Unit One Topics

1. Unit One Topics What is Criminal Justice? Chapter One Reading

2. Criminal Justice System Competing Models • The text describes two competing models of the criminal justice system • Name them

3. Two Competing Models of Criminal Justice • Two opposing points of view • One focuses on individual rights at any cost • & • One that suggests under certain circumstances involving criminal threats to public safety, the interests of society as a whole take precedence over individual rights

4. Two Competing Models of Criminal Justice • Individual rights • Emphasis on individual, civil & criminal rights • Emphasizes some guilty offenders will be found innocent to reduce likelihood of convicting an innocent person • Sometimes necessary to sacrifice some degree of public safety in order to guarantee basic personal freedoms • Advocates limited police powers with the highest evidentiary standard possible

5. Public Order Model • Public Order Model • Wants greater police powers while curtailing some criminal defendants rights • Believes the most important function of the CJ system is repression of crime • Believe that procedural issues involving the accused are secondary to the need to protect society • Believes the collective rights of society take precedence over the rights of an individual

6. Anti-Terrorism Legislative Act • What Congressional Act was enacted in 2001 as a legislative response to Terrorism?

7. Anti-Terrorism Legislative Act • The USA Patriot Act of 2001 was enacted to address acts of terrorism

8. Criminal Justice System Components • The criminal justice system is comprised of three sub-components • Name them

9. 3 Components of Criminal Justice System • 1) Law Enforcement • 2) Courts • 3) Corrections • The CJ system is comprised of these 3 subcomponents and in this order

10. Constitutional Rights Protection • Which of the three components of the criminal justice system is primarily entrusted to protect the constitutional rights of the accused?

11. Constitutional Rights Protection • The criminal justice component primarily entrusted to protect the constitutional rights of the accused is = Courts

12. Modern Justice Process • According to the text, the modern justice process begins with what phase of the justice system process?

13. Sequence of Arrest • Incident occurs • Investigation • Arrest • Booking • bail • Initial appearance aka FAH • Preliminary Hearing • Grand Jury • Arraignment on felony charge • Trial • sentencing

14. Justice System Process • Which stage in the criminal justice process involves taking pictures and fingerprints of the suspect?

15. Justice System Process • The phase of the criminal justice system process that involves taking picture and fingerprints of the suspect is called = Booking

16. Court Appearance • The judicial system requires a suspect to be brought before a judge or magistrate within hours of arrest is called what?

17. Court Appearance • A suspect being brought before a judge or magistrate within hours of arrest is called: • First Appearance Hearing • Initial Appearance • Depending on what state you reside in

18. Due Process • What is Due Process and can you name what Amendments it can be found in?

19. Due Process & Individual Rights • Due process recognizes the rights of individual • defendants facing prosecution • A Constitutional guarantee of procedural • fairness • Primarily found in: • 4th Amendment • 5th Amendment • 6th Amendment • 14th Amendment

20. Questions or Comments • Remember you can always contact me at my Kaplan e-mail address: • gwardrop@kaplan.edu