Crime and Its consequences

The classification of _____ into crime is constantly in dispute.

Behavior

The law is just one of the mechanisms of ______ control.

Social

Our behavior is controlled by less ______ features of social control such as ______, social mores, _____, and laws.

restrictive, folkway, norms

The criminal justice system may be the most ___ arena of last resort, but it ___ only a very small fraction of ___ among individuals.

visible, dispute, handle

A crime occurs when a law is _____.

Violated

In order to have a _____, several things need to have occurred.

violation

Must be an agreement among ______ that certain behavior warrant ______ by society.

citizens, suppression

Lawmakers need to discuss what constitutes the ___ behavior.

undesired

Lawmakers must ___ a law, and determine the ___ (ies).

enact, penalty

Law enforcement officers must become aware of the behavior, and ___ that the behavior violated a ______ law.

determine, statutory

Criminal law is the final ______ limitations that control our behavior.

collection

Our legal system defines _____ behaviors as those actions that threaten ____ well being.

criminal, societies

The traditional ____ is troubled by broken homes, ____, and schools that are ____ to find ways to teach even the most basic ___ in some communities.

family, divorce, struggling, skills

There are _____ who get rich by performing unnecessary surgery.

physicians

Lawyer _____ are appreciated by almost everyone (even lawyers).

jokes

The reduction of ______ in the workforce by many corporation has created feeling of ____, and worry over job _____.

employees, uncertainty, security

When other _____ fail to deliver on their promises and ______, the criminal justice system becomes the ______ that must eventually be employed.

institutions, expectations, institution

Some people think the criminal justice system is too ______ on criminals.

lenient

They perceive the justice system as being overly ______ and ______ against minorities and people without _______ means.

oppressive, discriminatory, economic

The _______ in sentencing between the rich and poor are viewed as ______ that the criminal justice system is simply a tool of the _______ to preserve their _______ status in society.

disparities, evidence, wealthy, privileged

It is important for ______ to understand how the criminal justice system operates and be aware of why the system _______ crime as it does.

citizens, defines

In defining a crime, ______ themes are readily apparent.