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| Efficient law enforcement, swift justice |
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| Constitution important, ensure guilt of accused |
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| Classical Criminology (Choice Theory) |
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| We accept the fact that we are all rational and we make choices |
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| Our behavior should be useful and purposeful, benefit and/or negative to every action |
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| Reformed British justice system, actually invented charts for punishments (If punishments caused enough pain to overcome the pleasure of crimes, then they were good) |
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| Italian criminologist, wrote about innocent until proven guilty, etc |
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| Positivism Theory (Trait Theory) |
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| We are shaped by our society (Product of our environment) |
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| Anomie theory: Criminal activity increases as social values decrease |
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| Phrenology: Systematic approach to the study of criminals, believed there were physical things that made people criminals |
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| Father of criminology, individuals are born to be criminals, in a less civilized state of evolution |
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| The Chicago School Theories |
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Social forces in urban areas are extremely powerful
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| People act according to their own interpretation of reality |
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| Concealing a felony that was committed by someone else |
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| awareness of what is right and wrong under the law |
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| Difference between criminal and civil law |
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| Criminal law deals with offenses committed against the safety and order of the state, Civil law is the body of principles that determines private rights and liabilities |
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| A crime punishable by death or imprisonment |
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| a crime punishable by no more than $1000 and/or 1 year of imprisonment |
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| Penal code, has been approved by legislative branch |
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| Come from rules set by the governmental agencies |
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| Uniform Crime Report: Tracks the number of arrests, submits info to FBI |
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| Only counts most serious crimes, precincts don't record everything, innaccurate reporting |
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| Victim Crime Survey: Created by LBJ and Barry Goldwater, surveyed victims on what happened |
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| National Incident Based Reporting System |
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| I did it, but it was necessary (Self defense, defense of others, etc) |
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| I did it, and I'm not legally responsible |
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| you are being threatened or coerced to act in a manner that is not normal for you |
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Of law: You didn't know the law
Of Fact: You really didn't know (Pick up wrong suitcase, it has drugs) |
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| You will not be held responsible if your actions were caused by a mental disease or defect |
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| Cop pretends to be drunk, gets mugged, mugger was entrapped |
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| Protects against a second prosecution for the same offense, unless it is another jurisdiction |
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| Watchmen style of policing |
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| Order maintenance, keep an eye on the place |
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| Officer that follows the law, less discretion |
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| Agency sees themselves less as isolated crime fighters and more as helpers to the community |
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| Developing a strategy to deal with your biggest problems, Computer crime, drug task forces |
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| Deal with issues before they become police problems (DARE, Boys clubs, etc) |
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