Measuring Crime Data
Invented in the 1930s, this survey compiles information from approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies
What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
This Italian believed people have free will to choose criminal or lawful solutions to meet their needs
Who is Cesare Beccaria?
Arraignments, adjudications, sentencing, and appeals happen here
What is Court?
Victims put themselves in danger by engaging in high-risk activities
What is the lifestyle theory?
U.S. Criminal laws are based on these 2 stone tablets given to Moses
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What are the Ten Commandments?
This survey is usually administered to high school students to determine frequency of drug/alcohol use, involvement in delinquent/criminal behaviors
What is self-survey?
This school of thought holds that people have free will to choose to obey the law or violate the law
What is the classical school of thought?
interconnected network of enforcement agencies, courts and corrections institutions designed to enforce criminal laws and protect society from criminal behavior
What is the criminal justice system?
victims act provocatively, use threats, or fighting words, or even attack first
What is active participation?
The 4 Sources of law in the U.S.
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What are the U.S. Constitution, Case law, Administrative/Regulatory Law, and Statutes/Laws?
This survey collects more data surrounding a crime including other offenses, the time, the date, number of offenders, etc.
What is NIBRIS?
This school of thought laid the foundation for due process of defendants today
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What is the Neo-classical school of thought?
The 3 parties to the criminal justice system
What are the courts, the law enforcement agencies, and corrections?
lack of capable guardian, motivated offender, and suitable target
What is the routine activities theory?
The law defines crime and there is an agreement exists on outlawed behavior
What is the Consensus View?
This Federal law mandates that colleges and universities must report crimes on campus and in the surrounding neighborhood
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What is the Cleary Act?
This theory holds that criminals are born, not made
What is positivism?
Investigations, arrests, interrogations happen here
What is a law enforcement agency?
Victimization risk is related to neighborhood crime rates
All individuals are equal before the law and that they are free from aribitary arrest and seizure
What is justice?
This survey is a detailed questionnaire answered by victims or their families and usually requires a 3 year commitment
What is the NCVS (National Crime Victimization Survey?
◦focuses on the relationship between social factors and crime
What is sociological criminology?
If a defendant pleads guilty, he does not have a right to an ________________
What is appeal?
Victims often present the effects of the crime it has had on him or her in court
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What is a victim impact statement?
mini-trial to determine if enough evidence exists to continue
What is a preliminary hearing?