Perspectives on Criminal Justice | |
Perspectives on Crime | |
What Is Crime? | |
Origins of the Criminal Justice System | |
The Nature and Causes of Crime | |
Defining Deviance | |
Thinking versus Acting | |
Mala in se, Mala Prohibita, and Criminal Harm | |
Criminalization of behavior | |
How Can Crime Be Explained? | |
Guns, Drugs, and Crime | |
Defining and Measuring Crime | |
What Are the Types of Crime? | |
How Are Violent Crimes and Property Crimes Classified? | |
Homicide | |
Sexual Assault | |
Assault | |
Robbery | |
Burglary | |
Larceny | |
Arson | |
How Are Crime Rates Determined? | |
Perpetrators and Victims of Crime | |
Who Are the Victims and Perpetrators of Crime? | |
Age | |
Gender | |
Race and Ethnicity | |
Socioeconomic Status | |
Crime Profiling | |
Economic and Political Crime | |
What Is Meant by Economic and Political Crimes? | |
How Can White Collar Crimes Be Defined? | |
Why Is Computer Crime a Growing Threat? | |
How Does Organized Crime Operate? | |
What are the Impacts of Terrorism and Hate Crime? | |
Criminal Law | |
What Is Criminal Law? | |
Four Sources of Criminal Law | |
Limits on Criminal Law | |
How Did the American System of Law and Justice Develop? | |
How Does the Law Define the Three Elements of a Crime? | |
Characteristics of Criminal Acts | |
What Defenses Against Criminal Charges Does the Law Recognize? | |
What Are Some Concerns About Applying Criminal Law? | |
The Criminal Justice System | |
What Are the Agencies of Criminal Justice? | |
What Is Procedural Law? | |
What Is Involved in Criminal Court Procedure? | |
What Are Some Concerns About the Criminal Justice System? | |
Criminal Procedure and the Police | |
What Is the Role of Police in Criminal Procedure? | |
Reasonable Suspicion and Stop and Frisk | |
The Exclusionary Rule | |
The Good Faith Exception | |
Searches Without Warrants | |
Searches with Voluntary Consent | |
Plain View Searches | |
Searches of Automobiles and Their Contents | |
The Fifth Amendment and The Miranda Warning | |
The Public Safety Exception | |
Interrogations and Confessions | |
Impacts of Procedural Law on Law Enforcement | |
Origins and Organization of Law Enforcement | |
How Did Policing Evolve? | |
What Is the Organization of Law Enforcement? | |
Local Police | |
Who Are the Police? | |
What Are Some Concerns about Policing in the U.S.? | |
Issues in Law Enforcement and Police behavior | |
Is There Such a Thing as a Police Personality? | |
Myths and Stereotypes About Police | |
Three Styles of Policing | |
Current Research on Police Attitudes Toward their Jobs | |
Current Research on Police Attitudes Toward the Public They Serve | |
How Should Police Performance Be Evaluated? | |
Police Pursuits | |
Crime Response and Clearance Rates | |
Arrest and Conviction Rates | |
Community Service | |
What Are Some Forms on Police Corruption? | |
What Is Legitimate Use of Deadly Force? | |
"Fleeing Felon" and "Prowler Inside" Laws | |
Police Brutality | |
Origins and Organization of the Courts | |
How Were Criminal Courts Similar and Different in the Past? | |
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