Criminal Justice
Test Review Sheet
Ms. Valentin
Essential Questions:
 What is the law? What is the relationship between law and the values of a particular society?
 What is the purpose of criminal law? (pgs 99 – top of 101)
 What is a crime? What are different types of crime? (pgs 5- 10 text)
 Why do people commit crimes? (pgs 37 – 53 text)
 What are crimes against a person? (class notes and pgs
 What is the purpose of the Criminal Justice process? (pgs 10 – 20 text)
 What are the steps in the criminal justice process? (class notes and pull out section on pg. 22 text)
 How do the branches of government work together to implement and enforce the criminal justice system?
Vocabulary:
Separation of powers
Conspiracy
Manslaughter
Arrest
Appeal
Conflict model
Mistake of fact
Statutory rape
Evidence
Euthanasia
checks and balances
attempt
rape
arraignment
Motion
Actus Reus
mistake of law
plea bargain
jury instructions
Pre-trial motions
judicial review
solicitation
prosecution
bail
line up
mens rea
omission
allocution
grand jury
appeal
federalism
homicide
defense
voir dire
consensus model
intent
strict liability
verdict
suicide
Cases:
Martin v State
Santillanes v New Mexico
People v Newton
People v Olsen
Pope v State
Jones v NY
Regina v Prince
Regina v Cunningham
Crime Theories: (pgs. 37 – 53 text) Also review chart on page 51
Choice theory
Biological / Psychological Trait Theories
classical criminology
genetic theory of crime
positivism
Psychoanalytic theory
Social Process Theories
learning theory
control theory
labeling theory
Social Conflict Theories
Marxism v Capitalism
social reality of crime
Emerging theories
Racial Threat Theory
Differential coercion Theory
Convict Criminology
Sociological Theories
social disorganization theory
cultural deviance theory
strain theory
Subculture
Life Course Theories
life course criminology
self-control theory