30 Cards in this Set
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Public Order Perspective
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interests of safety and order in society take precedent over individual rights
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Individual Rights Perspective
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protection of personal freedoms within the criminal justice process, as well as protection from abuse
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Due Process
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an established course for judicial proceedings or other gov. activities designed to safeguard the legal rights of the individual
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Criminal Justice System
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the enforcement, by the police, courts and corrections, of obedience to laws
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Social indicator of Crime
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condition of society/ what issues need attention
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Lure of Homicide
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like fiction; prevent being a victim; live vicariously through the killers
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Serial Killer
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FBI- 2 to 5 victims over time, in different locations with a cooling off period that eventually goes away
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What makes a serial killer?
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childhood suffering; Macdonals triad; neurological impairment; need for power; psychiatric disorder; media
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Problems with catching serial killers
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vulnerable victims; linkage blindness
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Rule of Law
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no one is above the law; doesnt always work out that way
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Felony
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most serious crime; 1+ years in prison; lose rights if convicted
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Misdemeanor
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relatively minor crimes; less than a year in prison/jail; most recieve suspended sentence
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Infraction
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minor violences of ordinances; citation and fines
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Principle of Legality
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if there is no law when you do something, they can't charge you for it once there is a law
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Void for Vagueness
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law needs to be clear for citizens
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Right to Privacy
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doctor, attorney, spouse, spiritual council
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Void of Overbreadth
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law cant be so wide it covers everything
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Justification
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"I did it because..." self-defense; defense of others; defense of home/property
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Excuses
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"I did it, but this is why I shouldnt be accounted for it..."
duress; age; mistake; insanity; mental incompetance
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Duress
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unlawful threat or coercion; induce another to act like they normally wouldntÂ
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Entrapment
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without the bait, you would not have committed the crime; set up by law enforcementÂ
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Double Jeopardy
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cannot be tried for the same crime twice unless there was a trial error
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State Police
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statewide police organizations; police services to unicorporated areas of state; traffic enforcement on highways
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Highway Patrol
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statewide traffic enforcement; criminal activity on highways (drug trafficking)
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State Investigative Agency
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hndle major state invesitgations; assist local agencies
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Crime-control model
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emphasis on efficient and effective justice by crime control and swift/harsh punishment
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Criminal Justice Flowchart
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entry into system--prosecution--adjudication--sentencing--corrections
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Cesare Beccaria
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pain-pleasure principle; even minor punishments are effective
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Jeremy Bentham
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formation of neoclassical school of criminology; children under 7 and people with mental diseases cannot be liable
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Lombroso and Crime
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criminality is inherited; closer to apes; atavistic stigmata; father of scientific criminology
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CRJU 101: TEST 4