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Which branch of government is responsible for the creation of laws.
The legislative branch.
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Criminal Justice is independent of politics (T/F)
False
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What is the major difference in being arrested and questioned?
You dont have to be given your miranda rights until you are being questioned by the police.
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What is the crime control model and what does it support?
The crime control model operates from the viewpoint that protecting the welfare of the majority of citizens is more important than the rights of any single individual. So basically this model supports the suppression of crime in society.
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Due process most closely resembles what?
Procedural Law
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What makes a search/seizure legal?
Reasonable suspicion
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Under which president did the war on drugs begin?
President Nixon
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What is factual guilt?
Whether or not the person actually committed the crime.
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What is the broken windows theory?
A norm setting effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior.
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What is procedural due process?
Justice that gets administered to everyone the same
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Substantial due process is what?
Provides that laws not only be fair but also promote some legitimate governmental purpose
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What does a cop need to stop a person?
Reasonable Suspicion
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Where does more crime usually occur within the united states?
More crime occurs on the east side.
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What did Terry v Ohio establish?
allowed officers to stop and frisk in a means of protecting officers from possibly concealed weapons.
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What did the war on drugs do for police agencies?
Gained them more funding
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What is the reasonable man doctrine?
It basically raises the question of whether or not a reasonable man would have found a certain movement threatening or not.
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What is the thin blue line?
The line between law/order and anarchy.
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Deterrence theory states that?
People will not commit a crime if the punishment is hard enough.
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Is stop and frisk an effective way to reduce crime rates?
No it is not.
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Which era was associated with the spoil system?
The political era was and the spoil system was when elected officials would promise jobs to their friends if they helped them get elected.
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What is the difference between the crime control model and due process control model?
Crime control model is faster and focuses on putting people away while the due process control model focuses more on protecting people's rights.
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What is the chance that you will be the victim of police violence in the United States?
Roughly 2%
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What did Tennessee v Gardner establish?
when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless "the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others."
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Did Kansas City Experiement find that it was effective in reducing crime?
No there was no effect on the crime rates.
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What did the Philadelphia foot patrol do?
It reduced crime rates while increasing arrest rates.
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