Chapter 1- Criminal Justice Today Flashcards
Murder, assult and robbery are labeled ____ crimes because they are committed against persons.
Violent
The category of crime that includes laceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson is called _____ crime.
Property
To protect against a too-powerful central government, the framers of the US Constitution relied on the principal of ____ to balance power between the national government and the states.
Federalism
The United States has a dual court system, with parralle court systems at the federal leval and the ____ level
State
At every level, the criminal justice systek relies on the ____ of its employees to keep it from being boggged down by formal rules
Discretion
Ideally, criminal justice professionals rely on a strong sense of ____ to make moral and just decision as part of their daily routines.
Ethics
The ___ ____ model of criminal justice places great importance on high rates of apprehension and conviction of criminal suspects,
Crime patrol
Despite predictions to the contrary, crime rates in the United States have steadily ___ over the past several years.
Decreased
The ___ ___ model emphasizes the rights of individual criminal defendnats over the powers of the government.
Due Process
America’s homeland security system has been designed to protect the country from violent acts committed to further political goals, otherwise known as ___
Terrorism
List the different types of crimes
a) Violent Crime;
b) Property Crime;
c) Public Order Crime;
d) White Color Crime;
e) Organized Crime; and
f) high-tech crime
List the three levels of law enformement
a) National or federal level;- (FBI, DEA, SECRET SERVICE)
b) state level and withing the states;
c) local levels. ( MOST CRIMES IS A LOCAL CONCERN SO MOST EMPLOYEES WORK AT THE LOCAL LEVELS)
List the essential elements of the corrections systems
Criminal offenders are placed on probation, incarcerated in jail or prison, transferred to community-based corrections facilities or released on parole.
