Exam 8: Crime Control in the Courts and Beyond

Drug courts, domestic violence courts, and homeless courts, are all examples of

________ are also known as special jurisdiction courts.

Community courts are more specific in their mission, than are drug courts.

Criminal sanctions that point the offender out to the public are known as

________ has two key core concepts: harm and repair.

At the core of domestic violence courts is the practice of ________.

The Midtown Community Court was concerned with quality-of-life offenses.

Post incarceration diversion programs are designed for violent and high risk offenders.

________ is a term that refers to any number of informal or programmatic methods of keeping an offender out of the criminal justice system.

Diversion is a term referring to a programmatic method to steer an offender out of

Discuss how "shaming" might arguably violate the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Explain the purpose behind the establishment of a homeless court.

________ has established six principles and practices that make problem-solving courts different from traditional courts.

At the core of a domestic-violence court is

A goal of diversion is to publicly shame the offender.

An offender's completion of a drug treatment program during a period of deferred prosecution would typically result in

Diversion programs seek to keep an offender out of the criminal justice system.

Sentencing diversion does not allow for an offender to enter a treatment program after conviction.

The extent that courts are involved in crime control is typically a traditional role.

An offender's completion of a treatment program during a period of deferred prosecution would typically result in the dismissal of ________.