Test 1

Question 1

What is the USA patriots act and when and why did it happen ?

Answer 1

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

October 26 2001

In response to terrorist attacks that took place in 9/11

Question 2

What is the theme of the book ?

Answer 2

To examine the American system of criminal justice and the agencies and processes that constitute it
Individual rights vs public order

Question 3

What is crime defined as?

Answer 3

Conduct in violation of the criminal laws where there’s no legal justification

Question 4

What is criminal justice ?

Answer 4

3 components
Law enforcement/ courts/ corrections

3 jurisdictions
Local/state/Federal

Question 5

What is due process?

Answer 5

The course of legal proceedings according to the rules and forms established for protection of individual rights

Amendment 5 guarantees this

Question 6

What is grand jury ?

Answer 6

Jury decides whether to bring criminal charges or an indictment against defendant (formal accusation against suspect)

In Amendment 5

Question 7

The three types of pleas

Answer 7

Guilty- confess to crime

Not guilty- allow you more time to look into the offense you are being alleged to have committed

No contest-neither agree or disagree with the charges against you, and you are just pleading to close the case

Question 8

The process / stages in criminal justice

Answer 8

Investigation - evidence to reconstruct crime
Warrant - apprehension
Arrest-take into custody
Booking-personal info gathered
First appearance- told charges rights and bail
adjudication- jury listens to see if guilty or not
Sentencing- judge determines punishment conviction or Aquital
Corrections -sentence
Probation(meet up with officer) and parole (after prison released)

Question 9

1850-1880

Answer 9

Immigration civil war

Question 10

1920-1933

Answer 10

Organized crime prohibition 18th amendment

21 amendment repealed

Question 11

1960-1970

Answer 11

Individual rights
Civil rights movement
Warrant court

Question 12

1980s

Answer 12

War on drugs

Increase corrections population

Question 13

1992

Answer 13

Rodney king

Question 14

2000s

Answer 14

9/11 racial profiling

Patriot act

Question 15

The two amendments that pertain prohibition

Answer 15

The 18th prohibited alcohol

The 21 amendment repealed the 18th

Question 16

What is the Individual rights advocate

Answer 16

Those who seek to protect personal freedoms and civil rights within society

Question 17

What is the public order advocate

Answer 17

Criminal threats to public safety the interest of society should take precedence

Question 18

What is multiculturalism

Answer 18

Describes a society that is home to a multitude of different cultures each within own set of norms values and routine behaviors

Question 19

Differences between UCR and NCVS

Answer 19

UCR uniform crime reporting program/crimes reported to police/ run by FBI/ part one index crimes

NVCS National victimization crime survey ran by the bureau of justice statistics/ involves the dark figures of crime/ house surveys / 2x per year

Question 20

Property crimes vs violent crimes

Answer 20

Murder rape robbery assault all fall under violent crimes because it’s physical

Burglary theft vehicle theft and arson are property crimes because its not considered physical contact with another but still a crime

Question 21

Be familiar with special crimes

Answer 21

Crime against woman elderly hate crimes white collar crimes etc