of organized crime.

Formal law enforcement policy begins with __________.