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Solution Manual For
Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith
N. Haley
Chapter 1-14
Chapter 1 Crime and Justice in the United States
Overview
The chapter begins by discussing crime in the United States.
It briefly describes several famous criminal cases in recent
history. Criminal justice is examined as a system. That
system includes the police, the courts, and corrections. The
police deal with crime, crime control, arrests, and bookings.
The prosecution deals with charging the defendants. The
prosecution also determines if the suspect has committed a
misdemeanor, an ordinance violation, or a felony. It may file
an information or an indictment. An arrest warrant may be
issued by the court so that the police may arrest a suspect.
There are a variety of stages in a court that defendants may
experience. They may have an initial appearance, an
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
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,arraignment, and a bail set; a preliminary hearing may
occur. Defendants may have a bench trial or a jury trial.
They may participate in plea bargaining or simply plead
guilty and receive their sentence.
Convicted defendants then become part of the correctional
system, where they may receive probation, intermediate
punishments, or incarceration. After serving a portion of
their sentence, they may be paroled. Next, the chapter
discusses how the criminal justice system is sometimes
viewed as a nonsystem because of the differences among
different jurisdictions of independent agencies within the
United States and the conflict and confusion among them.
The chapter then presents the two models of the criminal
justice system. The first, the crime control model, reflects
traditional conservative political values. In this model, the
control of criminal behavior is the most important function
of criminal justice. The second, the due process model,
embodies traditional liberal political values. In this model,
the principal goal of criminal justice is at least as much to
protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty.
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,The chapter ends with a discussion of myths about crime
and criminal justice. The chapter also uses the history of trial
by ordeal as an example. Throughout the book, criminal
justice myths are exposed and explained.
Lecture Outline
I. Crime in the United States
Every day people are confronted with reports of crime in
newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news
programs. Crime is a favorite subject of movies and novels.
Unfortunately, some people encounter crime more directly
as victims. No wonder crime is a top concern of the
American public.
II. Criminal Justice: An Institution of Social Control
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and
the law, criminal justice is an institution of social control in
the United States. A primary role of such institutions is to
persuade people, through subtle and not-so-subtle means,
to abide by the dominant values of society. Subtle means of
persuasion include gossip and peer pressure, whereas
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, expulsion and incarceration are examples of not-so-subtle
means.
III. Criminal Justice: The System
Criminal justice in the United States is administered by a
loose confederation of more than 50,000 agencies of
federal, state, and local governments. There are differences
in the ways the criminal justice system operates in different
jurisdictions, there are also similarities. The term
jurisdiction, as used here, means a politically defined
geographical area.
Misdemeanors are less serious crimes generally punishable
by a fine or by incarceration in jail for not more than one
year. Felonies are serious offenses punishable by
confinement in prison for more than one year or by death.
A. Police
The criminal justice response to crime begins when a
crime is reported to the police or, far less often, when the
police themselves discover that a crime has been
committed. Often, an arrest supported by witness
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
Solution Manual For
Introduction to Criminal Justice 10e Robert M. Bohm, Keith
N. Haley
Chapter 1-14
Chapter 1 Crime and Justice in the United States
Overview
The chapter begins by discussing crime in the United States.
It briefly describes several famous criminal cases in recent
history. Criminal justice is examined as a system. That
system includes the police, the courts, and corrections. The
police deal with crime, crime control, arrests, and bookings.
The prosecution deals with charging the defendants. The
prosecution also determines if the suspect has committed a
misdemeanor, an ordinance violation, or a felony. It may file
an information or an indictment. An arrest warrant may be
issued by the court so that the police may arrest a suspect.
There are a variety of stages in a court that defendants may
experience. They may have an initial appearance, an
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,arraignment, and a bail set; a preliminary hearing may
occur. Defendants may have a bench trial or a jury trial.
They may participate in plea bargaining or simply plead
guilty and receive their sentence.
Convicted defendants then become part of the correctional
system, where they may receive probation, intermediate
punishments, or incarceration. After serving a portion of
their sentence, they may be paroled. Next, the chapter
discusses how the criminal justice system is sometimes
viewed as a nonsystem because of the differences among
different jurisdictions of independent agencies within the
United States and the conflict and confusion among them.
The chapter then presents the two models of the criminal
justice system. The first, the crime control model, reflects
traditional conservative political values. In this model, the
control of criminal behavior is the most important function
of criminal justice. The second, the due process model,
embodies traditional liberal political values. In this model,
the principal goal of criminal justice is at least as much to
protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty.
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,The chapter ends with a discussion of myths about crime
and criminal justice. The chapter also uses the history of trial
by ordeal as an example. Throughout the book, criminal
justice myths are exposed and explained.
Lecture Outline
I. Crime in the United States
Every day people are confronted with reports of crime in
newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news
programs. Crime is a favorite subject of movies and novels.
Unfortunately, some people encounter crime more directly
as victims. No wonder crime is a top concern of the
American public.
II. Criminal Justice: An Institution of Social Control
Like the family, schools, organized religion, the media, and
the law, criminal justice is an institution of social control in
the United States. A primary role of such institutions is to
persuade people, through subtle and not-so-subtle means,
to abide by the dominant values of society. Subtle means of
persuasion include gossip and peer pressure, whereas
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, expulsion and incarceration are examples of not-so-subtle
means.
III. Criminal Justice: The System
Criminal justice in the United States is administered by a
loose confederation of more than 50,000 agencies of
federal, state, and local governments. There are differences
in the ways the criminal justice system operates in different
jurisdictions, there are also similarities. The term
jurisdiction, as used here, means a politically defined
geographical area.
Misdemeanors are less serious crimes generally punishable
by a fine or by incarceration in jail for not more than one
year. Felonies are serious offenses punishable by
confinement in prison for more than one year or by death.
A. Police
The criminal justice response to crime begins when a
crime is reported to the police or, far less often, when the
police themselves discover that a crime has been
committed. Often, an arrest supported by witness
Bohm, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10e
Copyright ©2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
