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| Defines Crime and its punishments |
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| set out the basic rules of practice in the government and criminal justice system |
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| relations between private parties |
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| public or administrative law |
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| deals with the government and its relationships with individuals or other governments |
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| Early English law the incorporated local laws and custom |
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| acts that are considered generally evil |
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| crimes created by legislative bodies that reflect prevailing moral beliefs |
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| evidence seized in violation of the 4th amendment cannot be used in court |
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| crimes rates in 19 and 20th century were... |
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| actually much higher than today |
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| depression era crime rate was... |
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| The London Metropolitan Police were created in... |
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| The National Commission on Law Observance and enforcement was created in... |
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| Formal vs. informal criminal justice |
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| cops and judges vs. mom and friends |
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| Law enforcement, Courts, Corrections |
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| Function to streamline the CJ process |
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Uniform Crime Report
rates per 100,000
counts index crimes and nonindex crimes |
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rape, murder, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny theft, motorvehicle theft, arson
-if these are up, crime is up
-counted by reports |
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all other crimes
-reported by arrest |
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UCR violent crime between 1960-1991
UCR violent crime since 1991 |
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generally going up
generally going down |
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| only reported offenses, police discretion |
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| National Crime Victimization Survey |
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-half of serious crimes are reported to the police, while less than 40% of property are reported
-more than UCR
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| cannot punish w/o a trial |
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| constitution, common law, statutes, case decisions, administrative rules |
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voluntary and deliberate
negligence
failure to act |
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guilty mind or intent
intent can be implied if results are likely |
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| strict liability offenses |
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| do not require intent, serving alcohol to a minor |
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| law in florida where you dont have to attempt escape, but you better be reasonable |
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| conditions for self defense |
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-reasonable belief that danger of death or great harm is present
-only use force when necessary
-threat must be immediate |
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| crime control perspective |
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| the proper role of the justice system is to prevent crime through use of criminal sanctions |
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| rehabilitation perspective |
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| views the justice system in terms of protecting the public and controlling criminal elements |
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| fair and equitable treatment for all |
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| nonintervention perspective |
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| justice agencies should limit their involvement with criminal defendants |
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| equal justice perspective |
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| the greatest challenge facing the American crimnal justice system is its ability to dispense fair and equal justice to those who come before the law |
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| restorative justice perspective |
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| promote peace, dont punish |
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| crimes are harmful to the majority of citizens |
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| interactionist view of crime |
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| law is structured to reflect the preferences and opinions of peopel who hold social power |
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| people will engage in crime after weight the consequences and benefits |
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| human behavior is a function of the interaction of biochemical, neurological, and genetic factors with the environment |
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| people encounter problems in early childhood |
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| criminals have a disturbed personality |
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| basis of crime can be found in the social structure |
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| an individuals behavior is shaped by interactions with social institutions |
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| human behaviour is shaped by interpersonal conflict, and those who maintain social power use it to further their own interests |
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| social interactions over the course of development shape behaviour |
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| deter crime, peacekeeping, security |
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-neighborhood disorder creates fear
-neighborhoods give out crime-promoting signals
-police need citizen cooperation |
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| problem oriented policing |
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| identify problems and stamp them out to prevent future crime |
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