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- def: punishment
- punishment should fit the crime
- def: deterrence
- when potential criminals are deterred because penalties outweigh the crime
- def: rehabilitation
- turn criminals into law-abiding citizens
- def: confinement
- keeps criminals from further endangering society
- def: intensive sanctions
- an individual is not incarcerated but instead is closely monitored and must adhere to a structured schedule involving work and treatment programmes
- def: exclusionary rule
- evidence that is acquired in a manner that violates an individual's cpnstitutional rights may not be used by prosecution
- what is the crime to accounts for the most arrests?
- drunk driving
- whats the profile of typical drunk driver?
- white male over 25 years old
- what percent did schools pay for education in 2000
- 50%
- def: equalization of state school aid
- the distribution of state assistance to local school districts is based on need....poorer districts receive more aid
- def: charter school
- autonomous educational institutions within the public school system that operate through contracts that give them greater flexibility.
- def: voucher programs
- provide taxpayer supported financial assistance to needy parents who wish to send their students to private schools
- def: privitization
- the practice of turning school administration over to for-profit private enterprises
- def: value added assesment
- practice of measuring knowledge and sill before students begin an educational program and again after they finis, then assess the greatness
- def: social security
- both employees and employers contribute to provide retirement benefits
- def: medicare
- a federal program,both employers and employees contribute to provide health coverage during retirement years
- def: unemplyment compensation
- provides cash benefits to laid-off workers, employers contribute to pay for benefits and finance the administration
- def: worker's compensation
- income and health benefits for those injured on the job get it?
- def: public assistance program
- serves the needy, cash assistance, medical care, food stampsm housingg assistance.
- def: supplemental security income
- provides cash assistance to the elderly, blind, and disabled
- def: temporary assistance to needy families TANF
- families with dependent children through federal block grants
- def: workfare
- requires recipients to work for their benefits
- def: medicaid
- a joint federal-state program that provides health care to the needy
- what are the 4 provisions of the clean air act of 1970
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1. air quality standards are applied antionwide
2. required states to show efforts made to comply
3. required auto manufacturers to reduce emissions by 90 % for all 1975 models or face 10k per vehicle fine
4. gave citizens right to sue polluters - def: supply-side economic develpment policy
- policy tools used to attract economic development within boundires, using tax abatements, loans, and lesser regulations
- demand-side development policy
- incouragiu private ubterests to develop new products ad services to respond to emerging needs
- def: environmental justice
- less income doesnt mean mor epollution
- def: yield
- tax rate x base rate
- def: elasticity
- sales vs property
- ease of administration
- low collection costs, ability to collect
- effects on economic behaviour
- collect revenues without distorting behaviour
- political acceptability
- tolerability
- equity
- taxation should be fair
- progressive tax
- tax increases and income increases
- porportional tax
- same tax rate for all elvels
- regressive
- inversely related to income