Criminal Justice System
How many confederations make up the Criminal Justice System?
What is 50,000
What percentage of cases are held through plea bargaining?
What are the 3 factors a prosecutor uses to strike on a defendant?
1. The seriousness of the crime
2. The defendant's criminal record
3. The strength of the Prosecutors case
What are the 4 types of criminal violations?
1. Ordinance Violation
2. Misdemeanor
3. Felony
4. Capital offense
Where do we see crime in our day to day lives?
TV shows, Documentaries, fictional crime shows, the news
What 3 components make up the Criminal justice system?
What is the police, courts, and corrections
Who are the 3 core members of the courtroom work group?
2. Defense Attorney
3. Judge
What is an example of a fact bargain?
What is a defendant agrees to plead guilty to some charges in promise to drop the rest of the charges
What is a felony punishable by? How long is their sentence?
1. Incarceration
2. More than 1 year incarcerated
Is the media a concern to the Criminal Justice System?
Yes
What does it mean for a case to be considered "cleared?"
What is the arrest of the suspect is made
What happens during the trial?
The defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense is known as what kind of plea bargain?
What is a change bargain
What is an ordinance Violation?
What is a violation of a law of a city or town
What is the only requirement that all of the organization in the criminal justice system share?
They must follow procedures permitted by the U.S Constitution
The suspect must appear in front of WHO within 24 hours of the arrest?
Who is the magistrate
The Prosecutor must have what? And what must the Prosecution prove?
1. Prosecutor must have burden of proof
2. Must prove criminal offense "beyond a reasonable doubt"
A defendant pleads guilty to a drug possession charge in exchange for the prosecutor to recommend probation instead of jail time is known as what kind of plea bargain?
What is a Sentence Plea Bargain (Defendant who pleads guilty May receive a lighter sentence)
What is a misdemeanor punishable by?
What is a fine or less than 1 year incarceration
Provide one of the reasons why the name "Criminal Justice System" may be misleading?
There is no "singular" criminal justice system in the United States OR
The different institutions operate differently but all have one common goal in mind
What are the 2 ways the Criminal Justice response to crime begins?
What is 1. When a crime is reported to the police, 2. Police discover a crime has been comitted
What happens when the investigation of the police officers is successful?
What is arrest the suspect
What are the names of the 3 types of Plea bargaining?
What is
1. Change Bargaining
2. Sentence Bargaining
3. Fact Bargaining
What is a capital offense? Define and provide an example
What is a crime punishable by death
Example: Killing a police officer or another government employee
How can the media influence the public perception of the Criminal Justice System?
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