Crim 100: Chapter 1 (All Accurately solved)

Social control correct answers rules, habits, and customs a society uses to enforce conformity to its norms Arrest correct answers when law enforcement detains and holds a criminal suspect or suspects Socialization correct answers process by which individuals acquire a personal identity and learn the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to their society Crime correct answers action taken by a person or group of people that violates the rules of society to the point that someone is harmed or society's interests are harmed Criminal justice correct answers social institution that has the mission of controlling crime by detecting, detaining, adjudicating, and punishing and/or rehabilitating people who break the law Sociological imagination correct answers the idea that we must look beyond the obvious to evaluate how our social location influences how we perceive society Street crime correct answers small-scale person offenses such as single-victim homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, and vandalism Prison correct answers state or federal institution that confines people convicted of crime who are serving sentences for longer than a year Probation correct answers suspension of all or part of a sentence subject to certain conditions and supervision in the community Appeal correct answers written request to a higher court to modify or reverse the judgment of a trial court or intermediate-level appellate court Sheriff correct answers official of a county or parish who primarily carries out judicial duties Bailiff correct answers court officer responsible for executing writs and processes, making arrests, and keeping order in the court Felony correct answers offense punishable by a sentence of more than a year in state or federal prison and sometimes by death Misdemeanor correct answers minor criminal offense punishable by a fine and/or jail time for up to one year Sentence correct answers punishment that a person convicted of a criminal offense is ordered by a judge to receive