1. Due Process

2. What is Due Process?
Principle in the 5th Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals.

3. Due Process Fifth Amendment – Rights of Accused Persons
“nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
14th Amendment – Rights of Citizens (1868)
“nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
This is known as the Due Process Clause.
************Read Gideon v. Wainwright***************

4. Criminal Justice Process

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6. Gideon’s Due Process Investigation & Arrest
Preliminary Hearing – Request for Attorney Denied
Initial Hearing/1st Appearance
Charged with petty theft
Pled not guilty
Trial
Was Found Guilty
Sentencing
5 years
Appeal
Supreme Court of Florida
Denied
Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Remanded to original court for retrial with court appointed attorney.
Found not guilty

7. Types of Defenses The Defendant Didn't Do It
Usually defendants will try to avoid punishment by claiming they did not commit the crime.
I didn’t do it!
The Presumption of Innocence
Reasonable Doubt
The Alibi Defense

8. Types of Defenses The Defendant did it, but…
I did it, but this is why (justification)
Self-Defense
The Insanity Defense
Under the Influence
Entrapment
Ignorance of the Law

9. Sentencing
The type of sentence received for a guilty verdict depends upon the type of crime and the severity of the crime.
Time served
Fine
Probation
Jail/Prison
Death Penalty

10. Effects of Crime

11. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CRIME?
Have you or someone you know been the victim of crime?
What was the crime?
Think about the impact of that crime on you or the victim you know. What were some of the ways you (or the victim) were affected by the crime?

12. Effects of crime usually = victim’s injuries or losses
Physical Injuries - could be cuts, bruises, wounds, contracting a sexually transmitted disease, etc.
Emotional Injuries - insomnia, fear, guilt, feeling alone, confusion, depression, increased risk-taking behaviors and recklessness, difficulty concentrating or decreased school performance, etc.

13. Effects of crime usually = victim’s injuries or losses
Financial Injuries - medical expenses, legal fees, loss of wages, money or property stolen, repairs required to fix property, costs of transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses incurred through hospital and doctor visits and participation in legal proceedings, etc.

14. Effects on the Community
People can become increasingly concerned or afraid.
People lose loved ones.
Businesses might close or move away.
People may move away to live somewhere else.
If enough businesses close and/or people move away, the loss in tax revenue could hurt the quality of schools and city services.
People might eventually isolate themselves from each other, destroying the spirit of the community and surrendering control to criminals.

15. Effects on the Victim shock/denial anger/rage feeling powerless guilt
Adults:
shock/denial
anger/rage
feeling powerless
guilt
depression
acceptance

16. Effects on the Victim Younger Victims: clinging more closely to adults
crying/irritability
withdrawal/isolation /panic
changes in eating and sleeping habits
shortened attention span
reckless play
denial of the event
decrease in school performance
unaccustomed listlessness or hyperactivity

17. WHO ARE VICTIMS?
_____ Most Americans will never be victimized by crime.
False
______ Women are more likely to be victims of crime than men.
______ Violent crimes are less common than property crimes.
True
______ Rich people are more likely to be victims of property crime than poor people.

18. WHO ARE VICTIMS?
______ People who are under the age of 15 are more likely to be victims of violent crime than people who are older than 15.
True
______ If a person looks vulnerable, they are at greater risk of becoming a victim of crime.
______ Most violent crimes are committed by strangers.
False
______ The crime rate is decreasing.

19. WHO ARE VICTIMS? For two more points:
Give two reasons WHY crime might be on the decrease.