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Criminal Justice

What is crime?. Criminal Justice. What is a crime?. An act that violates law and is punishable by law Act Commission of an act O mission. What is society?. Consensus Model – society formed to provide security. Laws based on morals and society norms Laws evolve

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Criminal Justice

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  1. What is crime? Criminal Justice

  2. What is a crime? • An act that violates law and is punishable by law • Act • Commission of an act • Omission

  3. What is society? • Consensus Model – society formed to provide security. • Laws based on morals and society norms • Laws evolve • Easy A - Scarlett Letter Scene

  4. What is Society? • Conflict Model – interest groups struggle for control of society • Law based on interests of those in power

  5. Notebook item 1: Create your own society • You will be assigned a role in a new society. • You must create create 3 laws according to the consensus model and 3 laws according to the conflict model

  6. What do you think? • 1. Do you think that the consensus model or the conflict model more accurately describes American society? Explain your answer. • 2. Explain why are laws created. Incorporate ideas from the model that you chose above into your explanation.

  7. Types of Crime • Violent Crime • Property Crime • Public Order Crime • White-Collar Crime • Organized Crime • High-Tech Crime

  8. Violent Crime • Murder: unlawful killing of a human • Sexual Assault: coerced action of a sexual nature against an unwilling participant • Assault and Battery: physical attack • Robbery: taking property by force

  9. Property Crime • Larceny: theft • Burglary: unlawful entry • Arson: starting a fire

  10. Public Order Crime Victimless Crimes Based on morals and values Examples: public runkeness, prostitutioni, illegal gambling, drugs

  11. Your Opinion • Do you think that “victimless” crimes should be illegal? Why? Give at least one example of a public order crime and why you think it should be legal or illegal.

  12. White-Collar Crime • Embezzlement • Tax Evasion • Credit Card Fraud • Check Fraud • Securities Fraud • Bribery • Insurance Fraud

  13. Organized Crime • Organization engaged in marketing illegal goods and services • Gambling • Prostitution • Drugs • Counterfeiting • Credit Card Scams

  14. High-Tech Crime • Pornography • Cyber Stalking • Cyber Terrorism • Hacking • Piracy • Fraud

  15. Your Opinion • How much authority should the government have to search for high tech crimes? Should they have access to search engines and social networking sites or is that in invasion of your privacy?

  16. The Criminal Justice • 3 Purposes: • To control crime • To prevent crime • To provide justice

  17. Short Essay Question • Which do you think is the most important purpose of the criminal justice system; • Control Crime • Prevent Crime • Provide Justice • Explain you answer.

  18. Structure of the Criminal Justice System

  19. Structure of the Criminal Justice System

  20. Criminal Justice System Models Crime control model Due process model Protect civil rights Assumption of innocence Obstacle course courts Goal = fairness Relies on courts Example: evidence improperly gathered by police is invalid, even if it proves guilt • Punish and control crime • Assumption of guilt • Assembly line courts • Goal = efficiency • Relies on police • Example: border patrol police can search an automobile stopped for almost any reason

  21. Short Essay Question • Do you think the American justice system is more closely based on the crime control model or the due process model. Explain your opinion.

  22. Discretion • Definition: authority to choose between alternative courses of action • Police • Prosecutors • Judges • Leads to inequality of the criminal justice system

  23. Notebook Item 3 • 2 Advantages of Discretion • 2 Disadvantages of Discretion • Do you think that police, prosecutors, and judges should be allowed broad discretion or have a very limited amount of discretion. Explain your answer.

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