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15 Cards in this Set
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Law enforcement |
- investigate crimes - apprehend offences - maintain public order - crime prevention - emergency services |
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Court system |
- conduct trials - endure due process - determine guilt or innocents - impose sentences |
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Correctional system |
- carry out sentences - provide offender supervision - protect the community - rehabilitate and reform |
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Civil Rights Movement |
- changing nation dynamics - civil disobedience |
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Vietnam War |
- political protest and police brutality - kent state shooting |
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Johnson's "War on Crime" |
- awareness of growing crime rates - study crime and suggest reform |
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Reagan's "War on Drugs" |
- dramatic increase in drug sales - get tough on crime strategies |
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9/11 Terrorists Attacks |
- War on terror - creation of DHS |
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Consensus Model |
- all branches work towards a common goal - smooth processing of cases - unrealistic! |
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Conflict Model |
- all branches are independent - agencies are self-serving - competition for resources - challenges being processed through the system |
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Crime Control Model |
- fight crime, protect victims - emphasis on crime control, community safety, efficiency - swift/harsh punishment - presumption of guilt |
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Due Process Model |
- protect the accused from government abuse - possibility of error in the system - prevention of mistakes - presumption of innocents |
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First Crime Theories |
- Causes: supernatural forces, satanic possession, witches, gods, etc. - Solutions: appease the forces They believed they had no control over the crime. |
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Early Classical Theories |
- Major assumptions: Free will, hedonism, egoist, rationality |
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Beccaria's explanation of laws |
Criteria: - wildly publicized - clearly written - fair and impartial |
