Section 1
What is crime?
Crime is any act that breaks the law and for which there is a punishment.
What does the police do?
Police protect the duties including protecting life and property. Preventing crime, and arresting people who violate the law.
What a gang member?
Young people without stable homes may turn to gangs for support and a sense of belonging. In a sense the gang becomes a substitute family.
What is probable cause?
Means that the officer must have witnessed the crime or must gathered enough evidence to make an arrest.
What is 6 * 8?
48
What are felonies?
Felonies are very serious crime, such as murder and kidnapping.
What are the stages in the criminal justice system?
1. Arrest 2. Trial and judgment 3. Sentence
What is peer pressure?
Some young people are pressured by their friends to commit crimes.
What is a delinquent?
Is when a person is found guilty of breaking a law.
What is Miranda’s favorite animal between a cat or dog?
What is a cat
What is poverty?
Poverty is when people don’t have enough money so they start stealing stuff.
What is probable cause?
Means that the officer must have witnessed the crime or must have gathered enough evidence to make an arrest.
What is counseling?
Many juvenile justice systems refer young offenders to counseling.
What is probation?
Is a period of time during which offenders are given an opportunity to show that they can reform.
What is my (Austin’s) favorite food?
Steak or pork
What is illegal drug use?
What happens before a defendant can be tried.
A formal charge must be made. In some states a grand jury hears the evidence to decide whether to send the case to trial.
What is juvenile corrections?
In serious cases the judge may send the youth to a juvenile corrections facility. Sometimes young people are held in juvenile detention centers, formal prisons for minors.
What is an arraignment?
Is when the defendant enters a plea of guilty or not guilty to the charge. If he or she pleads guilty, no trial is necessary.
What is my (Austin’s) favorite hunting season of the year.
Fall-deer season
How do you measure juvenile crime?
Percent change=new value- original vale/original value * 10.
What are the stages of the criminal justice system?
1. Arrest 2. Trial and judgement 3. Sentence.
What is peer pressure?
Some young people are pressured by their friends to commit crimes.
What is a plea bargain?
The defendant may plead guilty to a lesser offense than the original charge
What is my (Austin’s) favorite game or games to play on Xbox?
MINECRAFT, the hunter call of the wild