CH. 1
what is criminal justice?
society uses to enforce the standards of conduct necessary to protect indiviudals and the community
who developed the classical school?
what is mala in se?
crimes that are morally wrong such as murder, rape etc
What is UCR?
Uniform Crime Reporting
what are THREE examples of mala prohibita?
gambling, prositution, public intoxication, jaywalking
What is NIBRS?
National Incident Based Reporting System
what are the two competing models of justice?
due process and crime control
what are the two main data sources of crime data?
UCR and NIBRS
what is due process?
innocent until proven guilty
what makes up the routine activity theory?
1. likely offenders, 2. suitable targets, 3. the absence of capable guardians
what is the purpose of the wedding cake model?
to show that not all cases are processed in an identical fashion
who is at higher risk for victimization?
African Americans and Latinos
what is layer 3 of the wedding cake?
the lesser felonies
what are potential turning points for criminal careers in life course theories?
military service, employment, marriage
how many steps are in the criminal justice system?
13 steps
The positivist school is believes in what?
that behavior stems from social, biological, and psychological factors
What are the the three goals of the criminal justice system?
doing justice, controlling crime, preventing crime
what are the seven types of crime?
visible, occupational, organized, transnational, victimless, political and cybercrime
What is the defintion of the three goals of the criminal justice system?
doing justice- fairness and equity, controlling crime- arresting lawbreakers to control crime, preventing crime-punish offenders to deter people from offeding
Beccaria believed that punishment should be..?
certain, swift and proportional to the crime