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Criminal Justice - Exam 1 (Week 1)What was Regina v Dudley & Stephens? - correct answer ✔✔- 1884 seamen were caught in a storm
- 4 men on 1 raft for 17 days
- ate a turtle, 2 cans of turnips and caught rainwater
- Dudley + Stevens decided to cut 17-year-old Richard Parker's throat because he was the weakest and
they needed to eat him to survive
- rescued 5 days after the murder of Parker
- put on trial in England for murder
Because of Regina v Dudley & Stephens, what were the holdings and applications to the U.S. Courts? -
correct answer ✔✔- defense = necessity
- some states you can eat + kill a person to survive
- actions have to be immediate
- selected by random (equal chance; rock, paper, scissors; pick a #)
How was crime handled pre 1066? - correct answer ✔✔- fiefdom over law
- consolidate control
What is common law? - correct answer ✔✔un-codified law (oral)
What were the contributions made of William the conqueror? - correct answer ✔✔- makes God #1
(Christian ideology)
- makes himself King of England
- state vs canon law (Church law)
- consolidate control
Written opinions become ... - correct answer ✔✔precedent
, What were the contributions made of Henry II? - correct answer ✔✔- circuit courts: judge goes to towns
+ hears about crimes happening (willies law)
- stare decisis: outcome of future cases based on what you have already done
- trial by order
- Priests (canon law)
- Trial by combat
- Trial by Advocacy
What is the Criminal Justice System (3): - correct answer ✔✔PCC
- Police
- Courts
- Corrections
What is the characteristic(s) of Trial by Order? - correct answer ✔✔test of faith
What is the characteristic(s) of Trial by Combat? - correct answer ✔✔6ft x 10ft; little body armor,
weapons, fight to the death
What is the characteristic(s) of Trial by Advocacy? - correct answer ✔✔advocates are surrogates,
prosecutor is surrogate
What is the characteristic(s) of Benefit of Clergy? - correct answer ✔✔if you could read the Bible you are
exempt from willies law (Bible was in Latin)
What is the difference between criminal justice and criminology? - correct answer ✔✔- Criminology:
criminal behavior + causes
- Criminal Justice: aspects of social justice that concerns violations of the criminal law
When did CJ develop in academic learning? - correct answer ✔✔1920s by August Vollmer (@Berkely)
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