Exam 12: Crime and Justice

Because the law is an inherently apolitical institution,a violation of law means that the crime is ultimately an act that has negative effects for society.

Formal law enforcement policy begins with __________.

Which of the following is most likely to show up in the Uniform Crime Report?

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

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.

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

Eric was arrested for damaging property in a political protest while his friend John engaged in the same activity during spring break and had his transgressions overlooked.This is because __________.

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

Bernie Madoff ran a securities fraud known as a(n)__________.

__________ is the practice of targeting citizens for police encounters on the basis of race.

How has judicial discretion in sentencing changed since the 1970s? What are the effects of this? Ideal

The __________ has the highest proportion of its citizens jailed at any time of any country.

Criminal arrests tend to involve __________.

Deviant behavior that is a consequence of the self-fulfilling prophecy of a negative label is called __________.

The basic problem with the statistics from the Uniform Crime Reports is that they focus on white collar,organized,and political crimes,while underreporting crimes of violence and crimes against property.

The case of the Jena Six is an example of __________.

Moral order crimes are also known as __________ because they are commonly thought to only harm the person committing the crime.

The data from official sources clearly indicate that people from certain social categories are more likely than others to be arrested for criminal activities.

Use examples to describe the phenomenon called "white-collar crime" and discuss why that form of crime is treated more leniently that street crime. Ideal

Regardless of whether the case is heard by a judge or a jury,the outcome of a trial will be the same.