Criminology
This is the study of crime based on the belief that childhood behavior can predict criminal behavior in life
What is Life Course Criminology?
This is the process of hiring new correctional officers to work in prisons
What is recruitment?
This amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, establishing the right to privacy in personas, homes, papers, and effects
What is the fourth amendment?
This crime is the unlawful taking of someone else’s property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.
What is theft?
This is the theory where deviant behavior is more likely to exist in communities where social institutions and the criminal justice system fail to exert control over the population
What is Social Disorganization Theory?
Correctional officers work in these facilities where people who have been convicted of crimes serve their sentence
What is prisons?
This is your right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.
What is Miranda Rights?
This term refers to guilty act required for most crimes
What is actus reus?
This term refers to the act of committing a crime after being released from prison
What is Recidivism?
Correctional officers usually receive this type of training before working in a prison, where they learn about security procedures, inmate managements and safety
What is the Correctional Academy?
This level of proof is required for police to make an arrest or obtain a warrant
What is probable cause?
The latin phrase means “guilty mind” and refers to criminal intent
What is mens rea?
This is a statement it hypothesis that is true by definition or involves circular reasoning
What is Tautology?
Training correctional officers about mental health and inmate behavior is important because many inmates suffer from this type of condition
What is mental illness?
This is excessive or unnecessary force by police officers
What is police brutality?
The principle bars prosecution after an unreasonable delay that violates a defendant constitutional right
What is the right to a speedy trial?
This term is the belief that crime is a result of frustration felt by individuals who cannot reach their goals through legitimate means
What is Strain Theory?
One major challenge prison systems face when trying to recruit correctional officers is this issues, caused by stressful working conditions and safety risks
What is high staff turnover?
This federal agency is responsible for investigating federal crimes and domestic intelligence
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
The doctrine allows criminal liability when a defendants conduct is both the actual cause and legal cause of harm
What is causation?