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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2016

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general deterrence
Definition
punishment intended to discourage the commission of offenses to the general public
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retribution
Definition
punishment inflicted on a person who deserves to be penalized
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specific deterrence
Definition
punishment inflicted on criminals to discourage them from committing future crimes
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incapacitation
Definition
depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes
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selective incapacitation
Definition
targeting offenders whose incapacitation will reduce crime in society the most
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rehabilitation
Definition
restoring a convicted offender to a constructive place in society
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restorative justice
Definition
punishment designed to repair the damage done to the victim and community
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indeterminate sentence
Definition
the range of a sentence determined by a judge
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DETERMINATE SENTENCE
Definition
a fixed amount of time for a sentence
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presumptive sentence
Definition
the range of a sentence determined by the legislature or a commission
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mandatory sentence
Definition
a required penalty for a certain offense committed by a certain offender
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good time
Definition
a reduction of an inmate's prison sentence for good behavior
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earned time
Definition
a reduction of an inmate's prison sentence as a reward for participation in educational or rehabilitation programs and work assignments
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intermediate sanctions
Definition
a variety of punishments that are more restrictive than probation but less restrictive than jail
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probation
Definition
a sentence that the offender is allowed to serve under supervision of the community
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shock probation
Definition
a sentence in which the offender is released after a short incarceration
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furman v. georgia
Definition
ruled the death penalty, as administered, unconstitutional
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gergg v. georgia
Definition
changed the death penalty laws and divided the trial and punishment phase of court proceedings
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McCleskey v. Kemp
Definition
rejected the challenge to the death penalty on grounds of racial discrimination
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Atkins v. Virginia
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ruled execution of developmentally disabled offenders unconstitutional
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Roper v. Simmons
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ruled execution of minors unconstitutional
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Witherspoon v. Illinois
Definition
ruled that those who oppose the death penalty may be excluded from trial during voir dire
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sentencing guidline
Definition
a mechanism to indicate to judges the expected sanction for certain offenses
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corrections
Definition
the variety of programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of people who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses
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enlightenment
Definition
a movement during the eighteenth century in England and France in which concepts of liberalism, rationalism, equality, and individualism dominated social and political thinking
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penitentiary
Definition
an institution intended to punish criminals by isolating them from society and from one another so they can reflect on their past misdeeds, repent, and reform
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separate confinement
Definition
a penitentiary system, developed in pennsylvania, in which each inmate was held in isolation from other inmates. all activities took place in cells
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congregate system
Definition
a penitentiary system in which each inmate was held in isolation during the night but worked and ate with other prisoners during the day under a rule of silence
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contract labor system
Definition
a system under which inmates' labor was sold on a contractual basis to private employers who provided the machinery and raw materials with which inmates made salable products in the institution
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lease system
Definition
a system under which inmates were leased to contractors who provided prisoners with food and clothing in exchange for their labor
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reformatory
Definition
an institution that emphasizes training, a mark system of classification, indeterminate sentences, and parole
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mark system
Definition
a point system in which prisoners can reduce their term of imprisonment and gain release by earning marks or points through labor, good behavior, and educational achievement
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rehabilitation model
Definition
a model of corrections that emphasizes the need to restore a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through some form of vocational or educational training or therapy
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medical model
Definition
a model of corrections based on the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by biological or psychological conditions that require treatment
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community corrections
Definition
a model of corrections based on the goal of reintegrating the offender into the community
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crime control model of corrections
Definition
a model of corrections based on the assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled by more use of incarceration and other forms of strict supervision
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prison
Definition
an institution for the incarceration of people convicted of serious crimes, usually felonies
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jail
Definition
an institution authorized to hold pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants for periods longer than 48 hours
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hands-off policy
Definition
judges should not interfere wiht the administration of correctional institutions
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cooper v. pate
Definition
prisoners are entitled to the protection of the civil rights act of 1871 and may challenge in federal courts the conditions of their confinement
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hudson v. palmer
Definition
prison officials have the authority to search cells and confiscate any materials found
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wolff v. McDonnell
Definition
basic elements of procedural due process must be present when decisions are made about imposing significant punishments on prisoners for violation institutional rules
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morrissey v. brewer
Definition
due process rights require a prompt, informal, 2-stage inquiry before an impartial hearing officer before parole may be revoked. the parolee may present relevant info and confront witnesses
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gagnon v. scarpelli
Definition
before probation can be revoked, a 2-stage hearing must be held and the offender provided with specific elements of due process. requested counsel will be allowed on a case-by-case basis
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