Policing
Man known as "The Father of American Policing."
Who is August Vollmer?
Term used to describe when the prosecutor offers a lesser charge if the defendant agrees to plead guilty.
What is plea bargaining?
A long-term confinement facility run by a state or the federal government that typically holds felons and offenders with sentences of more than 1 year.
What is a prison?
Term used to describe the crime that is not known to law enforcement.
What is the dark figure of crime?
A philosophy and style of policing that adopts proactive measures and collaboration with community members.
What is community policing?
The name of the process in which prospective jurors are questioned in court under oath to attempt to uncover inappropriate jurors.
Voir dire.
Sentence that allows convicted offenders to remain in the community under the supervision of a probation/parole officer instead of being sent to prison.
What is probation?
The study of the nature, extent, and causes of criminal offending and criminal victimization.
What is criminology?
The standard established by criminal law to make an arrest, obtain a warrant, or conduct a search.
What is probable cause?
Supreme Court Case that established that reasonable suspicion was needed for a stop and frisk.
Terry v. Ohio
A person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime.
What is recidivism?
The three elements need to converge in time and space to increase the risk of criminal incidents according to Routine Activities Theory.
What are motivated offenders, suitable targets, and the absence of capable guardians?