Criminal Justice System
Decider of facts in criminal trial
What is the Jury.
The first official detective unit.
What are the Bow Street Runners?
Amendment that begins, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers…”
Fourth Amendment
Actus Rea + Mens Rea + Concurrence + Causation
What are the elements of a crime?
A form of question and answer used in classroom setting to stimulate critical thinking that lead people to draw their own conclusions.
What is the Socratic method?
The Second Pillar in the Criminal Justice System.
What are the courts?
Authored the Nine Principles of Policing.
Who is Robert Peel?
Examination of a person, place, or vehicle to locate contraband or evidence of a crime.
What is a search?
The core mental state of mens rea whereby a person is aware of the facts, circumstances, or near-certain results of their illegal actions.
What is knowledge?
The legal question raised by the particular facts of the case.
What is the legal issue of a court case?
The first line of defense to protect the public.
What is law enforcement?
Crimes punishable by a term of imprisonment greater than 1 year.
What is a felony?
The type of seizure prohibited by the Fourth Amendment
What is unreasonable?
The intent to commit a crime and making a substatial step towards committing it.
What is attempt?
The legal opinion that did not persuade a majority of the court in a legal case.
** DAILY DOUBLE **
What is the dissenting opinion?
The first step in the criminal justice chain of events.
What is a crime?
Rush to judgement, tunnel vision, errors in logic
What are personal influences of failed investigations?
The primary requirement for a warrant to be issued
What is probable cause?
Agreement + 2 or more people + commit federal drug offense
What is a conspiracy?
United States v John Doe (1993)
What is a court citation?
A person’s relapse into criminal behavior after being released from prison.
What is recidivism?
Witness testimony, Suspect confessions/admissions, and physical evidence
What is the source of evidence to needed prove a conviction?
The legal doctrine related to illegal searches and seizures that is an extension of the exclusionary rule.
** DAILY DOUBLE **
What is the fruit of the poisonous tree?
Possession of a firearm and/or ammunition by a convicted felon is a violation this Section of Title 18 of the United States Code.
What is 922 (g)(1)?
The synthesis of long, complicated court cases into a short, easy-to-read, and understandable summary of the facts, legal issue, ruling, and reasoning of the case.
What is a legal brief?