Ruth's and Reitz's Unified Goals of the Criminal Justice System

question 25

True/False

Ruth's and Reitz's Unified Goals of the Criminal Justice System include the idea that criminal justice should be used only if the behaviour in question is severe enough to be condemned as criminal.

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Definitions:

Balance Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals strive for harmony in their relationships and opinions, leading to changes in attitudes when imbalances occur.

Behavioral Intentions

An individual's planned or anticipated actions in a given situation, often studied in psychology and marketing as precursors to actual behavior.

Extended Fishbein

A model that extends the original Fishbein attitude model to incorporate additional predictors of behavior, including the subjective norm and perceived behavioral control.

Actual Behaviour

The real, observable actions performed by an individual, as opposed to intentions or beliefs.