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Intro to Criminal Ju
ADMJ 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| misdemeanors | less serious crime fine or less than a year in prison |
| felonies | serious offenses, prison for more than a year |
| arrest | detaining of a person by lawful authority |
| booking | recording of the arrest |
| defendant | a person against whom a legal action is brought, a warrant is issue, or an indictment is found |
| initial appereance | a pretrial stage in from of a lower court to be giving notice of the charges and advise of the constitutional rights |
| summary trial | an immediate trial without a jury |
| probable cause | a standard of proof that requires evidence sufficient to make a reasonable person to believe that the action is justified |
| bail | monetary guarantee deposited with the court to ensure that suspects or defendants will appear at a later stage in the criminal justice process |
| preliminary hearing | in a felony case, a pretrial stage at which a judge determines whether there is a probable cause |
| grand jury | a group of citizen who meet to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings |
| information | a document that outlines formal charges against the suspect, the law that have been violated, and the evidence that support the charges |
| arraignment | pretrial stage to hear the information or indictment and to allow a plea |
| plea bargaining | when specific sentence is imposed if the accused pleas guilty to an agreed-on charges instead of going to trial |
| bench trial | a trial before a judge without a jury |
| probation | a sentence in which the offender is retained in the community under supervision of a probation agency |
| parole | the conditional release of prisoners before they have served their full sentence |
| system | a smoothly operating set of arrangements and institutions directed toward the achievement of a common goals |
| crime control model (conservative) | efficiency in the process |
| due process model | protect the innocent and convict the guilty defends personal freedom and prevention of tyranny |
| doctrine of legal guilt | for people to be found guilty of crimes, they must be found both factually and legally guilty |
| myths | beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis |
| institution of social control | an organization that persuades people to abide by dominant values of society |
| jurisdiction | a political defined geographical area |
| Agencies of the criminal justice system | police, courts, corrections |
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