Exam 1: Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice

Individual members of a profession do not have to be certified or licensed

Talk About: -Typical crimes

Talk About: -Code of ethics

Talk About: -National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Criminology as an academic discipline is useful for developing an understanding of why crime occurs..

Talk About: -Rate

Talk About: -Security administration

Although the systems model of crime appears fairly rigid, it is important to recognize that there is discretion at every decision point.

Definitions of crime are not static.

Talk About: -Victimology

Emergency management is

Talk About: -Possible reasons crime rates have declined in the United States

The academic impact on criminal justice policy takes place within which two models?

Because homicide cases are often given the highest priority in terms of investigative resources, murder has the highest

To be considered a profession, a career field must engage in specialized tasks that cannot be accomplished by those outside the profession.

The police, courts, and corrections all work together to process a case, from start to finish. This view is in agreement with

Talk About: -DNA Databases

One fact in support of the system perspective of criminal justice is that criminal justice agencies are not neatly networked into a cohesive single unit; indeed, there is no single authority that oversees all of criminal justice practice in the United States.

Some judges may believe strongly in working to rehabilitate offenders, whereas others may believe equally strongly in sending offenders to harsh prison environments. This is an example of forensic science.

Talk About: -The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)