Criminal justice in action Questions and Answers A+ 2024

What IS the Criminal Justice system? -Correct Answer the interlocking network of law enforcement agencies, courts, and corrections institutions designed to enforce criminal laws and protect society from criminal behavior PURPOSE of the Criminal Justice System? -Correct Answer Maintain, protect, prevent, and punish Dual Court system -Correct Answer a court system made up of both federal and state courts Crime Control Model -Correct Answer Punish criminal conduct, quick and efficient, few restrictions, presumption of guilt Due Process Model -Correct Answer Protecting rights and liberty, reliability of the system, possibility of human error, innocent until proven guilty discretion -Correct Answer personal judgement in the CJS Legal -Correct Answer Seriousness of offense, strength of evidence against suspect, suspects criminal history extra-legal -Correct Answer Race, age, gender, socio-economic status Uniform Crime Report (UCR) -Correct Answer Local Law enforcement agencies voluntarily report "known offenses: to the FBI for consideration. Has part 1 and part 2 offenses National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) -Correct Answer Collects data on each single crime occurrence within 24 categories made up of 52 crimes called Group A offenses and Group B offenses Victimization surveys -Correct Answer Ask victims about their experiences using phone or email surveys self-reported surveys -Correct Answer anonymous survey asking about the individuals criminal activity Correlation -Correct Answer The relationship between two measurements or behaviors that tend to move in the same direction