Policing
This man is known as the Father of Modern Policing.
Who is Sir Robert Peel?
The stated purposes of an institution.
What is a manifest function?
This is the number of crimes that occur that official statistics don't know about because they are not reported.
What is the dark figure of crime?
This is the guilty mind of the offender
What is mens rea?
Approximately this percentage of violent crime is reported to the police.
What is 42%?
The creation of the FBI took place in this year.
When is 1908?
The label given to the processes and structures that seek to limit rule-breaking behavior.
What is social control?
This official statistic method was created to help alleviate the limitations of the UCR.
What is the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?
Kidnapping is an example of this Latin category of crime.
What is mala in se?
What is unsolved?
This function of the police is the main function. It is the most important and the most troublesome.
What is order maintenance?
The ability of individual actors to affect criminal justice decisions and processing.
What is discretion?
These types of surveys work well with juveniles, but not necessarily adults.
What are self-report surveys?
This theory treats criminals as rational decision makers who calculate the costs and benefits of crime before deciding to commit the offense.
What is rational choice theory?
There is enough evidence for a reasonable person to believe that the crime was committed and that the accused more than likely committed the crime.
What is probable cause?
These three factors make up the paramilitary structure of the police.
What is a formal rank, a chain of command, and a pyramidal organizational structure?
The formal social institution designed to respond to deviance defined as crime.
What is the criminal justice system?
This is the most prominent victim survey in the U.S.
These types of offenses prove mens rea by simply engaging in the offense.
What are strict liability crimes?
During this, the officer will secure the scene, locate and interview victims and witnesses, and collect evidence.
What is the preliminary investigation?
This style of policing involves relatively frequent, but informal interventions.
What is the service style of policing?
The ability of an authorized group to enact a sanction after a public finding of fault.
What is formal social control?
What are description, risk assessment, program evaluation, and explanation?
What is a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the lack of a capable guardian?
What is an arraignment hearing?