Chapter 1: Making Sense of CJ Flashcards
Crime is often unpredictable & not easily controlled
True
Common law is not static and changes over time
True
Criminal law is crimes against____
the state
Civil law is_____
harm done to the individual
The Constitution is the______
highest law of the land
Each of 50 states has____
its own unique constitution
Procedural law is_____
law that prescribes in detail the methods or procedures to be used in determining & enforcing the rights and the duties of persons toward each other under substantive law
Administration of justice focus is____
how to best organize the cj system to be most effective and efficient in the performance of its duties
A political system is_____
any persistent pattern of human relationships that involves, to a significant extent, control, influence, power or authority
What are the 3 basic components of the CJ system?
THE CCC! Cops, Courts and Corrections. AKA: Law Enforcement, Judicial System and Corrections
What poll asked, ‘What is the most important problem facing this country?”
The 1994 Gallup Poll