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18 Cards in this Set
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Burglary |
Breaking into or entering a structure without permission for the purpose of committing a felony.
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Robbery
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taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation.
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Inmate Argots
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The slang characteristics of prison subculture s and prison life.
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Consensus Model |
majority of citizens in a society share the same values and beliefs. Criminal acts are acts that conflict with these values and beliefs and that are deemed harmful to society. |
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Conflict Model |
content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in the community. |
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Public Order Crimes |
Behavior that has been labeled criminal because it is contrary to shared social values, customs, and norms. |
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The Dual Court System |
The separate but interrelated court system of the US, made up of the courts on the national level and the courts on the state level. |
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Military Tribunals |
A court that is operated by the military rather than the criminal justice system and is presided over by military officers rather than judges. |
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Domestic terrorism |
Acts of terrorism that take place on U.S. Soil without direct foreign involvement. |
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The house of refuge |
A care facility developed by the child savers to protect potential criminal youths by taking them off the street and providing a family like environment. |
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Know when/where the first juvenile court was established in the U.S. |
Illinois 1899 |
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parens patriae |
A doctrine that holds that the state has a responsibility to look after the well-being of children and to assume the role of parent if necessary. |
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Training schools |
A correctional institution for juveniles found to be delinquent or status offenders. |
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Diversion programs |
a strategy to divert those offenders who qualify away from prison and jail and toward community-based and intermediate sanctions. |
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Total Institutions |
An institution, such as a prison, that provides all of the necessities for existence to those who live within it's boundaries. |
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Relative deprivation theory |
inmate aggression is caused when freedoms and services that the inmate has come to accept as normal are decreased or eliminated. |
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Hands-on Era of inmates |
era of prisoner's rights |
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Border Patrol Agents |
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