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Crim Justi terms

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Crime Control Model   show
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show Laws are determined by the groups that hold economic, political and social power in a community.  
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Consensus Model   show
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Crime   show
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show Behavior that is considered to go against the norms established by society.  
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show The unlawful killing of one human being by another.  
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Assault   show
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show Control crime, Prevent crime and Maintain justice.  
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show The interlocking network of Law Enforcement agencies. Courts, and Corrections Institutions desinged to enforce criminal laws and protect society.  
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Federalism   show
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show They apprehend criminals and participate in trial proceedings. Keep the peace, that includes crowd and traffic control, resolve minor conflicts such as domestic violance and child abuse.  
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State Law Enforcement   show
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show The authority of individuals in the criminal justice system to make operational decisions.  
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Due Process Model   show
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Criminology   show
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show Holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal atcivity against the expected costs of being apprehended. Still choose criminal activities.  
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Psychology   show
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Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)   show
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show Deviant behavior is more likely seen in communities where social institutions such as the family, schools, and criminal justice system failed to control.  
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Social process Theory   show
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Victomology   show
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Chronic Offender   show
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Civil Law   show
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show In a civil court, legal responsibility for ones own actions.  
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt   show
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show A serious crime, punishable by death or imprisonment for a year or longer.  
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show A homiside in which the intent to kill was present in the mind of the offender, but lacking malice.  
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show A negligent homicide, in which the offender had no intent to kill his victim.  
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show Punishable by a fine of a jail term of less then a year.  
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Mala in Se   show
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show Acts that are made illegal by criminal statutes, not necessarily wrong in and of themselves.  
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show A annual report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity, data collected from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.  
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Constitutional Law   show
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show The body of law enacted by legislative bodies.  
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show laws created by administrative agencies, form of rules, orders.  
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show A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding cases with similar facts.  
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show The rules of law announced in court decisions.  
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Corpus Delicti   show
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show A guilty act, the commission of a prhibited act is one of two elements needed for liability.  
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Mens Rea   show
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Strick Liability Crimes   show
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Inchoate Crimes   show
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Hate Crime Law   show
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Infancy   show
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show Unlawful pressure brought to bear on a person, causing them to commit an act he would not commit normally.  
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show Circumstances required him to commit an illegal act.  
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Substantive Criminal Law   show
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show Rules that define the manner in which the rights and duties of individuals may be enforced.  
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show 4th and 14th Amendments to the constitution that guarantees no person shall be deprived of Life, Liberty, and property without de\ue process.  
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show Corrupt politians hiring corrupt police to take bribes.  
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Professional Model   show
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Coroner   show
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show A period of time in which a rooky can be fired without cause.  
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Field Training   show
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Bureaucracy   show
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Response time   show
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show A patrol strategy of monitoring a certain area, goal is deter and detect crime.  
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Directed Patrol   show
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Hot Spots   show
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show Arrests that come about as part of the ordinary routine patroling.  
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show Arrests that occur because of concerted efforts by law enforcement.  
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Community Policing   show
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show A policing philosophy requiring police to identify potential criminal activity, develope response to activity.  
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Police Subculture   show
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show The process through which a police officer is taught the values and expected behavior.  
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show Term refering to the value placed on secrecy.  
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show Police thinking citizens are weak, corrupt and dangerous, from overexposure to the worst of people too long.  
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Reasonable Force   show
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show Force applied by a police officer that is intended to cause death.  
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show The abuse of authority by a law enforcement agent for personal gain.  
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Ethics   show
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Duty   show
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show The legal principle that illegally obtained evidence can be admitted to court, given that the police would have used lawful means.  
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Fruit of the poison tree   show
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show The practice of targeting members of minority groups, based solely on race and ethnicity.  
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Stop   show
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Frisk   show
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show To take into cusdody a person suspected of criminal activity.  
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Arrest Warrent   show
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Warrentless Arrest   show
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show The process by which police examine a person or property to find evidence.  
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show A written statement of facts, confirmed by oath or affirmation by one making it, to one of authority.  
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Seizure   show
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show Searches for weapons and evidence of persons just arrested.  
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show Searches by police that are made after the subject of the search has agreed.  
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show The legal principle that ojects in plain view of an officer be seized without warrent and introduced as evidence.  
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Interrogation   show
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Miranda Rights   show
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show The forceful detention of a person.  
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show The authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law.geograpic territory.  
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show Courts in which questions of fact are examined.  
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Appellate Courts   show
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Opinion   show
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show The separate but interrelated court system of u.s. national and state level.  
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Magistrate   show
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show the accused first time infront of the judge or magistrate, informed of charges and right to counsel and amount of bail.  
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Bail   show
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show Offender released with understanding that he return for further proceedings.  
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Initial Appearance   show
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Bail   show
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show Alternitive to cash, property value at bail amount gains pretrial release.  
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Bail Bondsman   show
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show Retention of an accused in custody, for fear he will commit a crime if released.  
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Preliminary Hearing   show
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show Formal investigation, defense uses methods to obtain information from prosecutor.  
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Information   show
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show Group of citizens called to decide if probable cause exist, that suspect committed crime being charged.  
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show Court proceeding where suspect is formally charged, suspect enters a plea (GUILTY/NOT) in response.  
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Nolo Contendere   show
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show Process by which the accused & the prosecutor work out a satisfacory conclution to the case.  
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show A form that must be completed by a defendant who pleads guilty.  
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show A trial before a judge and a jury.  
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show A trial conducted without a jury, judge determands defendants guilt or innocence.  
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Acquittal   show
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Venire   show
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Voir Dire   show
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Challenge for cause   show
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show Anything that is used to prove the existence or nonexistence of guilt or a fact.  
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show Verbal evidence given by wtnesses under oath.  
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Real Evidence   show
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show Witness that can truthfully and accurately testify on a fact in question.  
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Expert Witness   show
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Direct Evidence   show
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Circumstantial Evidence   show
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show Evidence that deminshes the fact in question, only reivent evidence is admissible in court.  
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show The examination of a witness by attornies.  
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Confrontation Clause   show
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show Evidence to counteract or disprove evidence by opposing party.  
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Allen Charge   show
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show A formal decision made by the jury.  
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Appeal   show
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Double jeopardy   show
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Habeas Corpus   show
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