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| Example of State agency and their jurisdiction |
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| State University Police – jurisdiction on campus |
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| Example and jurisdiction of local agency |
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| Sheriff’s office – jurisdiction in unincorporated areas |
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Authority (local, state, federal)
Geographical
Investigative
that a court or justice agency has power over. |
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| What are factors that have affected the criminal justice system in the last 40 years? |
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Diversity in the Criminal Justice system
Computers/Internet/Technology
Terrorism
Civil Liberties
Patriot Act |
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| Officers who search and seize believing they’re in accordance with the law and later discover they made a mistake can still use seized evidence in court. |
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| Inevitable Discovery Exception |
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| Act or Omission related to the behavior or harm criminalized in the statute |
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Criminal intent
“guilty mind”
to act
Intentionally
Knowingly
Recklessly
Criminally Negligent |
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The coexistence of
1.) Act in violation of the law, and
2.) A culpable mental state |
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| The principle of fairness, the ideal of moral equity |
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“But For”……..(the action), the harm in violation of the statute would not have occurred.
Reasonably Forseeable |
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| What is the insanity defense? |
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| A legal defense based on claims of mental illness or incapacity. |
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