Policing chp 1 Key terms

bill of rights?

the first 10 amendments and tells law enforcemnt how they cant infrige on our rights which are to always be protected.

case law vs civil law?

Civil law “private commerical, fam or buisness law”

Case law “the written oppions of the appelt courts that change how we do something” usualy in reaction to a crime/trial

Decentralization

dual citzenship

executive branch?

federalism?

a form of political organization that distributes authority and power among levels of government

formal vs informal soical control?

Formal- use of santctions for rule breaking criminal laws

Informal- used so ppl are socialed into internailzing the norms/vaulues of these institutions

gatekeepers?

highway patrol?

legalistic style?

legislative branch?

limited purpoes agencies

police functions

police power?

procedural law?

role?

separation of powers?

service style?

social control?

the collective practices by which a group attempts to ensure that individulas conform to the norms and vaules of the group

state police?

substantive law?

watchman-style?