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12 Cards in this Set
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criminology |
the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour |
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criminal justice |
the study of social control and the agencies that are involved in the CJS |
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the criminal justice system |
everything involved in the prevention of and response to crime |
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crime control (model of criminal justice) |
an orientation to criminal justice in which the protection of the community and the apprehension of offenders are paramount |
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due process model (of criminal justice) |
an orientation to criminal justice in which the legal rights of individual citizens, including criminals, are paramount |
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constitution act |
the legislation setting out the division of responsibilities between the federal and provincial or territorial governments |
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criminal code |
federal legislation that sets out criminal laws, procedures for prosecuting federal offences, and sentences and procedures of the administration of justice |
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adversarial system |
a system of justice based on 2 opposing sides - the prosecution vs. the defence |
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duty to act fairly |
the obligations of corrections to ensure that offenders are treated fairly by corrections personnel |
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evidence-based practice |
police strategies, and programs that have been shown by evaluation research to be effective |
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tradition-based practice |
the result of established routines, politics, the philosophies of agents, organizations, and principles |
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penal populism |
corrections policies that are formulated in pursuit of political objectives, often in the absence of an informed public or in spite of public opinion |
