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Chapter 1 T
Crime and Justice in the United States
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Overview
TheTchapterTbeginsTbyTdiscussingTcrimeTinTtheTUnitedTStates.TItTbrieflyTdescribesTsevera
lTfamousTcriminalTcasesTinTrecentThistory.TCriminalTjusticeTisTexaminedTasTaTsystem.TTh
atTsystemTincludesTtheTpolice,TtheTcourts,TandTcorrections.TTheTpoliceTdealTwithTcrime,Tc
rimeTcontrol,Tarrests,TandTbookings.TTheTprosecutionTdealsTwithTchargingTtheTdefendants
.TTheTprosecutionTalsoTdeterminesTifTtheTsuspectThasTcommittedTaTmisdemeanor,TanTordi
nanceTviolation,TorTaTfelony.TItTmayTfileTanTinformationTorTanTindictment.TAnTarrestTwar
rantTmayTbeTissuedTbyTtheTcourtTsoTthatTtheTpoliceTmayTarrestTaTsuspect.
ThereTareTaTvarietyTofTstagesTinTaTcourtTthatTdefendantsTmayTexperience.TTheyTmayThav
eTanTinitialTappearance,TanTarraignment,TandTaTbailTset;TaTpreliminaryThearingTmayToccu
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DefendantsTmayThaveTaTbenchTtrialTorTaTjuryTtrial.TTheyTmayTparticipateTinTpleaTbargaini
ngTorTsimplyTpleadTguiltyTandTreceiveTtheirTsentence.
ConvictedTdefendantsTthenTbecomeTpartTofTtheTcorrectionalTsystem,TwhereTtheyTmayTrec
eiveTprobation,TintermediateTpunishments,TorTincarceration.TAfterTservingTaTportionTofTt
heirTsentence,TtheyTmayTbeTparoled.TNext,TtheTchapterTdiscussesThowTtheTcriminalTjusti
ceTsystemTisTsometimesTviewedTasTaTnonsystemTbecauseTofTtheTdifferencesTamongTdiffe
rentTjurisdictionsTofTindependentTagenciesTwithinTtheTUnitedTStatesTandTtheTconflictTand
TconfusionTamongTthem.
TheTchapterTthenTpresentsTtheTtwoTmodelsTofTtheTcriminalTjusticeTsystem.TTheTfirst,TtheT
crimeTcontrolTmodel,TreflectsTtraditionalTconservativeTpoliticalTvalues.TInTthisTmodel,Tthe
TcontrolTofTcriminalTbehaviorTisTtheTmostTimportantTfunctionTofTcriminalTjustice.TTheTse
cond,TtheTdueTprocessTmodel,TembodiesTtraditionalTliberalTpoliticalTvalues.TInTthisTmodel,
TtheTprincipalTgoalTofTcriminalTjusticeTisTatTleastTasTmuchTtoTprotectTtheTinnocentTasTitTi
sTtoTconvictTtheTguilty.TheTchapterTendsTwithTaTdiscussionTofTmythsTaboutTcrimeTandTcr
iminalTjustice.TTheTchapterTalsoTusesTtheThistoryTofTtrialTbyTordealTasTanTexample.TThro
ughoutTtheTbook,TcriminalTjusticeTmythsTareTexposedTandTexplained.
LectureTOutline
I. CrimeTinTtheTUnitedTStates
EveryTdayTpeopleTareTconfrontedTwithTreportsTofTcrimeTinTnewspapers,Tmagazines,TandTr
adioTandTtelevisionTnewsTprograms.TCrimeTisTaTfavoriteTsubjectTofTmoviesTandTnovels.
Unfortunately,TsomeTpeopleTencounterTcrimeTmoreTdirectlyTasTvictims.TNoTwonderTcrime
TisTaTtopTconcernTofTtheTAmericanTpublic.
II. CriminalTJustice:TAnTInstitutionTofTSocialTControl
LikeTtheTfamily,Tschools,TorganizedTreligion,TtheTmedia,TandTtheTlaw,TcriminalTjusticeTi
sTanTinstitutionTofTsocialTcontrolTinTtheTUnitedTStates.TATprimaryTroleTofTsuchTinstitut
ionsTisTtoTpersuadeTpeople,TthroughTsubtleTandTnot-so-
subtleTmeans,TtoTabideTbyTtheTdominantTvaluesTofTsociety.TSubtleTmeansTofTpersuasionT
includeTgossipTandTpeerTpressure,TwhereasTexpulsionTandTincarcerationTareTexamplesTof
Tnot-so-subtleTmeans.
III. CriminalTJustice:TTheTSystem
CriminalTjusticeTinTtheTUnitedTStatesTisTadministeredTbyTaTlooseTconfederationTofTmoreT
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,thanT50,000TagenciesTofTfederal,Tstate,TandTlocalTgovernments.TThereTareTdifferencesTinT
theTwaysTtheTcriminalTjusticeTsystemToperatesTinTdifferentTjurisdictions,TthereTareTalsoTsi
milarities.TTheTtermTjurisdiction,TasTusedThere,TmeansTaTpoliticallyTdefinedTgeographical
Tarea.
MisdemeanorsTareTlessTseriousTcrimesTgenerallyTpunishableTbyTaTfineTorTbyTincarcerati
onTinTjailTforTnotTmoreTthanToneTyear.TFeloniesTareTseriousToffensesTpunishableTbyTcon
finementTinTprisonTforTmoreTthanToneTyearTorTbyTdeath.
A. Police
TheTcriminalTjusticeTresponseTtoTcrimeTbeginsTwhenTaTcrimeTisTreportedTtoTtheTpolic
eTor,TfarTlessToften,TwhenTtheTpoliceTthemselvesTdiscoverTthatTaTcrimeThasTbeenTcom
mitted.
Often,TanTarrestTsupportedTbyTwitnessTstatementsTandTcrimeTsceneTevidenceTisTsuffic
ientTtoTcloseTaTcase,TespeciallyTwithTaTlessTseriousTcrime.
AnTarrestTisTtheTseizingTandTdetainingTofTaTpersonTbyTlawfulTauthority.TBookingTisTtheTadm
inistrativeTrecordingTofTtheTarrest.
B. Courts
SoonTafterTaTsuspectThasTbeenTarrestedTandTbooked,TaTprosecutorTreviewsTtheTfactsTof
TtheTcaseTandTtheTavailableTevidence.TTheTprosecutorTdecidesTwhetherTtoTchargeTtheTs
uspectTwithTaTcrimeTorTcrimes.
PretrialTStages
AfterTtheTchargeTorTchargesThaveTbeenTfiled,TtheTsuspect,TwhoTisTnowTtheTdefenda
nt,TisTbroughtTbeforeTaTlower-
courtTjudgeTforTanTinitialTappearance.TAtTtheTinitialTappearance,TtheTdefendantTisT
givenTformalTnoticeTofTtheTchargeTorTchargesTagainstThimTorTherTandTadvisedTofThi
sTorTherTconstitutionalTrights.TInTtheTcaseTofTaTmisdemeanorTorTanTordinanceTviolat
ion,TaTsummaryTtrialT(anTimmediateTtrialTwithoutTaTjury)TmayTbeTheld.
ProbableTcauseTisTaTstandardTofTproofTthatTrequiresTtrustworthyTevidenceTsufficie
ntTtoTmakeTaTreasonableTpersonTbelieveTthat,TmoreTlikelyTthanTnot,TtheTproposedTa
ctionTisTjustified.TBail,TusuallyTaTmonetaryTguaranteeTdepositedTwithTtheTcourt,TisT
meantTtoTensureTthatTtheTdefendantTwillTappearTatTaTlaterTstageTinTtheTcriminalTjus
ticeTprocess.TInTaboutThalfTofTallTstates,TaTpreliminaryThearingTfollowsTtheTinitial
Tappearance.TATgrandTjuryTisTaTgroupTofTcitizensTwhoTmeetTinTclosedTsessionsTfo
rTaTspecifiedTperiodTtoTinvestigateTchargesTcomingTfromTpreliminaryThearingsTandT
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, toTfulfillTotherTresponsibilities.
InTstatesTthatTdoTnotTuseTgrandTjuries,TprosecutorsTchargeTdefendantsTwithTaTdocu
mentTcalledTanTinformation.TAnTinformationToutlinesTtheTformalTchargeTorTcharg
es,TtheTlawTorTlawsTthatThaveTbeenTviolated,TandTtheTevidenceTtoTsupportTtheTcha
rgeTorTcharges.
OnceTanTindictmentTorTinformationTisTfiledTwithTtheTtrialTcourt,TtheTdefendantTisTs
cheduledTforTarraignment—
theTprimaryTpurposeTofTarraignmentTisTtoThearTtheTformalTinformationTorTindictmen
tTandTtoTallowTtheTdefendantTtoTenterTaTplea.TAboutT95%TofTcriminalTdefendantsTp
leadTguiltyTtoTtheTchargesTagainstTthemTinTanTarrangementTcalledTpleaTbargaining
—
theTpracticeTwherebyTtheTprosecutor,TtheTdefenseTattorney,TtheTdefendant,Tand,TinT
manyTjurisdictions,TtheTjudgeTagreeTonTaTspecificTsentenceTtoTbeTimposedTifTtheTac
cusedTpleadsTguiltyTtoTanTagreed-onTchargeTorTchargesTinsteadTofTgoingTtoTtrial.
LectureTTip:TTheTstudentsTmayTwantTtoTdiscussTtheseTitemsTinTmoreTdetailTt
hanTtimeTallows.TAssureTthemTthatTeachTofTtheseTitemsTwillTbeTdiscussedTinT
detailTlaterTinTtheTbook.
Trial
IfTaTdefendantTpleadsTnotTguiltyTorTnotTguiltyTbyTreasonTofTinsanity,TaTtrialTdateTis
Tset.TApproximatelyT2%TofTcriminalTcasesTinvolveTjuryTtrials.TTheTremainingTcases
TthatTareTnotTresolvedTthroughTpleaTbargainingTareTdecidedTbyTaTjudgeTinTaTbench
Ttrial—
aTtrialTbeforeTaTjudgeTwithoutTaTjury.TIfTtheTjudgeTorTtheTjuryTfindsTtheTdefendantT
guiltyTasTcharged,TtheTjudgeTbeginsTtoTconsiderTaTsentence.
C. Corrections
PresentenceTinvestigationTreportsTareTusedTinTtheTfederalTsystemTandTinTtheTmajorityT
ofTstatesTtoThelpTjudgesTdetermineTappropriateTsentences.TFiveTgeneralTtypesTofTpunis
hmentTareTinTuseTinTtheTUnitedTStates:Tfines,Tprobation,TintermediateTpunishments,T i
mprisonment,TandTdeath.TProbationTisTaTsentenceTinTwhichTtheToffenderTisTretainedTi
nTtheTcommunityTunderTtheTsupervisionTofTaTprobationTagencyTratherTthanTbeingTinca
rcerated.TItTisTtheTmostTfrequentlyTimposedTsentenceTinTtheTU.S.
DefendantsTwhoTareTfoundTguiltyTmayTappealTonTeitherTlegalTorTconstitutionalTgorund
s.TAppellateTcourtsTmayTaffirmTtheTlowerTcourt’sTverdictTandTletTitTstand,TmodifyTtheT
verdictTwithoutTtotallyTreversingTit,TreverseTtheTverdict,TorTreverseTtheTdecisionTandTr
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