Vocabulary
Behavior that violates significnt social norms
What is deviance?
deviance is a learned behavior that is transmitted through interactions with others; we learn deviant values and norms
What is cultural transmission theory?
murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault
What is violent crime?
three main parts of the criminal justice system
What is affluenza?
a more serious crime than a misdemeanor that carries a heavier penalty
What is a felony?
deviant behavior occurs when a person weighs the costs and benefits of criminal behavior and determines that the benefits outweigh the risks involved
involves stealing or intentionally damaging property
What is a property crime?
the release of a prisoner before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior
What is parole?
a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court, instead of serving time in prison
What is probation?
What is rehabilitation?
theory that states deviance resorts from people being exposed to cultural goals that are unobtainable through socially acceptable means
What is strain theory?
supposedly harms no one but the person committing the offense
What is a victimless crime?
the process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence
What is plea bargaining?
targeting individuals for suspicion of a crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin
What is racial profiling?
a criminal act against a person or a person's property motived by racial, religious or other bias
What is a hate crime?
deviance is a socially constructed process in which social control agencies designate certain people as deviant, and they in turne accept the label and begin to act accordingly; becomes a type of self-fulfilling prophecy
What is social bond theory?
offenses committed by people of high social status during their professional life
What is white collar crime?
a goal of corrections is this: to keep criminals from committing crimes in the future and make the rest of society think twice before committing a crime
What is deterrence?
FBI compilation of crime statistics taken from police records
repeated criminal behavior
recidivism
the probability of deviant behavior increses when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken; decreases when they have strong ties to family, school, church, etc.
burglary, larceny, arson, motor vehicle theft are types of this crime
What is property crime?
power of the police to decide whether a person is or is not arrested
What is police discretion?
circumstances that may lesson punishment of a crime(without excusing it)
What are mitigating circumstances?