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aboriginal sentencing circle

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involvement of aboriginal communities in sentencing aboriginal offenders

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community based sentencing

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offenders serve a conditional sentence in the community, usually by performing some sort of community service

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compensatory social control

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a means of social control that obliges an offender to pay a victim to compensate for a harm committed

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conciliatory social control

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a means of social control that reconciles both parts of a dispute and mutually restore harmony to a social relationship that has been damaged

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consensus crimes

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serious acts of deviance about which there is near-unanimous public agreement

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conflict crimes

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acts of deviance that may be illegal but about which there is considerable public disagreement concerning its seriousness

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control theory

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social control is affected by strength of bonds and acts of deviance is a result of a disconnection from society

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corporate crime

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crime committed by white collar employees in a business environment

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corrections system

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a system tasked with supervising people who have been arrested, convicted, or sentenced for criminal offences

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court

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a system that has authority to make decisions based on law

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crime

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violation of norm and law that is punishable through formal sanctions

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crimes of accomodation

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crimes committed as ways in which individuals cope with oppression and inequality

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criminal justice system

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organization that exists to enforce a legal code

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cultural deviance

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theory suggests conformity to cultural norms in a lower class society causes crime

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deviance

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a violation of social/cultural norms

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differential association theory

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theory states that people learn deviant behaviour from those close to them, who provide models and opportunities for deviance

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disciplinary social control

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detailed continuous training, control and observation of people to improve their capabilities

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doubly deviant

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women who break both laws and gender norms

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examination

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tests by authorities to assess and know people

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folkways

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norms based on everyday cultural customs like etiquette

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formal sanctions

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sanctions officially recognized and enforced

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government

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practices by which people or organizations seek to govern the behaviour of others

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hate crimes

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attacks based on a person’s race, religion, or etc

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informal sanctions

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occur face to face interactions

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labelling theory
ascribing of deviant behaviour to another person by members of society
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law
norms that are specified in explicit codes and enforced by government bodies
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legal codes
codes that maintain formal social control through laws
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master status
a label that describes the chief characteristic of a person
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moral entrepreneur
a person or group that publicizes and problematizes wrongdoing and has power to create and enforce rules to penalize wrongdoing
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moral panic
expanding cycle of deviance, media generated public fears, police repression
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mores
serious moral injunctions or taboos that are broadly recognized in society
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negative sanctions
punishments for violating norms
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new penology
strategies of social control that group offenders by the degree of risk they represent to the general public
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nonviolent
crimes that involve the destruction or theft of property, but do not use force or threat of force
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normalization
process by which norms are used to differentiate, rank and correct people's behaviour
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overrepresentation
difference between the proportion of identifiable group in a specific institution and their proportion in the general population
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panopticon
Bentham's seeing machine that became the model for the ideal prison
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penal social control
a means of social control that prohibits certain social behaviours and responds to violations with punishments
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a penal welfare complex
network of institutions that create and exclude inter-generational criminalized populations on a semi-permanent basis
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police
a civil force in charge of regulating laws and public order at a federal, state, or community level
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positive sanctions
rewards for conforming to norms
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power elite
wealthy influential people at the top of society who hold power and resources
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primary deviance
violation of norms that does not result in long term effects on person's self image and interactions
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psychopathy
a personality disorder characterized by anti-social behaviour, diminished empathy, and lack of inhibitions
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racial profiling
the singling out of a particular racial group for extra policing
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recidivism
the likelihood of a person getting arrested again after initial arrest
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restorative justice conferencing
focuses on establishing a direct, face to face connection between. the offender and the victim
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sanctions
means of enforcing rules
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secondary deviance
a change in a person's self concept and behaviour after their actions are labelled as deviant by society
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secondary victimization
after initial victimization, second is incurred through criminal justice processes
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self report study
collection of data acquired using voluntary response methods
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situational crime control
strategies of social control that redesign spaces where crimes could occur to minimize the risk of crimes occurring there
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social control
regulation and enforcement of norms
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social deviations
deviant acts that are not illegal but harmful
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social disorganization theory
crime occurs in communities with weak social ties and absence of social control
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social diversions
deviant acts are illegal but harmless
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social order
an arrangement of practices and behaviours on which society based their daily lives
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sociopathy
personality disorder characterized by anti-social behaviour, diminished empathy, lack of inhibitions
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strain theory
relationship between socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to achieve them
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street crime
crime committed by average people against other people, in public
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surveillance
way to make lives and activities of individuals visible to authorities
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therapeutic social control
social control that uses therapy to return people back to normal state
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traditional aboriginal justice
centred on healing and building community rather retribution
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twin myth of rape
women life about sexual assault out of malice toward men, and women will say no to sexual relation when they mean yes
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victimless crime
activities against the law that do not result in injury to person or others
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violent crimes
base don use of force or threat of force
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white collar crimes
crimes committed by high status or privileged people
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zones of transition
areas within city characterized by high levels of migration, social diversity, and social change

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