Exam 1: Crime and the Problem of Social Control

Of all the arrests made by the police, only a percentage result in a person being charged with a crime and funneled into the criminal justice system.

How has California sharpened its three-strikes law?

This is an action taken by a person or a group of people that violates the rules of society to the point of harm.

This kind of crime includes interpersonal violence and property crime.

Controlling and preventing crime is solely the responsibility of the criminal justice system.

Specific deterrence occurs when an offender is caught and punished, and the rest of us do not break the law because we saw what happened to the offender and understand that the same consequences would befall us if we were caught breaking the law.

Responsibility for making and enforcing the law is spread unevenly across different levels of government.

What people think they know about crime is often based on incomplete and inaccurate information. Give three reasons why.

C. Wright Mills urges the use of this to examine issues while removed from our social location.

Like Prohibition, this has provided opportunities for a variety of criminal organizations.

This is a district established within a state judicial system or the federal judicial system.

The sheriff's office is responsible for providing these to courts.

Little of the authority for law enforcement lies at the local level.

Why must state inmates sometimes serve out all or part of their sentences in local jails?

The suspension of all or part of a sentence subject to certain conditions and supervision in the community.

These are responsible for maintaining safety on the state roads and interstate highways.

This is the punishment that a person convicted of a criminal offense is ordered by a judge to receive.

Why can't federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies work together smoothly?

A nonviolent criminal offense committed during the course of business for financial gain.

What we know about crime is often based on incomplete and inaccurate information. Why?