Key Terms
This criminal justice approach focuses on repairing harms done by a crime.
What is the restorative justice approach?
This academic is credited for coining the term “white collar crime.”
Who is Edwin Sutherland?
These two organizations are responsible for collecting national data about crime in the United States
Who are the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics?
America spends, on average, over ______________ annually on the criminal justice system.
What is 300 million?
This is the term for rights that are universal and not contingent on laws or beliefs specific to a particular government or culture.
What is inalienable rights?
In 2013, what word did the FBI remove from the definition of rape?
What is "forcibly?"
According to the NCVS, this is the most common property crime.
What is larceny (theft)?
The state was under a federal court order to reduce overcrowding in their prison system.
What is California?
This is the phrase that describes the amount of crime not reported to police
What is the "dark figure of crime?"
Behaviors such as marijuana use – which may be legal or illegal depending on historical period and location – are an example of ________________.
What is mala prohibita?
Under the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report Summary Reporting System, this classification of offenses is reserved for the most serious, such as murder, robbery, and motor vehicle theft.
What are Part I crimes?
With regards to justifiable homicide, the duty to retreat in one’s home has been removed from 23 states in favor of ____________________.
What is castle doctrine?
This criminal justice public policy model states that laws are neutral and they are shared among those who have the same set of fundamental values.
What is the consensus model?
This is the specific term for sexual violence against children.
What is sexual abuse?
The inability to sample certain populations such as the unhoused or those in the military is a limitation of this crime reporting program.
What is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)?
This is the name of the law passed immediately following September 11th which reduced restrictions on intelligence collection and provided more discretion in detaining and deporting suspected terrorists.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?