Across
- 3. custody when someone is put into a special part of jail to stop them being attacked by other inmates
- 4. control theory a perspective that holds that the distribution of crime and delinquency within society is to some degree founded upon the consequences that power relationships.
- 5. the prevention of crime
- 8. detention the imprisonment of a person with the aim of preventing them from committing further offenses or of maintaining public order
- 10. of the evidence A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that evidence be sufficient to determine that a claim is more likely to be true than not
- 11. the lack of some critical need that provides the motivation to commit deviant behavior to gain satisfaction
- 14. psychology the branch of psychology having to do with the study of crime and criminality
- 15. an example, model or theory
- 16. justice a post modern perspective that stresses remedies and restoration rather than prison punishment and victim neglect.
- 17. a profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior
- 19. emphasizes deterrence and retribution with reduced emphasis on rehabilitation
- 21. criminology a perspective that holds the crime control agencies and the citizens they serve should work together to alleviate social problems and human suffering and thus reduce crime
- 22. gap the discrepancy in opportunities, status, attitudes, etc., between men and women
- 23. confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect
- 26. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
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- 1. delinquency the habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, esp. one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible
- 2. deserts model the notion that criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive at the hands of the law. And the punishments should be appropriate to the crime committed
- 4. the recording and analysis of a person's psychological and behavioral characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities in a certain sphere or to assist in identifying a particular subgroup of people
- 5. Minority Confinement refers to the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system
- 6. loco Parentis in the place of a parent.
- 7. the repetition of criminal behavior
- 9. an act of referring someone or something for consultation, review, or further action
- 12. a person with a personality disorder as a result of a poorly developed superego
- 13. person concerned with the theoretical aspects of a subject
- 18. marxs Marxist criminology creator
- 20. Enforcement ensuring obedience to the laws
- 21. and the Courts trial process
- 24. the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men
- 25. tough movement View toward criminals and delinquents favoring maximum penalties and punishments for a crime or delinquent act