Crime
Something one does or fails to do that is in violation of a law
What is the most widely abused substance in the United States?
What is alcohol?
refers to people who form a group and is closed to the general public.
What is a gang?
What is a retainer?
requires the attorney general to create a national system to instantly check the background of persons who try to buy guns.
What is the Brady Act
Theft, burglary, motor vehicle theft
What is property crime
Driving while intoxicated and driving while under the influence
What is DWI/DUI
gender of most gang members
what are males
Encourage clients to speak freely to their lawyer with it staying private and confidential.
What is Attorney Client privilege?
gender of 10% of gang members
What are females
community members monitoring/policing the community
What is community policing?
14 year period in which sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol were banned
What is prohibition?
groups of community members who regularly remove graffiti and make it difficult for gangs to establish a presence or intimidate the community without getting caught
What are community watch groups
lawyers can be sued by clients for serious errors that result in injury or loss
What is legal malpractice
all different kinds of chemicals people abuse
What are substances
number of inmates held in custody of state and federal prisons or in local jails
What is incarceration rate
This puts drugs into 5 groups depending on medical use, potential for abuse, and capability to create physical or physiological addiction
What is the controlled substance act?
leading cause for why young kids join gangs
What is poverty
trial attorneys that go to court
What are litigators
primary federal gun-control law
What is the Gun Control Act of 1968
requiring criminals to pay back or other wise compensate the victims
What is restitution
law where an intoxicated driver agrees to submit a BAC test in exchange for the privilege of driving
What is implied consent
social workers and trained counselors encourage gang members to become involved in positive, non gang activities
what are outreach and intervention programs
organizations that license lawyers
What are bar associations
groups that are playing a more significant role in the criminal justice system
what are victim advocacy groups