Law Enforcement
What is the FBI?
A more serious offense punishable by at least one year of incarceration.
What is a felony?
Evidence that is not immediately visible/obvious and may require special techniques to detect/analyze them.
What is latent evidence?
Repetition of criminal behavior after an offender has been released from prison
Recidivism
Criminal justice professional that supervises people serving their sentences in the community rather than as an incarcerated person
Probation officer
Authorizes law enforcement to search a specific place for evidence based on probable cause
What is a search warrant?
What is the standard of proof required to convict someone in a criminal trial?
What is Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?
The idea that, when two objects come into contact, they transfer material between one another.
What is Locard's Exchange Principle?
Specific and general deterrence
Legal rule that stops a person from being tried twice for the same crime
Double Jeopardy
A reasonable basis, based on facts and circumstances, to believe that a crime has been committed and/or evidence will be found.
What is probable cause?
Latin term referring to the guilty mind or criminal intent required for a crime
What is mens rea?
Documented process of handling evidence from collection to presentation in court
What is the chain of custody?
What does the acronym UCR stand for in American crime data analysis?
Uniform Crime Report
Latin phrase meaning "body of the crime" or the material proof that a crime took place
Corpus Delicti
Meaning of the law enforcement acronym BOLO
Be On The Lookout
Latin term referring to the guilty act or physical element of a crime
What is actus reus?
Term that describes the cooling of the body after death
What is algor mortis?
Theory stating that visible signs of disorder can lead to further crime and disorder
What is Broken Windows Theory?
How many people did the Zodiac Killer kill?
7
1963 Supreme Court case establishing that, under the 6th amendment, courts are required to provide legal counsel for defendants who can't afford an attorney.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
The oldest forensic lab in the US was built in this city
What is Los Angeles?
Italian philosopher considered the Father of Criminology
Cesare Beccaria
Livor mortis (Lividity)