CCJS100 EXAM 1 TEACH GUIDE BOOK
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Crime. Answer: Actions that violate laws defining which socially
harmful behaviors will be subject to the government's power to
impose punishments
⩥ Mal in se. Answer: Offenses are wrong/evil within themselves
⩥ Mala prohibita. Answer: Offenses are wrong because they are
prohibited
⩥ Three goals of criminal justice system. Answer: 1. Doing justice
2. Controlling crime
3. Preventing crime
⩥ Evidence-based practices. Answer: Policies developed through
guidance from research studies that demonstrate which approaches
are most useful and cost-effective for advancing desired goals
⩥ Federalism. Answer: A system of government in which power is
divided between national and state government
, ⩥ System. Answer: A complex whole consisting of interdependent
parts whose actions are directed toward goals and are influenced by
the environment in which they function
⩥ Exchange. Answer: A mutual transfer of resources; a balance of
benefits and deficits that flow from behavior based on decisions about
the values and costs of alternatives
⩥ Plea bargain. Answer: Plea guilty with the reasonable expectation
of receiving some consideration from the state for doing so (exchange
relationship)
⩥ Discretion. Answer: Freedom to act according to one's own
judgment and conscience
⩥ All levels of the criminal justice system have ______ discretion..
Answer: High
⩥ Sequential tasks. Answer: Decisions are made in a specific
sequence
⩥ Filtering process. Answer: A screening process weeding out
suspects. (Works like a funnel)
⩥ Four characteristics of criminal justice system. Answer: 1.
Discretion
2. Resource dependence
2026 FLOWING LIST TOTAL ASK LIST
WITH FIX MODELS
Crime. Answer: Actions that violate laws defining which socially
harmful behaviors will be subject to the government's power to
impose punishments
⩥ Mal in se. Answer: Offenses are wrong/evil within themselves
⩥ Mala prohibita. Answer: Offenses are wrong because they are
prohibited
⩥ Three goals of criminal justice system. Answer: 1. Doing justice
2. Controlling crime
3. Preventing crime
⩥ Evidence-based practices. Answer: Policies developed through
guidance from research studies that demonstrate which approaches
are most useful and cost-effective for advancing desired goals
⩥ Federalism. Answer: A system of government in which power is
divided between national and state government
, ⩥ System. Answer: A complex whole consisting of interdependent
parts whose actions are directed toward goals and are influenced by
the environment in which they function
⩥ Exchange. Answer: A mutual transfer of resources; a balance of
benefits and deficits that flow from behavior based on decisions about
the values and costs of alternatives
⩥ Plea bargain. Answer: Plea guilty with the reasonable expectation
of receiving some consideration from the state for doing so (exchange
relationship)
⩥ Discretion. Answer: Freedom to act according to one's own
judgment and conscience
⩥ All levels of the criminal justice system have ______ discretion..
Answer: High
⩥ Sequential tasks. Answer: Decisions are made in a specific
sequence
⩥ Filtering process. Answer: A screening process weeding out
suspects. (Works like a funnel)
⩥ Four characteristics of criminal justice system. Answer: 1.
Discretion
2. Resource dependence
