CJ 110 Exam 1 Flashcards
Victims Rights
informed, present, provide input, restitution, victim impact statements
criminal law
crimes against society (state)
civil law
action brought against individual, business, government
justification
self-defense, consent, necessity
excuse
age/infancy, insanity, involuntary intoxication mistake of fact, duress/coercion
procedural
entrapment, double jeopardy, misconduct/fraud
top priority of crime control
safety and security
visible crime
least profitable, hardest to hide (homicide)
occupational crime
high costs on society
organizational crime
mob
transnational crime
across borders, import/export
cybercrime
online, scammers
Sheldon
ecto, endo, meso
Merton
Strain Theory
Lombroso
atavism (primitive evolution)
Sampson/Laub
Life Course Theory
Beccaria
Classical (crime is rational)
A4
search/seizure
A5
self-incrimination and double jeopardy
A6
fair/speedy trial and impartial jury
A8
cruel and unusual punishment
A14
equal protection
Order
investigation, arrest, booking, charging, initial appearance, prelim/GJ, info/indictment, arraignment, trial, corrections, appeal
due process
individual rights
crime control
public safety
most used official crime data
UCR (FBI)
UCR Type 1
homicide, rape, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny, arson
Marvin Wolfgang
6% rule
Silverglate
nation of lawbreakers
actus reus
guilty act
mens rea
guilty mind
top priority of due process
protect personal freedom
victimless crime
private, willing exchange of goods
political crime
against government (treason)
case law
Supreme Court (stare decisis)
