2. Criminal Justice System

3. Crime and Justice in America

4. OVERVIEW OF CJ RESPONSE TO CRIME

5. 50,000 Agencies Federal State Local

6. Police Courts Corrections

7. 1-6: Time Expended by Criminal Justice Functions

8. CJ Response begins when…..

9. ...crime is reported to the police

10. Crime

12. Investigation

15. Arrest

17. BOOKING

19. Formal Charges

21. Initial Appearance in Court

22. Preliminary Hearing (felony)

25. Grand Jury Indictment

26. Prosecutor’s Information

27. Formal Arraignment Case # 98001

28. Plea Bargaining

30. Trial

33. SENTENCING

35. Possible Appeals

36. Punishment

37. 5 Types of Punishment

38. Fines

39. Probation

40. Intermediate Sanctions

41. Imprisonment

42. Death

43. Loose confederation of independent criminal justice agencies Criminal Justice Nonsystem

44. Costs of Criminal Justice in the United States

46. Criminal Justice expenditures represent only about...

47. 4 per cent of Federal, state and local budgets

50. MENU Crime in the MediaMedia Institutions of Social ControlSocial Control CJ Response to Crime Pre-trial CJ Process Myths about CJ Simulations

51. The seizing and detaining of a person by lawful authority

52. The taking of a person into custody for the purposes of answering a criminal charge

53. A written order from a court directing …... Arrest Warrant Law enforcement officers to arrest a person

54. The process by which a suspect’s name, charge, fingerprints, photographs are entered into the police blotter Booking

55. Usually the violation of a law of a city or town Ordinance Violation

56. Misdemeanor A less serious crime generally punishable by a fine or by incarceration for not more than one year (jail)

57. Felony A serious crime punishable by death or by incarceration in for more than one year (prison)

58. A person against whom a legal action is brought, a warrant is issued, or an indictment is found Defendant

59. Charging Documents Complaint (Misd) Information (Felony) Grand Jury Indictment

60. Charging Documents Whether an Information or an Indictment is issued varies by state

61. Complaint A charging document specifying that an offense has been committed…

62. Complaint by a person named or described

63. A document that outlines the formal charges against a suspect... Information

64. A document that outlines the formal charges against a suspect... Information

65. Specifies the law that has been violated, and the evidence supporting the charges Information

66. A written accusation by a grand jury that one or more persons have committed a crime Grand Jury Indictment

67. A group of citizens who meet to investigate charges coming from preliminary hearings Grand Jury

68. Court Appearances Initial appearance Preliminary hearing

69. A pretrial stage in which a defendant is brought before a lower court…. Initial Appearance

70. To be given notice of the charge(s) Initial Appearance and is advised of his/her constitutional rights

71. A pretrial stage to hear the information or indictment and to allow a plea Arraignment

72. Usually, a monetary guarantee deposited with the court... Bail

73. to ensure the suspect / defendant will appear later in the CJ process Bail

74. to ensure the suspect / defendant will appear later in the CJ process Bail

75. Plea Bargaining The practice whereby a specific guilty sentence is to be imposed, if...

76. the accused pleads guilty to an agreed-upon charge(s) rather than going to trial Plea Bargaining

77. 1-3: Criminal Case Dispositions

78. Jury Trial Bench Trial Types of Trials

79. A trial before a judge without a jury Bench Trial

80. A trial before a judge with a jury Jury Trial

81. MENU Crime in the MediaMedia Institutions of Social ControlSocial Control CJ Response to Crime Pre-trial CJ Process Myths about CJ

82. Myths about Crime and Criminal Justice

83. Myths are simplistic and distorted beliefs

84. Myths often are beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis

85. Myths are often based on dangerous falsifications i.e “Broad Daylight” “Gun Free Zones” Police -“Stop Crime” “Prison Changes Behavior”

86. Myths produce Why Myths are a Problem Ineffective crime fighting activity

87. Myths produce Why Myths are a Problem Ineffective application of resources