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Describe the two most common models that show how society determines
which acts are
criminal. (possible essay question) - ✔✔Consensus model
Conflict Model
Consensus model - ✔✔- Society, though diverse, shares the same moral
value system.
- Crimes violate this value system and are deemed harmful to society
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,- Assumes that a diverse group of people can have similar morals
- Morals are principles of right and wrong
- Criminal acts conflict with these values and beliefs
Conflict model - ✔✔A criminal justice model in which the content of
criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and
social power in a community.
- Exists because some people believe moral attitudes are not constant
- Content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold political
power in a community
- These groups impose their values on the rest of the community
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, Define Crime - ✔✔Act that violates criminal law
Punishable by criminal sanctions
3 levels of law enforcement - ✔✔local, state, federal
Local Law Enforcement - ✔✔City police
City attorney
Regulatory agencies
Look at chapter 4, 5, and 6
State Law Enforcement - ✔✔Often defined as highway patrols. Provides
investigative and emergency assistance to local agencies.
Also include fire marshals
Federal Law Enforcement - ✔✔Operates throughout the US
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Describe the two most common models that show how society determines
which acts are
criminal. (possible essay question) - ✔✔Consensus model
Conflict Model
Consensus model - ✔✔- Society, though diverse, shares the same moral
value system.
- Crimes violate this value system and are deemed harmful to society
1
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,- Assumes that a diverse group of people can have similar morals
- Morals are principles of right and wrong
- Criminal acts conflict with these values and beliefs
Conflict model - ✔✔A criminal justice model in which the content of
criminal law is determined by the groups that hold economic, political, and
social power in a community.
- Exists because some people believe moral attitudes are not constant
- Content of criminal law is determined by the groups that hold political
power in a community
- These groups impose their values on the rest of the community
2
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, Define Crime - ✔✔Act that violates criminal law
Punishable by criminal sanctions
3 levels of law enforcement - ✔✔local, state, federal
Local Law Enforcement - ✔✔City police
City attorney
Regulatory agencies
Look at chapter 4, 5, and 6
State Law Enforcement - ✔✔Often defined as highway patrols. Provides
investigative and emergency assistance to local agencies.
Also include fire marshals
Federal Law Enforcement - ✔✔Operates throughout the US
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