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SOLUTION MANUAL FOR v v



Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley
v v v v v v v v v v



Chapter 1-14 v




Chapter 1 v




Crime and Justice in the United States
v v v v v v




Overview

vThevchaptervbeginsvbyvdiscussingvcrimevinvthevUnitedvStates.vItvbrieflyvdescribesvseveralvfamo
usvcriminalvcasesvinvrecentvhistory.vCriminalvjusticevisvexaminedvasvavsystem.vThatvsystemvincl
udesvthevpolice,vthevcourts,vandvcorrections.vThevpolicevdealvwithvcrime,vcrimevcontrol,varrests,
vandvbookings.vThevprosecutionvdealsvwithvchargingvthevdefendants. vThevprosecutionvalsovdete


rminesvifvthevsuspectvhasvcommittedvavmisdemeanor,vanvordinancevviolation,vorvavfelony.vItvma
yvfilevanvinformationvorvanvindictment.vAnvarrestvwarrantvmayvbevissuedvbyvthevcourtvsovthatvth
evpolicevmayvarrestvavsuspect.

Therevarevavvarietyvofvstagesvinvavcourtvthatvdefendantsvmayvexperience.vTheyvmayvhavevanvinit
ialvappearance,vanvarraignment,vandvavbailvset;vavpreliminaryvhearingvmayvoccur.
Defendantsvmayvhavevavbenchvtrialvorvavjuryvtrial.vTheyvmayvparticipatevinvpleavbargainingvorvsi
mplyvpleadvguiltyvandvreceivevtheirvsentence.

Convictedvdefendantsvthenvbecomevpartvofvthevcorrectionalvsystem,vwherevtheyvmayvreceivevp
robation,vintermediatevpunishments,vorvincarceration.vAftervservingvavportionvofvtheirvsentenc
e,vtheyvmayvbevparoled.vNext,vthevchaptervdiscussesvhowvthevcriminalvjusticevsystemvisvsometi
mesvviewedvasvavnonsystemvbecausevofvthevdifferencesvamongvdifferentvjurisdictionsvofvindep
endentvagenciesvwithinvthevUnitedvStatesvandvthevconflictvandvconfusionvamongvthem.

Thevchaptervthenvpresentsvthevtwovmodelsvofvthevcriminalvjusticevsystem.vThevfirst,vthevcrimevc
ontrolvmodel,vreflectsvtraditionalvconservativevpoliticalvvalues.vInvthisvmodel,vthevcontrolvofvcri
minalvbehaviorvisvthevmostvimportantvfunctionvofvcriminalvjustice.vThevsecond,vthevduevproces
svmodel,vembodiesvtraditionalvliberalvpoliticalvvalues.vInvthisvmodel,vthevprincipalvgoalvofvcrimi
nalvjusticevisvatvleastvasvmuchvtovprotectvthevinnocentvasvitvisvtovconvictvthevguilty.



Bohm,vIntroductionvtovCriminalvJustice,v10e

Copyrightv©2021vMcGraw-HillvEducation.vAllvrightsvreserved. vNovreproductionvorvdistributionvwithoutvthevpriorvwrittenvconsentvofvMcGraw-
HillvEducation.

,Thevchaptervendsvwithvavdiscussionvofvmythsvaboutvcrimevandvcriminalvjustice.vThevchaptervals
ovusesvthevhistoryvofvtrialvbyvordealvasvanvexample.vThroughoutvthevbook,vcriminalvjusticevmyth
svarevexposedvandvexplained.

Lecture Outlinev




I. CrimevinvthevUnitedvStates

Everyvdayvpeoplevarevconfrontedvwithvreportsvofvcrimevinvnewspapers,vmagazines,vandvradiova
ndvtelevisionvnewsvprograms.vCrimevisvavfavoritevsubjectvofvmoviesvandvnovels.
Unfortunately,vsomevpeoplevencountervcrimevmorevdirectlyvasvvictims.vNovwondervcrimevisvavt
opvconcernvofvthevAmericanvpublic.

II. CriminalvJustice:vAnvInstitutionvofvSocialvControl

Likevthevfamily,vschools,vorganizedvreligion,vthevmedia,vandvthevlaw,vcriminalvjusticevisvanvin
stitutionvofvsocialvcontrolvinvthevUnitedvStates.vAvprimaryvrolevofvsuchvinstitutionsvisvtovpers
uadevpeople,vthroughvsubtlevandvnot-so-
subtlevmeans,vtovabidevbyvthevdominantvvaluesvofvsociety.vSubtlevmeansvofvpersuasionvinclude
vgossipvandvpeervpressure, vwhereasvexpulsionvandvincarcerationvarevexamplesvofvnot-so-


subtlevmeans.

III. CriminalvJustice:vThevSystem

CriminalvjusticevinvthevUnitedvStatesvisvadministeredvbyvavloosevconfederationvofvmorevthanv50
,000vagenciesvofvfederal,vstate,vandvlocalvgovernments.vTherevarevdifferencesvinvthevwaysvthevc
riminalvjusticevsystemvoperatesvinvdifferentvjurisdictions,vtherevarevalsovsimilarities.vThevtermvj
urisdiction,vasvusedvhere,vmeansvavpoliticallyvdefinedvgeographicalvarea.

Misdemeanorsvarevlessvseriousvcrimesvgenerallyvpunishablevbyvavfinevorvbyvincarcerationvinvj
ailvforvnotvmorevthanvonevyear.vFeloniesvarevseriousvoffensesvpunishablevbyvconfinementvinvpr
isonvforvmorevthanvonevyearvorvbyvdeath.

A. Police

Thevcriminalvjusticevresponsevtovcrimevbeginsvwhenvavcrimevisvreportedvtovthevpolicevor,vfar
vlessvoften,vwhenvthevpolicevthemselvesvdiscovervthatvavcrimevhasvbeenvcommitted.


Often,vanvarrestvsupportedvbyvwitnessvstatementsvandvcrimevscenevevidencevisvsufficientvto
vclosevavcase,vespeciallyvwithvavlessvseriousvcrime.



Bohm,vIntroductionvtovCriminalvJustice,v10e

Copyrightv©2021vMcGraw-HillvEducation.vAllvrightsvreserved. vNovreproductionvorvdistributionvwithoutvthevpriorvwrittenvconsentvofvMcGraw-
HillvEducation.

, Anvarrestvisvthevseizingvandvdetainingvofvavpersonvbyvlawfulvauthority.vBookingvisvthevadministrati
vevrecordingvofvthevarrest.

B. Courts

Soonvaftervavsuspectvhasvbeenvarrestedvandvbooked,vavprosecutorvreviewsvthevfactsvofvthevcas
evandvthevavailablevevidence.vThevprosecutorvdecidesvwhethervtovchargevthevsuspectvwithvav
crimevorvcrimes.

PretrialvStages

Aftervthevchargevorvchargesvhavevbeenvfiled,vthevsuspect,vwhovisvnowvthevdefendant,visvb
roughtvbeforevavlower-
courtvjudgevforvanvinitialvappearance.vAtvthevinitialvappearance,vthevdefendantvisvgivenvf
ormalvnoticevofvthevchargevorvchargesvagainstvhimvorvhervandvadvisedvofvhisvorvhervconstit
utionalvrights.vInvthevcasevofvavmisdemeanorvorvanvordinancevviolation,vavsummaryvtrial
v(anvimmediatevtrialvwithoutvavjury)vmayvbevheld.




Probablevcausevisvavstandardvofvproofvthatvrequiresvtrustworthyvevidencevsufficientvtov
makevavreasonablevpersonvbelievevthat,vmorevlikelyvthanvnot,vthevproposedvactionvisvjusti
fied.vBail,vusuallyvavmonetaryvguaranteevdepositedvwithvthevcourt,visvmeantvtovensurevth
atvthevdefendantvwillvappearvatvavlatervstagevinvthevcriminalvjusticevprocess.vInvaboutvhalfv
ofvallvstates,vavpreliminaryvhearingvfollowsvthevinitialvappearance.vAvgrandvjuryvisvavg
roupvofvcitizensvwhovmeetvinvclosedvsessionsvforvavspecifiedvperiodvtovinvestigatevcharge
svcomingvfromvpreliminaryvhearingsvandvtovfulfillvothervresponsibilities.

Invstatesvthatvdovnotvusevgrandvjuries,vprosecutorsvchargevdefendantsvwithvavdocumentvc
alledvanvinformation.vAnvinformationvoutlinesvthevformalvchargevorvcharges,vthevlawvor
vlawsvthatvhavevbeen vviolated,vandvthevevidencevtovsupportvthevchargevorvcharges.


Oncevanvindictmentvorvinformationvisvfiledvwithvthevtrialvcourt,vthevdefendantvisvschedule
dvforvarraignment—
thevprimaryvpurposevofvarraignmentvisvtovhearvthevformalvinformationvorvindictmentvandvt
ovallowvthevdefendantvtoventervavplea.vAboutv95%vofvcriminalvdefendantsvpleadvguiltyvtov
thevchargesvagainstvthemvinvanvarrangementvcalledvpleavbargaining—
thevpracticevwherebyvthevprosecutor,vthevdefensevattorney,vthevdefendant,vand,vinvmanyvj
urisdictions,vthevjudgevagreevonvavspecificvsentencevtovbevimposedvifvthevaccusedvpleadsv
guiltyvtovanvagreed-onvchargevorvchargesvinsteadvofvgoingvtovtrial.



Bohm,vIntroductionvtovCriminalvJustice,v10e

Copyrightv©2021vMcGraw-HillvEducation.vAllvrightsvreserved. vNovreproductionvorvdistributionvwithoutvthevpriorvwrittenvconsentvofvMcGraw-
HillvEducation.

, LecturevTip:vThevstudentsvmayvwantvtovdiscussvthesevitemsvinvmorevdetailvthanvti
mevallows.vAssurevthemvthatveachvofvthesevitemsvwillvbevdiscussedvinvdetailvlatervi
nvthevbook.


Trial

Ifvavdefendantvpleadsvnotvguiltyvorvnotvguiltyvbyvreasonvofvinsanity,vavtrialvdatevisvset.vAp
proximatelyv2%vofvcriminalvcasesvinvolvevjuryvtrials.vThevremainingvcasesvthatvarevnotvre
solvedvthroughvpleavbargainingvarevdecidedvbyvavjudgevinvavbenchvtrial—
avtrialvbeforevavjudgevwithoutvavjury.vIfvthevjudgevorvthevjuryvfindsvthevdefendantvguiltyvas
vcharged,vthevjudgevbeginsvtovconsidervavsentence.




C. Corrections

Presentencevinvestigationvreportsvarevusedvinvthevfederalvsystemvandvinvthevmajorityvofvstat
esvtovhelpvjudgesvdeterminevappropriatevsentences.vFivevgeneralvtypesvofvpunishmentvarevin
vusevinvthevUnitedvStates:vfines,vprobation,vintermediatevpunishments,v imprisonment,vandvd


eath.vProbationvisvavsentencevinvwhichvthevoffendervisvretainedvinvthevcommunityvundervthev
supervisionvofvavprobationvagencyvrathervthanvbeingvincarcerated.vItvisvthevmostvfrequentlyvi
mposedvsentencevinvthevU.S.

Defendantsvwhovarevfoundvguiltyvmayvappealvonveithervlegalvorvconstitutionalvgorunds.vAp
pellatevcourtsvmayvaffirmvthevlowervcourt’svverdictvandvletvitvstand,vmodifyvthevverdictvwith
outvtotallyvreversingvit,vreversevthevverdict,vorvreversevthevdecisionvandvremandvitvtovthevlow
ervcourtvforvretrialvorvresentencing.

Parolevisvthevconditionalvreleasevofvprisonersvbeforevtheyvhavevservedvtheirvfullvsentences.v
Thevdecisionvtovgrantvparolevisvusuallyvmadevbyvavparolevboard.vNotvallvjurisdictiosnvinv thev
U.S.vgrantvparole

IV. CriminalvJustice:vThevNonsystem

Therevarevseveralvreasonsvwhyvcallingvcriminalvjusticevav―system‖vmayvbevinappropriatevandvm
isleading.vFirst,vtherevisvnovsinglev―criminalvjusticevsystem‖vinvthevUnitedvStates.vSecond,vifvav
systemvisvthoughtvofvasvavsmoothlyvoperatingvsetvofvarrangementsvandvinstitutionsvdirectedvto
wardvthevachievementvofvcommonvgoals,vonevisvhard-
pressedvtovcallvthevoperationvofvcriminalvjusticevinvthevUnitedvStatesvavsystem.vInstead,vbecause
vtherevisvconsiderablevconflictvandvconfusionvamongvdifferent vagenciesvofvcriminalvjustice,vavm


orevaccurate
Bohm,vIntroductionvtovCriminalvJustice,v10e

Copyrightv©2021vMcGraw-HillvEducation.vAllvrightsvreserved. vNovreproductionvorvdistributionvwithoutvthevpriorvwrittenvconsentvofvMcGraw-
HillvEducation.

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