Crime and Justice
Types of Crime
Oh My Theory
Crim Law
What Police Do
100
Offender at this level of the "wedding cake" have typically committed a serious offense and receive prison time - BUT will not be a media sensation
What is LEVEL II?
100
Prostitution is a type of ___________ crime
What is public order?
100
The theory that believes the lack of guardians is on the major reasons for criminality and victimization.
What is routine activities theory?
100
The type of criminal law that is primarily concerned with defining crimes and their punishment.
What is substantive criminal law?
100
This person heads the US Department of Justice (DOJ)
What is the US Attorney General
200
The branch of the government is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the justice agencies
What is EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
200
The letters UCR stands for this and is used by the FBI as its official crime data.
What is the Uniform Crime Report?
200
The theory that focuses on a person's bonds to society as a factor in preventing crime.
What is social control?
200
The laws that are created and retroactively enforced.
What is ex post facto laws?
200
Thie system that uses sensors to determine the direction from which a sound came, and can triangulate and determine the exact location where the gunshots were fired
What is Gunshot Location Systems?
300
A murderer that spreads their murderous outburst out over a few days or weeks.
What is a spree killer?
300
The theory that situational crime prevention falls under.
What is choice theory?
300
Intoxication cannot be used as this
What is an excuse defense?
300
The way police reformer August Vollmer contributed to police professionalism
What is instituting university training for young officers?
400
The role of officer involves primarily the first four stages of the formal criminal justice procedures. Which are these - in order!
What are (1) Initial contact (2) Arrest (3) Investigation (4) Charging?
400
The country that has the highest crime rate.
What is Brazil?
400
The idea that a potential criminal would fear being punished because they know someone that was punished
What is general deterrence?
400
The main source of procedural law
What is the bill of rights
400
The event that helped shape the police reforms of the 1990's
What is the beating of Rodney King
500
When an officer wants to question/interrogate a suspect, he/she must first give the suspect one of these.
What is a Miranda Warning?
500
DAILY DOUBLE The peak age for committing violent crimes.
What is age 18?
500
The theory that is interested in the question of the link between the media and violence
What is behavior theory?
500
The amendment that is violated when someone is stopped, questioned, or searched without legal justification
What is the 4th Amendment?
500
The method of identifying suspects on the basis of genetic material found in hair, blood, and other bodily tissues and fluids.
What is DNA profiling?