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stages of the criminal justice system has 3 major components: - Answer-1)policing
2) courts
3) corrections
policing - Answer--first point of contact in the system
-tasked with investigating the crime and apprehending offenders
-when a police officer is responding to a domestic violence dispute, he or she takes
statements from both individuals to determine the defendant and victim
courts - Answer--responsible for determining whether an offender should be charged
with a crime and managing the process to determine whether they should be held
criminally responsible
-responsible for handing down a punishment in cases where the court determines that
the offender is guilty
-once info from officers is forwarded over, district attorneys review the information and
determine what charges will be filed against an offender, also known as the defendant
corrections - Answer--carry out the punishment as ordered by the court
-when an offender is sentenced to a period of incarceration, they serve their sentence in
either jail or prison
-could be rehab, therapy, etc
policing, courts and corrections all make decisions that - Answer-ultimately impact the
other groups, all function both in relationship to each other and as their entity
careers in criminal justice - Answer--many different opportunities
-requirements to work in the field:
-local, state and federal agencies offer different opportunities to establish a career in the
criminal justice field
-some are more competitive and require more skills and training
-can require a polygraph screening, drug test, background screening, physical fit test,
etc
discretion - Answer-refers to the freedom to make decisions
-decision making power of criminal justice agents
-perhaps one of the most powerful tool of the CJS (good or bad)
ethics - Answer-refers to understanding of what constitutes good or bad behavior
-agents of the CJS face ethical challenges everyday
-can help guide the decision making process
, wedding cake model of criminal justice - Answer-helps us understand how cases can be
treated differently and move through the criminal justice process
layers of the wedding cake model - Answer-celebrated cases
serious felonies
lesser felonies
misdemeanors
misdemeanor- bottom layer of wedding cake model - Answer-represents the largest
number of cases handled by the criminal justice system
-least serious types of crime
-make up the majority of the cases in the CJ
-majority not resolved by trial
-offenders offered plea bargains with reduced sentences or other lower level
punishments
-max punishment is less than 1 year in jail
-ex: MIP, speeding, theft, DUI
second tier- lessor felonies - Answer--smaller and comprised of lower level felony cases
-nonviolent in nature and the offenders are lower level
-many handled with plea agreements
-typically do not involve significant incarceration
-ex: filing a false claim a crime has been committed, reporting or placing fake bomb,
fraud, etc
third tier- upper level felony cases - Answer--tend to be violent
-involve offenders with significant criminal histories
-likely to process to a trial if offender pleads not guilty
-can face prison time
ex:
top tier- celebrated cases - Answer-high profile cases
-tend to be profiled by the media
-potential for significant penalties (life in prison, death penalty)
-may involve well known offenders such as celebrities
crime control model - Answer-believes the most important function of the criminal justice
system is to suppress and control criminal behavior as a function of public order in
society
-do whats necessessary to bring down crime
-plea bargains
-
due process model - Answer--dont want an innocent person to be charged
-views most important function of CJS as the protection of individual rights and freedom
-gives criminals too much justice bc too worried about their "rights"
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