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Module 1 Powerpoint Material ONLY Flashcards

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T/F- The American system of justice is a consensual system that relies on public acceptance and cooperation to function effectively

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True

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What is a vital component of our American justice system?

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Procedural Fairness

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The application of procedural fairness to the criminal justice system is known as

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Procedural Justice

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4
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T/F- Crime control has been a primary concern of politicians and government leaders worldwide

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True

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5
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T/F- Crime waves have come and gone throughout history

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True

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During 1850-1880, what caused the crime wave?

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The crime epidemic arose due to immigration and the Civil War during this time period

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What type of crime became extremely popular in the early twentieth century due to the association with prohibition?

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Widespread organized crime
(gangs or mafias)

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8
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What did crime look like in the 1940s-1960s?

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Crime rates remained stable

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9
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What did crime look like in the 1960s-1970s?

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The civil rights movement led to increased emphasis on individual rights
- DRAMATIC increase in reported crime

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10
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The war on drugs and emergence of “crack” was a huge wave of crime in what decade?
The war on drugs strongly eroded the quality of life in large cities during this time as well

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1980s

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What decade is widely known for the PUBLIC perception of increasing crime along with frequent bombings (Oklahoma City) and school shootings such as Columbine occurred?

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1990s

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12
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What date in American history required law enforcement to involve global efforts to get justice for a crime in NYC?

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September 11,2001

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13
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During the early 2000s, what type of crime was increasing rapidly?

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Corporate/ white-collar crimes

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14
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In this current era, what type of crime is most popular/ steadily increasing? What type of crime is decreasing?

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Increasing in Internet-based crime

Decrease/ low rates in traditional crimes

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15
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What term protects personal freedoms and civil rights within the criminal justice process?

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Individual Rights Perspective

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What term under certain circumstances involving criminal threats to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights

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Public Order Perspective

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An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life that is linked to notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong is known as

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Social Justice

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The principle of fairer and the ideal of moral equity is known as

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Justice

19
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Which component of social justice focuses on fairness in relationships between citizens, government agencies, and businesses in private matters is known as

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Civil Justice

20
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Which component of social justice concerns violations of the criminal law. Truth in action within the process of the administration of justice is known as

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Criminal Justice

21
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What are the two models of criminal justice?

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Consensus Model
Conflict Model

22
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Which model of criminal justice assumes criminal justice system components work together to achieve justice. Believe systems cooperate to smooth movement through systems. They are criticized for implying more organization and cooperation than actually exists

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Consensus Model

23
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Which model of criminal justice system components conflict, leading to a criminal justice “non-system”
View justice as a product of conflict, NOT cooperation

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Conflict Model

24
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T/F- Agencies of justice are linked closely enough that the term system may be meaningfully applied. However, the size of the criminal justice undertaking makes effective cooperation between agencies difficult. To conclude, both criminal justice models are important

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True

25
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Which component of the three core components of the American Criminal Justice System function to
enforce the law
investigate crimes
apprehend offenders
reduce and prevent crime
maintain public order
ensure community safety
- provide emergency and related community services
- protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals

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The Police

26
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What are the three core components of the American Criminal Justice System?

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Police
Correctional Agencies
Criminal Courts

27
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Which component of the three core components of the American Criminal Justice System function to
- carry out sentences imposed by the courts
- provide safe and humane custody and supervision of offenders
- protect the community
rehabilitate, reform, and reintegrate convicted offenders back into the community
- respect the legal and human rights of the convicted

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Correctional Agencies

28
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Which component of the three core components of the American Criminal Justice System function to
- conduct fair and impartial trials
- decide criminal cases
- ensure due process
- determine guilt or innocence
- impose sentences on the guilty
- uphold the law
- require fairness throughout the justice process
- protect the rights and freedoms of anyone facing processing by the justice system
- provide a check on the exercise of power by other justice system agencies

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Criminal Courts

29
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T/F- Fairness, professionalism, integrity, and impartiality are expected of all criminal justice personnel at every stage of criminal case processing, and it is a special duty of the courts to ensure that these expectations are met

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True

30
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The act of taking a person into custody is known as

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Arrest

31
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The very beginning/start of the justice process that must be done before an arrest can take place

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An investigation

32
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What case made it a requirement for police to give warnings to their suspects before questioning

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Miranda v. Arizona
Miranda Warnings

33
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The administrative procedure following an arrest is known as

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Booking

34
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What are the pretrial activities?

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First Appearance
Preliminary Hearing
Information or Indictment
Arraignment

35
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What happens in the pretrial activity first appearance?

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The opportunity for bail

36
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What happens in the pretrial activity preliminary hearing?

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This is where they establish probable cause

37
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A formal, written accusation submitted to the court by a grand jury, alleging that a specified person has committed a specified offense, usually a felony is known as

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Indictment

38
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What typically occurs in the pretrial activity arraignment

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Enter a plea

39
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Which amendment states that every criminal defendant has a right to a trial by jury

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The 6th amendment

40
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What does the 6th amendment not cover?

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Petty Offenses

41
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T/F- Most cases are dealt with through plea bargaining, not trial

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True

42
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T/F- The defendant may waive right to jury trial and be tried by a judge (bench trial)

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True

43
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Slide 20

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