Understanding Criminal Justice and Incarceration

A set of flashcards to review key concepts discussed in a lecture on the American criminal justice system, retributive justice, and societal implications of incarceration.

Incarceration

The state of being confined in prison.

Retributive justice

A concept that justice demands punishment for wrongdoers as a response to crime.

Rehabilitation

The process of restoring someone to a previous condition, especially concerning inmates returning to a normal life.

Intellectually disabled

A condition where a person has significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior.

Criminally negligent homicide

A criminal charge resulting from causing the death of another person through a failure to exercise reasonable care.

Delusional schizophrenia

A severe mental disorder characterized by delusions, that can distort one's perception of reality.

Poverty and racial subordination

Socio-economic factors that disproportionately affect incarcerated individuals and can influence criminal behavior.

Collective failures

Failures of a society or system to address the needs and rights of its members, often leading to issues like crime and punishment.

Opioid disorder

A medical condition characterized by an uncontrollable craving for and use of opioid drugs.

Mental health disorder

A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood, impacting daily functioning.