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| Department of Homeland Security |
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| The Federal department whose primary mission is to help prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism on our soil. |
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| X-ray machine that can detect anything on a persons body in contrast to metal detectors that can only detect certain things |
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| A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole |
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| Formal record of arrest, fingerprinting, photographing, interrogation, and possible participation in a police line-up |
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| Process of one agency shifting an offender to another system |
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| A negotiation between the defense and prosecution (and sometimes the judge) that settles a criminal case |
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| What many officers of the criminal justice system can use heavily in determining whether or not a case should continue down the line |
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| Weeding out of offenders as they work their way through the criminal justice system. |
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| Courts at state and national level |
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| The final judgment in a legal proceeding |
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| Act of depriving a person of their liberty usually in relation to investigation or prevention of a crime |
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| A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
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| A message received and understood |
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| A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense |
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| A serious crime such as murder or arson |
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| A lesser crime such as drunk in public or traffic violations |
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| Assembly line view of criminal justice. Every offender should be locked away and discretion lies with the police and prosecutor |
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| A hearing where evidence is presented to a judge to determine if there is enough to have a trial |
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| Obstacle course view of criminal justice. An offender is innocent until proven guilty, and decisions are made in the courtroom |
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| The criminal justice method of classifying case severity |
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| Criminal justice is dependent on others for its resources |
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| A jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictment |
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| A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment |
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| The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments |
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| Release after a security has been paid |
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| Governing document of the United States |
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| U.S. Presidents commission on Law Enforcement and Administration |
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| Criminal Justice system as an apparatus society uses to "enforce the standards of conduct necessary to protect individuals and the community" |
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| The legislature of the United States government |
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| A trial by judge as opposed to trial by jury |
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| A group of citizens selected from the local population that determine if an offender is guilty based on facts presented in court |
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