Exam 8: Crime Control in the Courts and Beyond

The practice of denying bail to certain presumably dangerous defendants is called preventive detention.

An offender's completion of a treatment program during a period of ___________prosecution would typically result in the dismissal of charges.

Community courts are more specific in their mission than other courts.

___________penalties are less embarrassing than public exposure and debasement penalties, but they can nevertheless lead to feelings of shame and related emotions.

___________punishments can be traced to the pre- biblical era.

In capital cases bail has always been denied.

A more cynical view of diversion programs is that they amount to a much worse penalty to certain offenders.

Gangs still flourish in many areas of the country, which has forced criminal justice officials and lawmakers to resort to ___________ strategies.

An offender in a domestic violence case was made to stand before his wife while she was allowed to spit in his face. This is an example of a ___________.

Apology penalties may seem a little light as a sentence to some people, and it certainly may be. Apologies, however, do play an important role in some situations. What good would an apology do in child molestation cases?

Post- incarceration diversion does not allow for an offender to enter a treatment program after conviction.

If an offender completes his or her obligations in a deferred prosecution diversion program, the prosecutor will ___________.

The Fifth Amendment states that excessive bail shall not be required.

The Center for Court Innovation has established ___________principles and practices that make problem- solving courts different from traditional courts.

Restorative justice is a process whereby all the parties with a stake in a particular offense come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offense and its implications for the future.

Public ___________ penalties occur when a criminal's conviction is made visible to several people.

One key principle in problem- solving courts is ___________monitoring.

Courts make decisions that affect people's liberty before trial, called pretrial incapacitation.

On page 177 we learn that if the arrestee does not pose a significant risk of flight and has been arrested for a relatively minor offense, pretrial release seems a sensible approach. Besides the risk of the accused disappearing and not returning to court, are there any advantages or other ramifications of releasing an accused person to await the next step in the judicial process.