Exam 1: Perspectives on Criminal Justice

The term __________ refers to the idea that there is no society that has not reported problems with crime and with what to do with offenders,but there is considerable variation among crime rates in different societies.

The term __________ refers to the use of accuracy,fairness,and reliability in criminal procedure to protect individual rights.

The term 'scapegoating' refers to seeding justice through lawless violence.

Enforcing the law by apprehending violators and thereby protecting citizens is called __________.It also includes crime prevention and social services such as education of the public.

The legislative decision to make a behavior a crime is called __________.

Serious crimes that are punishable by incarceration for more than one year are called __________.

High levels of fear can turn otherwise law-abiding citizens into outlaws? How so and why?

The enforcement of laws by the police,the courts,and correctional institutions comprise the:

The 'due process model' is the perspective that views the repression of criminal conduct as the most important function to be performed by the criminal justice system,through speed,efficiency,and finality in criminal justice processing.

The term 'appellate jurisdiction' refers to the jurisdiction of courts that review specific legal issues raised in trial courts.

Which of the following is NOT generally considered to be a fundamental goal of the criminal justice process?

'Misdemeanors' are serious crimes that are punishable by incarceration for more than one year.

The jurisdiction of courts that have narrow legal authority over specific types of matters (e.g.surrogate court,tax court)is called __________.

The term ___________ refers to a code that categorizes all crimes and punishments by type.