Definitions
What are the three parts of the criminal justice system?
Police, courts, corrections
What decade did mass incarceration rise?
1970s–1980s
Which groups are most affected?
Black and Latino communities
What is this chapter’s purpose?
Analyze criminal justice as social policy
What is rehabilitation?
Focus on reforming offenders
What is the goal of criminal justice?
Maintain social order
What policy increased prison populations?
War on Drugs
What is racial profiling?
Targeting based on race
What assumptions are made about crime?
Crime is individual responsibility
What is restorative justice?
Repairing harm, not punishment
What are corrections?
Prison/jail system
What are mandatory minimums?
Fixed minimum prison sentences
What is sentencing disparity?
Different punishments for the same crime
What viewpoint is presented?
Structural inequality perspective
What is reentry support?
Support after prison
What is social control?
Regulating behavior in society
What is the War on Drugs?
Anti-drug enforcement policy
How does poverty affect incarceration?
Poor people can’t afford bail/fines
Are conclusions justified?
Debatable / depends on evidence
What is decarceration?
Reducing prison population
What is mass incarceration?
Large-scale imprisonment
What is the zero-tolerance policy?
Strict enforcement with no exceptions
What is systemic inequality?
Inequality built into systems
What are the implications?
Leads to inequality and social control
What is community intervention?
Local prevention programs