This is known as a wrongful mental state, or intent.
What is mens rea?
100
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches.
What is the 4th Amendment?
100
This theory believes that criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to participate in illegal activity
What is Learning Theory
100
This is the burden of proof in criminal cases
What is beyond a reasonable doubt
100
These types of prisons house the “worst of the worst”.
What is Super-Max?
200
This is an act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions.
What is a crime?
200
This city was the place where the first organized police department was formed.
What is Boston?
200
This theory suggests that certain biological or psychological traits in individuals could incline them toward criminal behavior given a certain set of circumstances
What is biological/trait theory?
200
This amendment provides your right to counsel
What is the Sixth Amendment
200
These are ran by state and federal governments.
What are prisons?
300
This phrase is used to describe the actual amount of crime that takes place.
What is dark figure of crime?
300
“Hot Spots” and crime mapping are two important aspects of this type of policing.
What is problem-solving?
300
This theory suggests that crime is the result of the unequal structure of society and the resulting class conflict
What is Conflict Theory
300
This case is an important case for “stop and frisk” (case and year)
What is Terry v. Ohio (1968)
300
These hold mostly inmates from the local community.
What are Jails?
400
This is the ability to choose between and among alternative courses of action.
What is discretion?
400
These are the four responsibilities of the police.
What is enforce laws, provide services, prevent crime and preserve the peace
400
These theorists believe the best way to deter crime is to increase the severity of the punishment for offending
What is rational choice/choice theorists?
400
This amendment is the legal basis for the Miranda warning
What is the Fifth Amendment
400
Shock incarceration, electronic monitoring and day reporting centers are all examples of this
What are Intermediate Sanctions
500
This is the oldest and most common justification for punishment.
What is Retribution?
500
This is one of the main functions of the police.
What is patrol?
500
According to this theory, crime occurs when three factors are present: a likely offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian.
What is Routine Activity Theory?
500
This model emphasizes that the individual is to be protected from the power of the government.
What is the Due Process Model
500
Prison administration rely on these three criteria for classification of incoming inmates .
What are seriousness of crime committed, risk of future criminal/violent conduct, need for treatment and/or rehabilitation programs.