Criminal Justice Final Vocab

Front 1

________ entails the conditional release of a convicted offender, without a jail term, into the community under the supervision of the court, subject to certain conditions for a specified time.

Back 1

Probation

Front 2

_______ is when the offender must pay the victim or community back for damages

Back 2

Restitution

Front 3

__________ is often used along with house arrest to ensure obedience to home confinement orders

Back 3

Electronic monitoring

Front 4

Judges have broad discretion to set specific conditions of probation using a _________________ approach

Back 4

Case by case basis

Front 5

Probation officers view themselves as ____________ as their goal is to help offenders adjust in the community

Back 5

Social workers

Front 6

Female inmates often form groups called _____________ to cope with prison life

Back 6

Make-believe families

Front 7

Inmates with strong __________ have a better chance of making it on the outside.

Back 7

Social support

Front 8

Ex inmates may also find that going straight is an ____________ impossibility

Back 8

Economic

Front 9

Juvenile offenders who commit serious crimes may be __________ to adult court

Back 9

waived

Front 10

Some believe a "______________" approach will mostly affect minority youths and enmesh them in an already unfair system.

Back 10

"Get tough"

Front 11

Before trial, prosecutors in the juvenile courts may attempt to negotiate a settlement to the case. This is called ___________ in the juvenile system.

Back 11

Plea Bargaining