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Welcome Class ADJ-1 Intro to Criminal Justice

Join the class to learn about the criminal justice system from an experienced instructor with a background in law enforcement. Covers topics such as emergencies, syllabus, police, courts, corrections, and more.

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Welcome Class ADJ-1 Intro to Criminal Justice

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  1. Welcome Class ADJ-1 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Ed Ramirez

  2. My Background I had a 38 year career in Law Enforcement 23 years with the Los Angeles Police Department February 27, 1978 to January 13, 2001 15 years with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office January 11, 2001 to January 12, 2016

  3. Assignments during my 38 year career Uniform Patrol, 4 divisions Gangs, bureau wide gang unit covering 5 divisions Narcotics, Newton Division Undercover vice, Newton Division Detectives, Investigated robberies, homicides & Officer Involved Shootings (Newton, South Bureau, Robbery Homicide Division) Riverside DA 2001 to 2016 District Attorney’s Office-Senior Investigator, Major Crimes

  4. My Education I have a BS in Business Management and A Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

  5. Students Each week, I will be posting an Agenda for the class Class will start at 8:05 AM “ish”

  6. Agenda 02/12/19 Welcome • Cover Emergencies • What do you expect? • Cover Syllabus • Q & A Briefly cover Chapter One Next class, (Thursday), any issues?

  7. Safety & EmergenciesWhat do we do in an emergency?? What sort of emergencies are we thinking of??

  8. Emergency Evacuation and Emergency Situations On Campus “active shooter” Fire Earthquake Medical Evacuation route or path First aid

  9. What do you expect to learn in this class Take out a sheet of paper and write briefly what you would expect to learn or cover in this class!

  10. SyllabusLet’s REVIEW

  11. What are we going to cover? In Criminal Justice there are three major components POLICE COURTS CORRECTIONS

  12. Criminal Justice What is the process of the criminal justice system? Steps in the criminal justice process include: • the investigation • arrest, • pretrial activities, • adjudication, • sentencing, and • Corrections During the adjudication phase, the trial by jury begins. The purpose of this criminal trial is to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant.

  13. PoliceEntry into the system How is it that a person(s) enter into the system?

  14. Police Traffic Citation Dispatched radio call (You can be a ) Victim, witness, or A suspect Role of Law Enforcement, initial contact, investigation, arrest, booking

  15. COURTS • Prosecution and pretrial services Role of courts: charging, preliminary hearing, arraignment plea bargaining, adjudication, sentencing

  16. CORRECTIONS • Probation • Prison • Parole Role of corrections: fines, probation, incarceration

  17. Probation vs. Parole What is the difference? This will be covered and explained during the semester in Chapter 10

  18. Introduction • The American Criminal Justice System wields a lot of power • Police can arrest • Courts can convict • Corrections can imprison In most serious cases, the system even has control over who lives and who dies Example: Capital Punishment

  19. Death PenaltyFor or Against

  20. What is a Crime? Write down on a piece of paper what your definition of a crime is

  21. Offenders Commit Crimes CRIME? What is a crime? 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

  22. CRIMES

  23. Crimes • Some examples: • 211 P.C. • 459 P.C. • 484 P.C. • 245 P.C. • 207 P.C. • 422 P.C. • 187 P.C.

  24. 422 PC • Criminal Threats is considered a wobbler in California. A wobbler is a crime that may be charge as a misdemeanor or as a felony. Both misdemeanor and felonycriminal threats charges are filed under PC 422. When PC 422 is charged as a misdemeanor, the Defendant may face up to one year in a county jail.

  25. American Systemof Justice Is a consensual system that relies upon both public acceptance and public cooperation for it to function effectively If we lose faith in the justice process and question its legitimacy, then the day to day work of law enforcement officers, courts and corrections would become insurmountably difficult and their jobs would be impossible to preform

  26. From 2014 to 2017 The criminal justice system in this country was teetering on the edge of just such a crisis Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri) Eric Garner (New York) NYPD Officers who were shot dead as they sat in their marked police cruiser

  27. New York City Police Officers December, 2014, two police officers were assassinated while they sat in their police vehicle 28 year old suspect, Ismaalyl Brinsley Shot and killed himself Posted anti-police threats on his Instagram page Angry over Garner and Brown “They take one, let’s take two of theirs”

  28. Who was Eric Garner? Eric Garner died on July 17, 2014, when a New York City police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, wrapped his arm around Mr. Garner’s neck and, along with other officers, wrestled him to the ground during an arrest after he was seen selling untaxed cigarettes on a Staten Island street.

  29. Michael Brown • Ferguson, Missouri An unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed on Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown Officer Darren Dean Wilson https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/13/us/ferguson-missouri-town-under-siege-after-police-shooting.html

  30. Hatred in America • On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and fired upon a group of police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five officers and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded.  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, 17 killed (On February 14, 2018) Nikolas Jacob Cruz (born September 24, 1998)

  31. Hatred in America Cont’d • The FBI reported more than a 17 percent rise in hate crimes across America, officials said Tuesday — the third consecutive year the numbers have increased. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hate-crimes-america-spiked-17-percent-last-year-fbi-says-n935711

  32. Hatred in America Cont’d • Las Vegas massacre • Thousand Oaks shooting • 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; gunman yelled 'All Jews must die' In 2017, the U.S. saw a total of 346 mass shootings.  https://www.10news.com/news/national/mass-shootings-in-us-when-where-they-have-occurred-in-2018

  33. Brief History of Crime in America 1850 – 1880, crime epidemic spurred by social upheaval brought on by large scale immigration and the Civil War (The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.) 1920-1933, Prohibition 1960-1970, Civil Rights 1970-1980s, Murder, rape increased, illicit drug use https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/civil-rights-movement-timeline

  34. Brief History of Crime in America 1992, Rodney King Late 1990s, Crime rates rose, many offenders went unpunished 2001, 911 terrorist attacks (USA Patriot Act) 2012-to present, Epidemic of mass shootings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J7xHzI061k&has_verified=1

  35. Theme of this Book • Individual Rights versus Public Order Individual rightsrefer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government.  Examples of individual rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence. Public orderis the domain of police or other policing agencies, courts, prosecution services, and prisons—all of which make up the criminal justice system. Individual rights rose during the 1960s

  36. The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness The phrase is fairly straightforward. In the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson states that everyone has a right to life (self-explanatory), liberty (which is freedom, so people have several civil rights automatically granted to them in the U.S.), and the pursuit of happiness.

  37. Agenda for Tuesday02/19/2019 • Newspaper articles • Lecture on Criminal Justice/Basic Fairness, Bill of Rights and Case Law

  38. Newspapers Type of Crime Federal State Local

  39. Criminal Justice andBasic Fairness • Social Justice • Civil Justice • Criminal Justice

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

  41. Civil Justice The civil law- What are your “Civil Rights” Civil rights include the ensuring of peoples' physical and mental integrity, life, and safety; protection from discrimination on grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, and disability

  42. Civil Rights cont’d More on Examples of civil rights included are: • The right to vote, • The right to a fair trial, • The right to government services, • The right to a public education, and • The right to use public facilities.

  43. Criminal Justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have committed crimes. ... Other goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and prisons.

  44. DUE PROCESS Rights guaranteed by the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments Due process (procedural fairness)

  45. Due process of law • due process of law. The principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards.

  46. Case laws ? Mapp v. Ohio, 1961 Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 Roe v. Wade, 1973 https://www.constitutionfacts.com/content/supremecourt/files/supremecourt_landmarkcases.pdf

  47. Police Review • Enforce the law, investigate crimes • Apprehend offenders, reduce and prevent crime • Maintain public order, ensure community safety • Provide community services • Protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals

  48. Criminal Courts Review • Conduct fair and impartial trials, decide criminal cases • Ensure due process, determine guilt or innocence • Impose sentences on the guilty, uphold the law • Require fairness throughout the justice process • Protect the rights and freedoms of anyone facing processing by the justice system

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