Exam 3 Flashcards
(50 cards)
Role of deterrence in death penalty
Threat of death = less crime
Death row characteristics
Intellectually limited, history of trauma, sexual abuse, family dysfunction
Bias in death penalty
African Americans, low income, male
Risk
Focus on high risk offenders
Needs
Criminogenic needs (empirically defined), non criminogénic needs (individual), individualize treatment
Responsivity
What makes someone responsive to treatment
General & specific
Risk-needs-responsivity policy
Mandating treatment, low risk offenders, supervision & risk management
Recidivism statistics
68% re-arrested
Property then drug offenses highest
Treatment trends
Punish ment is not treatment
Stats of female crime
22% of arrests
Characteristics of justice involved women
Upcriming
Mandatory arrest
War on drugs
Co-defendant effect
Prostitution
Male vs. Female crime
Women display relational (not overt) aggression
Women more likely to have internalizing (not externalizing) disorders
Justice involved women trauma
60% report sexual abuse
Stats of female mental illness
73% women vs. 55% men
Treatment needs for justice involved women
Trauma informed care
Kent v. U.S.
Juveniles now have right to attorney
In re Gault
In reference to
Due process for juveniles
Parens patriae
State is parent
Therapeutic jurisprudence
Look at issues behind crime
Status offenses
Only illegal because of age
Ex: truancy, underage drinking, etc.
Trends in juvenile arrests
Decrease in juvenile crime
Increase in younger juveniles & females
Reward salience
Reward more real then risk of consequence
Future vs. Present orientation
What’s happening in present is most important
Risk factors in juvenile delinquency
Historical, individual, & situational
Delinquent peers more impactful
