Show:
Chapter 6/7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9/10
Chapter 10/11/12
Chapter 13
100
A system of police management pioneered by NYPD during the mid 90s that closely monitors victimization patterns and statistical performance indicators. Holds precinct commanders accountable for any failure to address problems in their jurisdictions
What is CompStat
100
Notification system that uses various means of mass communication to inform and mobilize the public to help search for missing children
What is Amber Alert
100
Repeated acts of violence by one person against another during or after a romantic relationship whether or not they were living together
What is intimate partner violence
100
Supreme Court struck down capital punishment for the forcible and aggravated rape of a child.
What is Kennedy v. Louisiana
100
Draws upon non-punitive methods of peacemaking, mediation, negotiation, dispute resolution, conflict management, and constructive engagement
What is restorative justice
200
: out of court settlement negotiated by a prosecutor and a defense attorney, in which the accused admits guilt and forfeits the right to a trial by jury in return for some concession by the government.
What is a plea bargain
200
Emergency procedure to lockdown a facility to prevent a kidnapper from escaping with a captive
What is Code Adam
200
Physical and emotional suffering caused by deliberate, repeated attacks; a defense against criminal charges in which the perpetrator argues that her retaliatory violence arose as a result of repeated physical abuse by her partner
What is battered women's syndrome
200
provisions that prohibit the introduction of evidence or cross examination about the past sexual experiences of a rape victim if the judge considers this information to be irrelevant to the question of guilt or innocence of the alleged assailant
What are rape shield laws
200
State centered, offender-focused, punishment-oriented rather than injury-centered, victim focused, and reparation-oriented
What is retributive justice
300
harsh practice of charging a defendant with every possible crime that may have been committed during a single incident
What is bedsheeting
300
Cyclical pattern of excessive punishments perpetrated by parents who themselves were abused
What is battered child syndrome
300
revealed that the best response for DV situations is mandatory arrests
What is Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
300
Additional sanctions meant to punish the offender
What are punitive damages
300
Direct negotiations between disputants
What is mediation
400
Investigation conducted by an officer of the probation department to bring to the judge’s attention information about the convicted person, the crime, and the degree of harm suffered by the victim(s)
What is the presentence investigation report
400
Delusions that arise from a therapists (and others) repetition of persuasive suggestions
What are psuedomemories
400
Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was an excessive penalty for rape. Life in prison became the maximum sentence.
What is Coker v. Georgia
400
Meant to compensate for actual losses
What is compensatory damages
400
Neutral fact finder called in to break deadlocks and imposes a fair, final, and legally binding decision
What is arbitration
500
Series of steps that must be followed in order to respect, guarantee, or safeguard the rights of a person in the CJS
What is due process
500
Tension building, violent explosion, tranquil loving aftermath or the honeymoon phase
What is cycle of domestic violence
500
Act that instituted a zero-tolerance policy mandating that preventing, detecting, and prosecuting sexual attacks become a top priority in each federal, state, and local correctional institution in order to protect the 8th amendment rights of individuals subjected to care through the government and custody.
What is PREA Prison Rape Elimination Act
500
Covers costs of loss income
What is pecuniary damages
500
Native American tribal culture developed a consensus about how to restore harmony to afflicted individuals—participation by system representatives, neighbors, community groups, religious groups.
What is peacemaking circle