Intro To Criminal Justice Ch. 1

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Crime

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Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.Procedural

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Procedural Fairness

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The process by which procedure that feel fair to those involved are made

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Procedural Justice

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The implementation of fair and equitable procedures in the administration of justice

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Individual Rights

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The rights guaranteed to all members of American society by the U.S Constitution.

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Social Disorganization

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A condition that exists when a group is faced with social change, uneven development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus

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Individual-rights advocate

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One who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal Justice

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Social Order

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The condition of a society characterized by social integration, consensus, smooth functioning, and lack of interpersonal and institutional conflict. Also, a lack of disorganization.

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Public-order Advocate

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One who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety , the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights.

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Justice

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The principal of fairness; the ideal of moral equity

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Social Justice

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An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong.

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Civil Justice

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The civil law, the law of civil procedure and the array of procedures and activities having to do with private rights and remedies sought by civil action

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Criminal Justice

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In the strictest sense, the criminal(penal) law, the criminal procedure, and the array of procedures and activities having to do with the enforcement of this body of law.

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Administration of Justice

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The performance of any of the following activities: detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders

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Criminal Justice System

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The aggregate of all operating and administrative or technical support agencies that preform criminal justice functions. The basic divisions of the operational aspects of criminal Justice are law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

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Consensus Model

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A criminal Justice perspective that assumes that the system work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call justice

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Conflict Model

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A criminal Justice perspective that assumes that the system’s components functions primarily to serve their own interests. According to this theoretical framework, justice is more a product of conflict among agencies within the system than it is the result of cooperations among component agencies.

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Due Process

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fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.

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4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments

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Crime-control model

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A criminal Justice perspective that emphasizes the Eddie t arrest conviction of criminal offenders

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Due-Process Model

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A criminal Justice perspective that emphasizes individual rights at all stages of justice-system processing

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Sentinel Event

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A bad outcome that no one wants repeated and that signals the existence of underlying weakness in the system

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Social Control

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The use of sanctions and rewards within a group to influence and shape the behavior of individuals members of that group.

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Social control is the primary concern of social groups and communities, and it is their interest in the exercise of social control that leads to the creation of both criminal and civil statues

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Evidence-based Practice

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Crime-fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research

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Criminology

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The scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and the punishment of offenders

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Multiculturalism

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The existence within one society of diverse groups that maintain unique cultural identities while frequently accepting and participating in the larger society’s legal and political systems

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Social Diversity

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Difference between individuals and groups in the same society, including differences based on culture, race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, and disabilities

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Justice Reinvestment

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A data-given approach to criminal Justice system expenditures and population drivers in order to generate cost savings that are then reinvested in high-preforming public safety strategies

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Sustainable Justice

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Criminal laws and justice institutions, policies, and practices that achieve justice in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to have the benefit of a just society

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Cultural Conpetence

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The ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. It helps to insure that the needs of all community members are addressed

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Street Justice

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Civilians take justice into their own hands

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The Green Arrow

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Evidence based Policing

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Collecting evidence to convict