Crim Justic Exam 1 Flashcards
Official crime statistic in the US and it is operated by FBI
UCR
Crime statistics methods
UCR, victim survey, self-report study
Arson is a part ( space) index offense.
One
What is crime rate
Number of crime per 100,000 people
The term judge made law is synonymous with
Case law
Court decisions that provide guidance and interpreting the law are called
Precedent
Criminal punishment for one year or more are called
Felony
A wrongful mental state is called
Mens era
Three parts of criminal justice system
Police, quarts, correction
Government powers shared by federal government and state
Federalism
Department of game and inland fisheries is an example of
State law-enforcement
What is an in formal criminal justice process
Discretion
The United States has what type of court system
Duel
Two models of defining criminal behavior
Consensus model and conflict model
Prostitution is an example of what kind of crime
Public order crimes