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| What are the 5 goals of sentencing and which is most important? |
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1.Rehabilitation
2.Deterrence(General/Specific)
3.Retribution
4.Incapacitation
5.Restoration |
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Pros-1.Protects children
2.Parental Awareness
3.Defines Behavior of Offender
4.Scared offenders
5.Important for job screening
6.Helps police surveillance
7.investigation-leads to M.O
8.Notify new homeowners
9.Neighborhood watch
10.Helps neighborhood and police work together
11.Helps offenders rehabilitate. |
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1.Offenders can travel to other uninformed communities.
2.Misplaced suspicion
3.Violate Double jeopardy clause(can't be tried for same crime twice)
4.Costly to CJS |
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| Pros to Legalization of Drugs |
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1.Medicinal value
2.No dirty needles(less disease)
3.Lower the price
4.Lower crime rate
5.economic
6.Less people in jails
7.prevents violations-civil liberty. |
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| Cons to Legalization of Drugs |
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1.Helps people control behavior
2.Insurance increases
3.More users-may commit crime bc high or need the money. |
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1.Revenge
2.No longer commit crimes if dead
3.Fear Factor
4.Incapacitation
5.Retribution to victims family
6.Satisfied the victim
7.Less crowded
8.Fight Crime
9.Protect our society |
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1.Expensive
2.Moral(Religious views)
3.Hypocritical
4.Time consuming
5.Risk of innocent people
6.Some people think its more of a punishment to stay in prison.
7.Discriminatory
8.Does it Deter?? |
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| An act or ommission in violation of the laws of a local state or govt. |
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| First appearance in court. |
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| Reason to take away part of the case. |
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1.Arrest
2.Booking
3.Bail
4.Arraignment(plead guilty or not guilty)
5.Pre-Trial Conference
6.Trial
7.Sentencing |
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Uniform Crime Reports
Nat'l Criminal Victimization Survey
Nat'l Incident Based Reporting System |
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1.Compiled by FBI.
2.Police Reports from 16,000 departments.
3.Compile people affected(crime index)
4.Categorize Part1&2 offenses
Downside-Only from 16,000 departments. |
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1.Murder
2.Aggravated Assault
3.Forcible Rape
4.Burglary
5.Larceny
6.Robbery
7.Motor vehicle Theft
8.Arson |
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1.Embezzlement
2.Forgery
3.Simple Assult
4.Prostitution
5.Drug Offense
6.Gambling
etc |
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| Nat'l Crime Victimization Survey |
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1.Direct Survey to households.
2.84,000households
3.Anonymous random survey
4.Victims perspectiv
5.1/2 of violent crime reported
Downside-Semi-annual |
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| Nat'l Incident Based Reporting System |
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1.Incident Based
2.How it affected victim/society?
3.Why did crime occur? |
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Unlawful killing of a human being.
1.defendents-males(18-24)
2.Victims-males(18-24)
Who fears crime the most?-->elderly females. |
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Defendent did it but....
self defense
defense of others
defense of home
Necessity
Consent |
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1.Alibi
2.Justification
3.Excuses
4.Procedural
5.Innovative Defenses |
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Only defense were defendent claims innocence.
Burden lies on defense to show they are innocent |
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At the time of crime, i was under a circumstance that should not be legally responsible.
Duress
Age
Mistake
Involuntary Intoxication |
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