Crime Ain't Cool
In order for something to legally be considered a ______________, there must be actus reus (an action) and mens rea (a blameworthy state of mind).
What is a crime?
This is a type of police officer who investigates crime scenes and interviews witnesses.
What is a detective?
This kind of person runs a courtroom.
They also decide if the defendant is innocent or guilty in bench trials only.
What is a judge?
If you receive this kind of punishment, you will spend up to a year behind bars (but no more).
What is jail?
The 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th ______________ limit the powers of the police and law enforcement.
What are Amendments?
According to this theory of crime, some people break the law because of mental conflicts or personality issues.
What is the psychological theory of crime?
Name any federal police agency.
What is FBI, ICE, Federal Marshals, Secret Service, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, TSA, etc.
If you don't want to sit in jail while you're waiting for your trial, you can pay this.
What is bail/bond?
If you receive this kind of punishment, you'll spend more than a year behind bars.
What is prison?
The 13th Amendment banned _____________, except in prisons.
What is forced labor/slavery?
This English philosopher distrusted people and felt that a strong, strict gov't was needed to control people and prevent crime.
You might say his hobby was being tough on crime.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This is a type of police accountability in which a civilian takes an officer (or even a whole department) to court for violating their constitutional rights.
What is a Section 1983 Lawsuit?
This type of lawyer represents a suspect in court.
What is a defense attorney?
A court ordering someone to go to rehab/gambling counseling instead of jail is an example of a ___________________ program.
What is diversion?
The 8th Amendment bans the government from using cruel and unusual ____________________.
What are punishments?
This English philosopher trusted people, and believed that the gov't should focus on protecting people's rights and liberty at all costs.
You might say he was opposed to locking people up.
Who is John Locke?
This is a type of police accountability in which a task force within the police department investigates reports of corruption.
What is an internal affairs unit?
This kind of lawyer represents the gov't in court and presses charges against accused criminals.
What is a prosecutor?
Prisoners often follow this set of unwritten rules in prison.
What is the convict's code?
According to the 6th Amendment, if you cannot afford a lawyer, you will be _______________________.
What is assigned a public defender?
According to this theory of crime, people break the law when the rewards outweigh the risks.
What is the classical theory of crime?
This is a type of police accountability in which a committee of non-police officers makes recommendations about how the police can improve.
What is a civilian review board?
Voir dire, peremptory challenges, and challenge for cause are part of the process of picking a _____________.
What is a jury?
________________ is the idea that punishments should reform people (by addressing root problems) so that they become law-abiding citizens.
What is rehabilitation?
The 4th Amendment protects stops the police from searching Americans' homes without a ____________________.
What is a warrant?