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crimes definition actions that are prohibited by federal and state gov bc deemed harmful to society
felonies crimes punishable by more than one year in prison
misdemeanors less serious crimes with sentences less than 1 year
personal crime when crime results in injury or harm to person(s); e.g. battery, homicide
property crime taking or interference with property of another; e.g. robbery
inchoate includes crimes that were in progress but never completed, assisting criminal act; e.g. abetting
statutory crimes crimes specifically prohibited/prescribed by the state
criminal justice is rehabilitation vs punitive
law enforcement legitimate coercion by gov; decline in crime rates but still high fear; role of race
federal law enforcement establishment of coast guard and fed marshals; stop smugglers; role of terrorism; FBI
federal support to state and local govs wars on crime and poverty, terrorism, illegal immigrants; pass bills and exec orders
issues in law enforcement policy addressing causes of crime; race and racial profiling; gun control; death penalty; rates of incarceration
death penalty as e.g. of issues legality varies across states, disproportionately POC; rights of those incarcerated
goal of US military able to handle 1 major and 1 minor conflict at the same time (1.5 wars)
misc. defense policy spend over 1 trillion; preventative of wars bc of mass amounts of weapons; US is global police
background of US military most expensive globally; law enforcement = major public function; varying relevance til 9/11; crime
making defense policy uncertainty; uncertain adversaries and allies; component of local economies
controversies over defense policy expensive and goals aren't always clear
defense policy no downsizing military (congress); wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; uncertainty for future
environment of defense policy perceptual differences among participants; global police officer; adversaries and potential allies
defense policy and technology advances in warfare tech: nuclear, space, drones, ships, etc
defense policy and public opinion ambiguous; dif approaches w/ dif prez; confrontational vs patience vs alliance
US force configurations strategic weapon holdings (nukes); surface ships and submarines
military procurement buying new weapons = years of research and dvp; difficult to predict future needs
military industrial complex 6th branch; independent evals of proposed weapons more difficult; congress won't make cuts
problems of defense policy all-volunteer military; integration of women; complex w/ queer ppl; harrassment
problems of defense policy part 2 conventional forces deal w/ terrorism; rapid deployment force; jobs; budget cuts?
other costs of downsizing loss of talent; not popular since 9/11
Created by: lector_noche
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