Study Guide
Midterm Exam
Crim 101/AJ1 Chapters 1-4
1. Goals of the criminal justice system
2. Classifications of crimes
3. Types of law
4. Explanations for crime
5. Trial by ordeal
6. The classical school
7. Henry Fielding and the Bow Street Runners
8. The positivist school
9. Cesare Lombroso
10. Edwin Sutherland
11. Social Control theory
12. Differential Association theory
13. Cesare Beccaria
14. Jeremy Bentham
15. Uniform Crime Reports
16. National Crime Victimization survey
17. Search and Seizure (4th and 5th amendment issues)
18. Exclusionary rule
19. Searches of cars, homes, persons
20. Terry v. Ohio
21. Carroll vs. U.S.
22. Types of encounters with police
23. Miranda v. Arizona
24. The 3 eras of American policing
25. Different police organizations in the U.S./Responsibilities
26. Crime control perspective vs. Packer’s Due process model
27. Watchman style of policing vs. Service style
28. Robert Peel
29. August Volmer
30. Benefits of education in policing
31. Slave patrols
32. Community policing defined
33. Tennessee v. Garner, Graham v. Connor
Essay questions:
1. Compare and contrast Substantive law with Procedural law and give examples.
2. Name the two ways, which are listed in your textbook, in which criminal justice
differs from other institutions of social control.
3. Research has shown that a number of significant factors affect discretion. Your
textbook lists eight of these factors. Name five of them.
4. What was the tithing system?