Foundations of Criminal Justice
This is the system that deals with violations of criminal law.
What is Criminal Justice?
This policing style focuses on maintaining order rather than strict law enforcement.
What is the watchman style?
This courtroom role presents evidence against the defendant.
Who is the prosecutor?
This facility houses misdemeanor offenders and people serving short sentences.
What is a jail?
This term refers to crimes that are not reported to police.
What is the dark figure of crime?
This is the system that deals with violations of criminal law.
What are police, courts, and corrections?
This type of policing occurs when officers respond to calls for service.
What is reactive policing?
This process is used to select jurors before a trial begins.
What is voir dire?
This is the highest federal prison security level.
What is ADMAX?
This term refers to the guilty act in a crime.
What is actus reus?
This term means fairness and moral equity.
What is justice?
This is today’s dominant policing strategy where officers patrol to prevent crime before it occurs.
What is preventive patrol?
This type of examination uses leading questions and allows the attorney to control the narrative.
What is cross-examination?
This is the most common punishment in the United States.
What is probation?
This term refers to criminal intent or the “guilty mind.”
What is mens rea?
This type of law deals with disputes between people rather than crimes against society.
What is civil law?
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This constitutional amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution?
This occurs when a defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence.
What is a plea bargain?
Overcrowding, poor conditions, and lack of programs are common causes of these events in prisons.
What are prison riots?
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This survey tracks victimization but does NOT include homicide.
What is the NCVS?
This ancient legal code is considered the earliest known criminal code.
Code of Hammurabi?
This search warrant exception allows officers to continue chasing a suspect into a building.
What is hot pursuit?
This type of jury decides whether charges should be filed against someone.
What is a grand jury?
This Pennsylvania prison was the first state prison in the United States.
What is Eastern State Penitentiary?
This criminal justice model explains how many cases enter the system but only a few offenders end up in prison.
What is the funnel model?