Police & Courts
If the investigation of a crime is successful, the police ______ a suspect.
Arrest
Criminal justice in the United States is administered by a loose confederation of more than ________ agencies of federal, state, and local governments.
50,000
There is no ______ "criminal justice system" in the United States.
single
A dispatcher answers ___ calls
911
the police rarely respond to the sensational crimes reported by the _____.
media
There are five types of punishments used in the United States, name two of them.
Fines, Probations, Intermediate Punishments, Imprisonment, or Death
define a jurisdiction
a politically defined geographical area
____ are beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis
Myths
Common motto of the police :
Serve and Protect
In 1999, local, state, and federal governments spent a total of $146 ____ in direct expenditures for the civil and criminal justice systems.
billion
Name the three types of charging documents
Complaint, Information, and a Grand Jury Indictment
Who sets bail?
A Judge
The amount of money the US spends on criminal justice would represent approximately $_____ for every resident of the US
525
Security has been a greater responsibility since :
9/11
The requirement that all criminal justice agencies share is that :
They follow procedures permitted by the US Constitution
Who decides whether to charge the suspect with a crime or crimes?
Prosecutor
What happens if the defendant is found not guilty?
The defendant is released
What are the two models of criminal justice?
Due process model and crime control model
The judge represents what in the court?
Court Referee
when does a suspect become a defendant?
After the charges have been filed
The administrative recording of an arrest is called _____
Booking
How long could you be incarcerated for a misdemeanor?
No more than a year
Who is the average shoplifter?
White upper class female in 40s
What does the warden of a correction do?
Oversees prison and and implements programs
Who is the author of "The Limits Of The Criminal Sanction"?
Herbert Packer