Cj Final

Front 1

1. If we think of the criminal justice system as a wedding cake model, we will most likely find the due process where?

Back 1

Top layers (Highest Courts)

Front 2

1. The function of the police that demands the most time and resources is what?

Back 2

Patrol

Front 3

Which of the following Supreme Court cases rules out the death penalty for anyone under the age of 18?

Back 3

Roper vs. Simmons (stole girls stuff, tied her up & threw her over a bridge)

Front 4

An individual’s state of mind at the time of a crime committed is referred to as:

Back 4

Mens Rea

Front 5

Cooper vs. Pate (1964):

Back 5

Prisoners are protected by Basic Bill of Rights (paved the way for 1st amendment rights in prison)

Front 6

the most frequently used method of execution found in the US is what?

Back 6

Lethal Injecton

Front 7

While the judge may be potentially the most powerful figure in the court room, the prosecutor what?

Back 7

DA is most powerful because: decides what cases will be heard, decides charges (what counts), bargain that will be struck, how vigorously/how much resources, has power over police

Front 8

From Chris’s lecture on juvenile justice, we learned that the juvenile justice system is centered around? (Specific justice)

Back 8

Parens patriae

Front 9

A disadvantage of using fines, from a judges point of view, is that what?

Back 9

Makes the judicial system responsible (if fines aren’t paid) for you paying the fine

Front 10

The underlying rationale of incapacitation is to what?

Back 10

Take criminal off the street so they can’t commit crimes in the public (selective: certain high rate offenders out there, if we could find them & incarcerate for a long time, streets would be safer)

Front 11

Rehabilitation is most concerned with?

Back 11

Eliminating crime committing behavior, moral justification for incarceration, help offenders so they don’t return to a life of crime

Front 12

According to material covered in class, the most likely reason for the increasing incarceration rate in the US is?

Back 12

Increased incarceration rate and increase in number of people in their crime prone years

Front 13

According to John Irwin, the type of inmate found in prison, which is most likely to make the most of any treatment offered in prison, is the what?

Back 13

Gleaner

Front 14

Being right as an inmate involves what?

Back 14

(how are you supposed to act)
Follow inmate codes: don’t interfere with other inmates behavior, don’t quarrel with others, don’t exploit other inmates, be a man, don’t trust the guards

Front 15

In a total institution, the organizations chief goal is to what?

Back 15

Strip inmates down, reform & reshape them

Front 16

Female inmates are most like male inmates, in terms of what?

Back 16

Backgrounds

Front 17

The case of no-name Maddox:

Back 17

Charlie Manson (born in prison, mother in jail for robbery and didn’t care what his name was), spent 1st few years of life in being raised in prison then foster care where he was rapped.

Front 18

Convicted criminals are more likely to receive capital punishment, when?

Back 18

Public feels threatened

Front 19

In the custodial model of correctional institutions, what?

Back 19

Fortress style buildings, total institution, prisoners are weak & submissive, guards are condescending & mean, oppressive institution (strips identity)

Front 20

The percent of former offenders that return to criminal behavior is known as the:

Back 20

recidivism rate

Front 21

1. College graduate applying for jobs in correctional facilities might discover that?

Back 21

Fast track to promotion, favor for hiring.

Front 22

1. Compared to other inmates, violent prisoners tend to be what?...

Back 22

things like more educated/less educated, etc. younger trying to prove themselves, gang affiliated, or believe an argument is best settled with a fist

Front 23

In the Kentucky parole video, the parole prisoner, Adam Inmend, best exemplifies what types of prisoner?

Back 23

Disorganized criminal

Front 24

1. Identify which of the following statements is true regarding prison violence
Reasons for violence.

Back 24

1. Confiment & cramped quarters for long times
2. Increased probability of running into someone who is violent.
3. Rigged rules
4. Single sex facilities.

Front 25

4 goals of punishment

Back 25

retribution
deterrence
incapacitation
reform/ rehab

Front 26

Which of the following is true regarding the punishment of convicted felons?

Back 26

More than 78% of all felony offenders get a jail/ prison sentence

Front 27

If an offender has 3 or more of these characteristics, 80 % chance of going to prison

Back 27

2 or more counts
2 or more prior convictions
on probation or parole status at time of arrest

drug addiction
use of a weapon during crime or seriously injured victim

Front 28

Inmates Rights

Back 28

14th, 8th, and 1st amendments

Front 29

1. The due process and crime control model of the JS do what?

Back 29

Protect against error in the government deprivation of life, liberty, & property.
Due Process: system functions as its supposed to
Crime Control: prosecutors have flexibility to do what they want
a. Due process
1. There is possibility of error in the system
2. Prevention of mistakes is more important than efficiency
3. Protection of the process is as important as protection of innocents.
4. The coercive power of the state is always subject to abuse
5. Every due process protection is there for a reason and should be strictly adhered to.

Crime control
1. Reducing crime is the most important function of law enforcement
2. The failure of law enforcement means the breakdown of order.
3. The criminal process guarantees social freedom.
4. Efficient is top priority
5. The emphasis is on speed and finality
6. There is a presumption of guilt once the suspect is in the system