CJ Foundations
This philosophy argued for natural rights and limited government power.
Who is John Locke?
This model prioritizes efficiency and quick convictions.
What is the Crime Control Model?
This stage begins after arrest and includes booking.
What is Entry into the System?
The FBI's national crime data system started in 1930.
What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
What is the Demonic Theory?
The principle that divides power among branches to prevent abuse.
What is separation of powers?
This model emphasizes fairness and individual rights.
What is the Due Process Model?
This stage involved prosecutors deciding whether a case moves forward.
What is Prosecution and Pretrial Services?
This rule records only the most serious offense in an incident.
What is the Hierarchy Rule?
This theory says people commit crime when they can't achieve goals legally.
What is Strain Theory?
The system that handles criminal offenders, not the study of criminal behavior.
What is criminal justice?
This metaphor describes how the system swings between crime control and due process.
What is the pendulum?
This process determines guilt or innocence.
What is adjudication?
This survey collects data from victims, not police.
What is the NCVS?
This theory says crime is learned from others.
What is Differential Association Theory?
This concept means the government's power is limited by law and the Constitution.
What is limited government?
The legal principle that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty.
What is presumption of innocence?
A report used by judges before punishment is decided.
What is a Presentence Investigation (PSI)?
This newer system records multiple crimes in one incident.
What is NIBRS?
This theory focuses on unique illegitimate opportunities within legitimate settings.
What is White Collar Crime Theory?
The idea that the CJ system is decentralized and operates at local, state, and federal levels.
What is the dual criminal justice system?
Which model would support more police power and fewer appeals?
What is the Crime Control Model?
This stage includes prison, probation, or parole.
What is Corrections?
This term means a crime is solved by arrest or identification.
What is clearance rate?
This theory says crime happens when small disorders are ignored.
What is Broken Windows Theory?