CH 8: Crime Control in the Courts and Beyond

Crime Control Strategies

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

the criminal justice system

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

public exposure penalties

Which court case required a convicted purse-snatcher to wear taps on his feet?

People v. McDowell

All parties involved in a criminal offense come together through _________ to resolve
collectively the aftermath of the offense

restorative justice

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

problem-solving courts

Successful completion of a drug court treatment program results in…

dismissal of criminal charges

One key principle in problem-solving courts is __________ monitoring

judicial

At the core of a domestic-violence court is…

therapeutic jurisprudence

A criticism of drug courts is the fact that _____________

the courts will not reach those in need who are uninterested in receiving treatment

Courts that specialize in domestic violence cases tend to obtain more convictions in this area than do _____________

traditional courts

People’s knowledge of an offender’s criminal act and their public disapproval of the act is accomplished through…

shaming

Pre-charge diversion refers to ___________

the diversion of offenders out of the criminal justice system before they are charged

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

revisit the charges and most likely drop them

A main purpose of Mental Health Courts is to see that…

offenders receive mental health treatment services

A court order barring gang members from associating with one another within certain
locations is known as a(n)…

anti-gang injunction

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

alternative

Public __________ penalties occur when a criminal’s conviction is made visible to several people

exposure

_____ punishments can be traced to the pre-biblical era

Shaming

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 ____________

debasement penalty

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

Apology

A goal of diversion is to publicly shame the offender

False

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

True

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

False

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

True

Community courts are more specific in their mission than other courts

False