ItC - Ch 5

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(Flash Cards) Intro To Criminology Fichas sobre ItC - Ch 5, creado por shonabethluke-xx el 01/11/2013.
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Blameworthy The amount of culpability or guilt a person maintains for participating in a particular criminal offence
brutalization effect The outcome of capital punishment having created an atmosphere of brutality (reinforces the idea of violence - provocation)
Capable Guardians The presence of the police, home-owners, neighbours and others which can have a deterrent effect (routine activities theory)
Choice Theorry Delliquent behaviour is a rational choice made by a motivated offender who perceive the gains of crime higher than the punishment
Classical Criminology People have free will, choose to commit crime for reasons of greed or need and can only be controlled through fear of criminal sanction
Conflict Related Crime and Violence Expressive crimes or acts of expressive violence involving people who know each other and possibly the influence of drugs
Crime Displacement In efforts to prevent crime in one area shifts illegal activities to another area
Defensible Space Principle that crime prevention can be achieved through changing the physical environment to reduce opportunity
Degradation shaming occurs when the offender is labelled as evil, though a process like a court trial or school disciplinary hearing
Diffusion of Benefits When the efforts to control on type of crime un-expectantly reduce another type of crime
Discouragement When efforts to eliminate one type of crime, help control other crimes by limiting access to desirable targets and reducing the value of the crime
Extinction The Phenomenon in which a crime prevention effort has an immediate impact that dissipates as criminals adjust to new conditions
General Detterence Crime Control Policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties (long prison sentences) aimed at convincing the potential criminal that pains > benefits
Informal Sanctions disapproval of parents, peers and neighbours directed towards offender - may hold be more powerful than formal punishment
instrumental crime illegal activity , committed by the purpose of obtaining desired good that are unable to be attained through conventional means
Just Desert philosophy of justice that asserts that those who violate the rights of others deserve to be punished (severity matches seriousness of crime)
Macro Perspective A large scale view that looks at social and economic reasons to explain how and why things happen
Micro Perspective A small scale view that looks at interaction to explain how things happen
Motivated Criminals The potential offenders in a poplulation
Offence-Specific Crime An illegal act committed by offenders reacting selectively to characteristics of particular offences, assessing opportunity and guardianship
Offender- Specific Crime An illegal act committed by offenders who do not usually engage in random acts of antisocial behaviour but who evaluate their skill at accomplishing the crime
Perceptual Deterrence Perceived risk of being caught or the threat of severe punishments can deter active criminal offenders
Rational Choice Theory Crime is a function of a decision-making process when an offender weighs the potential benefits and costs of an illegal act
Reintegrative Shaming A method of correction that encourages offenders to confront their misdeeds, experience shame and then be re-included in society
Routine Activities Theory Crime is a normal function of routine activities of modern living, offences occur when a suitable target is not protected by a capable guardian
Seductions of Crime (Katz) The visceral and emotional appeal that the situation of crime has for those who engage in illegal acts
Selective Incapacitation Policy of creating enhanced prison sentences for the relatively small group of dangerous chronic offenders
Situational Crime Prevention To eliminate or reduce particular crimes in narrow settings such as increasing lighting or installing security alarms
Specific Deterrence Crime control policy suggesting that punishment be severe; that individuals can be prevented from committing a crime if cost outweighs benefit
Stigmatization An enduring label that taints a persons identity and changes him or her in the eyes of others
Target Reduction Strategies Methods for reducing crime through the use of locks, bars, alarms, and other devices
Utilitarianism Punishment of crime should be balanced and fair, and that even criminal behaviour must be seen as purposeful and reasonable
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