MIDTERMS Flashcards
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Is the study of punishment for crime or of criminal. It includes the study of control and prevention of crime through punishment of offenders.
PENOLOGY
It is also known as the Penal Science.
PENOLOGY
Is a branch of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) concerned with the custody, supervision and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
CORRECTION
It is the field of criminal justice system, which utilizes the body of knowledge and practices of the government and the society in the general involving the processes of handling individuals who have been convicted of offenses for purposes of crime prevention and control.
CORRECTION
Is the machinery of any government in the control and prevention of crimes and criminality. It is composed of the law enforcement, prosecution, court, the correction, and community.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM or CJS
Is considered the “weakest pillar” because of its failure to deter individuals in committing crimes as well as the reformation of inmates.
CORRECTION
Is the study and practice of a systematic management of jails or prisons and other institutions concerned with the custody, treatment, and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Defined as the manner or practice of managing or controlling places of confinement as in jails or prisons.
PENAL/JAIL MANAGEMENT
Three Division of Criminology.
- SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
- CRIMINAL ETIOLOGY
- PENOLOGY / PENAL SCIENCES
It deals with understanding the nature of criminal law and its procedure of administration.
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
It is concerned with the determining causes and factors of crime occurrence.
CRIMINAL ETIOLOGY
It deals with management and administration of inmates.
PENOLOGY / PENAL SCIENCES
It refers to the institutional record of an inmate which consists of his mittimus/commitment order, the prosecutor’s information and the decision of the trial court, including the appellate court.
CARPETA
The entrusting for confinement of an inmate to a jail by competent authority for investigation, trial and/or service of sentence.
COMMITMENT
It is the branch of administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody, supervision, and rehabilitation of the convicted offender.
CORRECTIONS
It is a written order of the court or any other competent authority consigning an offender to jail or prison for confinement.
COMMITMENT ORDER
It refers to any article, item or things prohibited by law and/or forbidden by jail rules.
CONTRABAND
Types of Contraband
- ILLEGAL CONTRABAND
- NUISANCE CONTRABAND
Contraband prohibited by law.
ILLEGAL CONTRABAND
Contraband prohibited only by jail rules.
NUISANCE CONTRABAND
Which holds both male and female offenders who interact and share the facility except for sleeping areas. They study, eat, dance, work, and engage in leisure activities within one campus.
COED INSTITUTION or CO-CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Society exaggerated fear of the convict and ex-convict which is usually far cut of proportion to the real danger they present.
CONVICT BOGEY
The infliction of physical pain as a form of punishment.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
A person who is confined in prison pending preliminary investigation, trial or appeal; or upon legal process issued by competent authority.
DETAINEE