Basics
Protect the public, maintain order, enforce laws.
What are the main goals of the Criminal Justice System?
London Metropolitan Police (1829)
What is the very first police agency?
A violation of social rules of conduct that are expressed in written codes.
What is a crime?
This is a serious crime regarded more serious than a misdemeanor and it is punishable by imprisonment for more than a year or even death.
What is a felony?
This is one the most infamous cases of the century...one of the pieces of evidence that was used in the trial was a black glove.
What is the O.J Simpson trial?
Police Departments, Courts, Correctional Agencies
What are the Criminal Justice Agencies?
Boston (1838)
New York (1844)
Philadelphia (1854)
What are the First Police Agencies created in the U.S?
Consensus view:
Crimes are behaviors that are essentially harmful to a majority of citizens and have been controlled or prohibited by the existing criminal
What is a crime defined?
What is Lex Talionis?
This individual was suspected of being involved in the disappearance and murder of her two year old daughter. She was later found not guilty of first degree murder.
Who is Casey Anthony?
Law Enforcement, Courts, Corrections
What is the System of Criminal Justice?
What is the Wickersham Commission?
This is collected by the FBI and collects data on 8 Part 1 crimes based on reports from police agencies.
What is the Uniform Crime Report or (UCR)?
This term refers to acts that society considers inherintly evil.
What is Mala in Se
This individual was convicted for brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend in his home in Mesa, Arizona. She was found guilty of first-degree murdered and sentenced to life in prison.
Who is Jodi Arias?
A type of jury responsible for investigating alleged crimes, examining evidence, and issuing idictments
What is a Grand Jury?
This administration was funded by the government's Safe Streets Act in 1968, and provided technical assistance and hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to local and state justice agencies between 1969 and 1982.
What is the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration or LEAA?
1. Celebrated Cases
2. Serious Felonies
3. Less Serious Felonies
4. Misdemeanors
What is the "Wedding Cake" Model of Justice?
This term refers to crimes that are created by legislative bodies.
What is Mala Prohibitum?
This individual is an American serial killer who was active between the years of 1974-1978 and murdered over 30 women in seven different states. He was sentenced to death and died by the electric chair.
Who is Ted Bundy?
Crime Report, Investigation, Arrest, Custody, Charging Factors, Preliminary Hearing/Grand Jury, Arraignment, Bail/Detention, Plea Bargaigning, Trial, Adjudication, etc....
What is the Formal Criminal Justice Process?
This is a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
What is the penitentiary?
Violent Crime Property Crime
Criminal Homicide Burglary
Forcible Rape Larceny/Theft
Robbery Motor Vehicle Theft
Aggravated Assault Arson
What are the UCR Part 1 Crimes?
This is a Latin term for an illegal act.
What is Actus Reus?
This individual was also known as the "Miluwuakee Cannibal" who murdered 17 men and boys between the years of 1978-1991.
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?