Review for Criminal Justice Final Exam: 2013 – 2014
Blocks 3A– exam is scheduled for Friday June 13th; Block 4A – Wednesday June 11th
I.
Bill of Rights:
A. Amendment 1
B. Amendment 2
C. Amendment 4
D. Amendment 5
E. Amendment 6
F. Amendment 8
G. Amendment 14 – Due process for all citizens = fair treatment
II.
Crime (Chapters 1 – 3)
A. Types of crimes – stealing/property and homicide crimes (Chapter 3, pp. 40 – 44);
Crime Vocabulary quiz
B. Topics
1. Chapter 1: Crime and its victims
a. History of violent crime in America
b. How much crime is there?
2. Chapter 2: Who are the criminals?
a. Gangs in the USA
b. Swindlers and con artists
3. Chapter 3: Crime and Defenses
a. Basics of crime (sources of criminal law and classification – felonies and
misdemeanors)
b. Ingredients of a crime – act, intent, concurrence of act and intent, and causation.
c. Types of crime; focus on homicide
d. Stealing crimes
e. Hate crimes
f. Cybercrime
g. Legal defenses to crime
III.
The Police (Chapters 4 - 7)
A. Chapter 4: Police and Society
1. The Public’s attitude
2. From citizen volunteers to professional police.
B. Chapter 5: Methods and Investigations
1. Local Police and Community Policing
2. Criminal Investigations
3. Crime Labs
C. Chapter 6: Police and the Law
1. Criminal Procedure
2. Search and Seizure
3. Interrogations and Confessions
4. Exclusionary Rule
D. Chapter 7: The Limits of Police Authority
1. Racial Profiling
2. Police corruption
3. Policing the police
IV.
Police Speakers
A. Materials needed:
1. Police Speakers: journals on police speakers
a. Everything you ever wanted to ask a police officer
b. Training and Standards – How to become a police officer
c. Driving under the Influence
d. Crime Scene Investigation
e. Motor Vehicle Law
f. Arrest Procedures/K9s
g. Common Teen Crimes
h. Constitutional Law – Search and Seizure
V.
The Criminal Case (Chapters 8 – 11)
A. Chapter 8: Courts and the Case Process
1. Two systems of Criminal courts
2. Criminal lawyers
3. Criminal Case Process
B. Chapter 9: Criminal Case, Investigation, and Arrest
1. Arrest
2. Police Crime Investigation report
3. Murder
C. Chapter 10: Pretrial
1. First appearance before a judge
2. Bail
3. Prosecutorial review
4. Plea bargaining
5. Probable cause hearing
6. Arraignment
D. Chapter 11: Trial
1. Trial procedures
2. Important players in a criminal trial.
3. Jury selection (Jury process presentation)
4. Trial strategy
5. Opening statements
6. Direct and Indirect circumstantial
7. Rules of evidence
VI.
RFI: The 8th Amendment and Capital Punishment