History, causes of crime
This theory says people have free will and are fully responsible for the choices they make.
What is the classical theory?
This element refers to the physical act of committing a crime, such as stealing or assaulting someone.
What is the actus reus?
This facility is used to house individuals awaiting trial or serving short-term sentences, but its use is also part of a strategy to address overcrowding and reduce recidivism.
What is a jail?
The type of investigation that is done when a person is seen to be swerving.
What is a traffic investigation.
This term refers to the legal standard that law enforcement must meet to make an arrest, which involves having enough facts to believe a crime has been committed.
What is probable cause?
This theory suggests that if a person is repeatedly labeled negatively by family or teachers, they may eventually fulfill the label and become a criminal.
What is labeling theory?
This 1966 decision ruled that suspects must be informed of their rights to remain silent and to an attorney before questioning by police.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
In NC, someone between the ages of 6-18 who is regularly disobedient, skips school and runs away from home more than 24 hours.
What is an undisciplined juvenile.
This term refers to the location where an accident or crime has occurred.
What is the scene?
When an object moves through partly dried blood with lateral motion, altering the appearance.
What is a wipe pattern?
A sociological perspective that explains crime and deviant behavior based on a person's environment, especially their neighborhood or community.
What is Chicago School Theory?
The formal process by which a jury is selected for a trial.
What is voir dire?
This movement advocates for alternatives to incarceration, such as community service and probation, to reduce prison overcrowding and focus on rehabilitation.
What is diversion?
This term stands for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
What is DUI?
This specialized evidence procedure involves the analysis of bullets, shell casings, and firearms to determine the weapon used in a crime and possibly link it to a suspect.
What is ballistics analysis?
This individual is known for establishing the first modern police force in London and creating principles that emphasize the relationship between the police and the public.
Who is Sir Robert Peel?
This type of law is developed by judges through decisions in individual court cases, and it often creates precedents for future cases.
What is common law?
These two types of retribution include one that’s about getting back at someone, and one that’s about giving someone the punishment they deserve.
What are revenge and just deserts?
This amendment protects individuals from self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and ensures due process of law before depriving someone of life, liberty, or property.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
These are the four main parts of a blood drop, including the central drop and the smaller projections around it.
What are the parent drop, scallop, spine, and satellite?
This study was crucial in examining the effectiveness of routine police patrols and found that increasing or decreasing patrols had little effect on crime rates.
What is the Kansas City study?
This 1961 case ruled that evidence obtained through illegal searches and seizures cannot be used in state courts, establishing the "exclusionary rule" for state law enforcement.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
This constitutional amendment protects inmates from cruel and unusual punishment, ensuring their treatment is humane while incarcerated.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This field sobriety test looks for involuntary jerking or twitching of the eyes when a person looks side to side.
What is the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test?
These six main types of blood spatter patterns include examples like when blood drips, is flung, or gets smeared at a crime scene.
What are impact, drip, cast-off, void, wipe, and swipe?