Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Exam 1 Study Notes, Exams of Social Psychology

Download Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Exam 1 Study Notes and more Exams Social Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Crime prevention CRJ 312 exam 1 displacement - crime moves from one area to another but doesn't disappear. diffusion - surrounding areas also benefit from the intervention. experimental designs include... - DV and IV, Intervention, control group, pre-and post- test data, random assingment bandwagon science - focusing research on what is trendy or popular at a given time. evidence-based criminal justice - strong research has been done on the topic (level 5 study). cross-sectional study - snapshot of a moment in time (photo). longitudinal study - study over a long period of time (movie). generalisation - apply the researcher beyond the sample or what is being studied. due process - fair treatment through the normal judicial system. crime control - prevent crime by shrewdly and harshly punishing offenders. end results matter more than the means. wedding cake model - Layer 1: celebrated cases Layer 2: serious felonies Layer 3: lesser felonies Layer 4: misdemeanors deterrence - discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment. retribution - a repayment; a deserved punishment incapacitation - protect society from criminals by imprisoning them. rehabilitation - treatment. 'curing the criminality'. system model - the CJ system is a well-oiled machine. non-system model - the CJ system is a disorganized mess. conflict theory - society is a competition for power. consensus theory - society agrees on what is right and wrong and what the laws should be. boston operation ceasefire - attempt at reducing youth homicide and gun violence by 'lever pulling' on things the police would normally disregard in retaliation to youth homicides. traditional policing strategies - kansas city preventative patrol experiment - amount of patrolling doesn't not reduce the amount of crimes. people didn't notice a difference. violent crime control and law enforcement act 1994 - added more cops in the hopes of preventing crime. office of community oriented policing services (COPS) - police strikes - crime went up so it became illegal for police to go on strike private police agencies - there are more private officers than public officers (i.e., security guards, etc). rapid response to calls - does not necessarily impact crime because there are other factors involved. factors for rapid response to calls - discovery time, reporting time, processing time, travel time. RAND study and detectives -