Untitled Flashcards Set

EXAM 1 REVIEW

WK 1:  INTRODUCTION and CH. 1 WHAT IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Regina v. Dudley and Stephens

            Holding and Application to U.S. Courts

Evolution of Common Law

How was Crime Handled Pre 1066

Factors Responsible for and Nature of Change

Contributions of William the Conqueror and Henry II

Key Concepts used by Judicial System Today

Legal Procedures: Know Characteristics for Each

            Compurgation --- Trial by Ordeal --- Trial by Combat --- Trial by Advocacy

            Benefit of Clergy – Extension

History of Criminal Justice System

            Difference between Criminal Justice and Criminology

            Origin of CJ as Academic Discipline

                        Why and How Created

            Impact of Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War on CJ System

                        Police Response + Civil Disobedience

            Level of Crime + Public Perception of Police

            War on Crime:

1967 Presidential Commission Research Findings and Recommendations

                        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

                                    Agencies Created + their Function + Impact on Law Enforcement

Models of the Criminal Justice System: Crime Control & Due Process

Know: Goals, Assumptions, Characteristics for Each Model

Application to Scenarios

Balance: Individual Rights v. Public Order

                        1960's  Present

Focus of Each Era and Supporting Examples

U.S. Response to 9/11

            USA Patriot Act (including Video Clip)

            Overall Broad Strokes Changes Made by Patriot Act

USA Patriot Act: Changes Made by Each Provision, What is Allowed & Significance

            Secret Searches

            3^rd Party Documents (FISA)

            Roving Wiretaps

2209 EXAM 1 REVIEW

USA Patriot Act: Changes Made by Each Provision and What is Allowed

            Detention of Non-Citizen and Constitutional Rights

            Criticisms Leveled Against Act

            Public Opinion of Act 2002-2005

Patriot Act II (2006) - Provisions

USA Freedom Act (2015) - Provisions

CH. 2 THE CRIME PICTURE

Uniform Crime Reports 2023

            Part 1 and Part 2:

Nature of Offenses, Relative Frequency & What Statistics Represent

Amount of Crime

                        Identify and Understand Problems with UCR Data

            Clearance Rates:

Definition + Relative Rates

            National Incident Based Reporting System:

                        Structure and How it Differs from UCR

Current Status of Official Crime Reporting

Historical Trends [see text]

            Major Shifts and Reasons for Them

National Crime Victimization Survey

            Why Created + How does it Measure Crime

            Advantages Over UCR + Disadvantages

            Amount of Crime Reported in NCVS Compared to UCR

Gun Crime + Gun Control

            2^nd Am Gun Control Controversy

            National Firearms Act (1934)

Why Created + Provisions

            The Miller Case (1939)

Interpretation of 2^nd Amendment

            Gun Control Act of 1968

Why Created + Provisions + Problems

            Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1994)

Why Created + Provisions

            Problems with Gun Control Legislation

Research on Effectiveness and Changes in State Legislation

DC v Heller (2008) and McDonald v Chicago (2010)

            Interpretation of 2^nd Amendment & Holding

            Impact on States

Public Opinion on Gun Control & State Response

Bruen Decision and Impact [Carmen Reading]