Final Exam Flashcards
(110 cards)
Control model
Model of CJS that assumes freedom is so important that every effort must be made to repress crime; it emphasises efficiency, speed, finality, and the capacity to apprehend, try, convict, and dispose of a high proportion of offenders - conveyor belt
Due process model
CJS perspective that emphasises individual rights at all stages of CJS processing - obstacle course
Actuarial justice
Model of crime control focusing on response to risk and management of crime prevention. emphasis on risk assessment tools, calculability, and the identification and management of risk (McJustice)
crime
intentional behaviour in breach of legally prescribed rules, without justification, and subject to defined penalties
summary offence
less serious or minor criminal offence, usually dealt with in the local court by Magistrate
indictable offence
more severe offences that are heard and sentenced by a judge in a District Court or tried before a judge and jury
duress, provocation, insanity, intoxication, and self defence
the 5 justifications of criminal offences
complicity
state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
conspiracy
secret plan by a group to do something illegal
vagrancy
state of wandering from place to place
victim impact statement
statement from victim, describing the effect of the offence on his or her life, used by a judge as a factor in sentencing an accused
restorative justice
punishment designed to repair the damage done to the victim and community by an offender’s criminal act
double jeopardy
being tried twice for same crime
reactive policing
policing strategy which involves responding to criminal activity and problems after they have taken place
proactive policing
policing strategy in which patrol officers take initiative against crime instead of waiting for criminal acts to occur
Chan
said there was being cynical and suspicious, a sense of mission about police work, an orientation toward action, and strong solidarity
Fitzgerald inquiry
ran in late 1980s in Qld to investigate corruption in Qld politics and QOS. uncovered ongoing networks of corruption amongst some police officers and politicians in Qld
official misconduct
policing conduct that could, if proved, be a criminal offence or disciplinary breach providing reasonable grounds for dismissal
police misconduct
police officer activities which are inconsistent with the officer’s legal authority, organisational authority, and standards of ethical conduct
Crime and Misconduct Commission
independent body which investigates corruption by public officials in Qld, conducts criminological research, and carries out an intelligence role in relation to organised crime in Qld - established by Fitzgerald inquiry
Skolnick
introduced idea of ‘symbolic assailant’
symbolic assailant
gestures, languages, and attires that police have come to recognise as a prelude to violence
Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
experimental study of various interventions in domestic violence (arrest, separation, mediation). found that police arrest leads to lower subsequent domestic violence. as result, mandatory arrest was introduced
Sherman
conducted Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment