Ccj 3024 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The following assignment includes web links to two YouTube videos. Each video describes one stage of the same criminal court case. After carefully watching each video, read and respond to all questions in this assignment. Make sure to answer each question with precision, while also maintaining objectivity. Your answers will be graded according to their accuracy, their objectivity, the quality of your writing, and the overall quality of your assignment. Questions should be answered using com...

consist of the rules, habits, and customs is society uses to conform to its norms social control Society has two broad ways of control in crime: 1. formal crime control (e.g. arrests) and 2. informal crime control (e.g. family) an action taken by a person or group of people that violates the rules of society to the point that someone is harmed or societies interests are harmed crime A social institution that has the mission of controlling crime by detecting, detaining, adjudicating, a...

Individual Rights (Due Process) Rights guaranteed to persons by the Constitution and its amendments Public Order (Crime Control) Prevention of future crimes and the reduction of harm caused by criminal activity What is the Dual Criminal Justice System Provide an example Federal Govt. versus State/Local The Picket Fence Model What are the three main components of the Criminal Justice System Police, Corrections and the Courts What are the five stage in the Criminal Justice Process? 1.E...

The court's legitimacy is based on two factors: impartiality and__. - ANSWER Independence The United States has__ different judicial systems. - ANSWER Fifty-two The__ function of the court is concerned with speed and efficiency. - ANSWER Bureaucratic The__ function of the court is concerned with protecting the rights of individual citizens against the power of the state. - ANSWER Due process The power of the law is known as: - ANSWER Jurisdiction Which courts handle misdemeanors and som...

cases ending in a guilty plea - ANSWER 90% AA men ___x more likely to be incarcerated over white men - ANSWER 7 ___% of AA males have served time in prison - ANSWER 17 ___% of men executed are AA despite being ___% of the U.S. population - ANSWER 35, 13 U.S. has the highest incarceration rate followed by: (5) - ANSWER Russia, England, Spain, Canada, Germany ______ people are killed by police annually - ANSWER 300-500 Juries give verdicts on ____% of cases annually - ANSWER less than 10 ...

Adultery In general, sex by a married person with someone other than their spouse; specific laws differ by state, as does the level of criminality associated with it. Blocked opportunities frame This frame indicates that crime results from a lack of legal options. Offenders live in poverty, are uneducated, unemployed, and discriminated against, and because of that commit crime. Castle doctrine A legal doctrine that states that homeowners are no longer required to retreat if threatened ...

The following assignment includes web links to two YouTube videos. Each video describes one stage of the same criminal court case. After carefully watching each video, read and respond to all questions in this assignment. Make sure to answer each question with precision, while also maintaining objectivity. Your answers will be graded according to their accuracy, their objectivity, the quality of your writing, and the overall quality of your assignment. Questions should be answered using com...

Approximately how many local, state, and federal public law enforcement agencies operate in the U.S.? - ANSWER 15,700 At what level of government are most American law enforcement agencies? - ANSWER local What statute formalized the constable-watch system of protection? - ANSWER Winchester Where did the basic concepts of American law enforcement originate? - ANSWER The New World & England's law enforcement practices According to your textbook, what city has the first modern police force...

The court's legitimacy is based on two factors: impartiality and__. - ANSWER Independence The United States has__ different judicial systems. - ANSWER Fifty-two The__ function of the court is concerned with speed and efficiency. - ANSWER Bureaucratic The__ function of the court is concerned with protecting the rights of individual citizens against the power of the state. - ANSWER Due process The power of the law is known as: - ANSWER Jurisdiction Which courts handle misdemeanors and som...

operate in the U.S.? - 15,700 At what level of government are most American law enforcement agencies? - local What statute formalized the constable-watch system of protection? - Winchester Where did the basic concepts of American law enforcement originate? - The New World & England's law enforcement practices According to your textbook, what city has the first modern police force? - Pennsylvania What was the first American city to create a paid and unified municipa...