Criminal Justice
“Criminal Justice Today” – Unit Study Guide
Terms To Know (Know the basic definitions of all of the following terms):
* Crime
* Federalism
* Jails
* Prisons
* Discretion
* Felony
* Misdemeanor
* Hate Crimes
* Terrorism
Crime Types (& Examples) To Know (Know the actual definition of each of the
following crime types and each of the examples
of each listed below.):
* Violent Crime (murder, rape/sexual assault, assault, battery, and robbery)
* Property Crime (larceny/theft, burglary, and arson)
* Public-Order Crime (drunkenness, prostitution, gambling, and drug abuse)
* White-Collar Crime (embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, and insurance fraud)
* Organized Crime (gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, etc.)
* High-Tech Crime (cyber-stalking, distributing viruses, soliciting minors, etc.)
Basic Info (Know the basic information associated with all of the following items.):
* Law Enforcement (local, state, and federal)
* Courts (state and federal)
* Corrections (4 types)
* Formal Justice
* Informal Justice
* The Wedding Cake Model (4 levels… and the case types included in each.)
Particular Info (Know the following particular facts and/or statistics.):
* State(s) without state law enforcement agencies
* Rate of murder news in the media
* Recent crime rate statistics
* Drug arrest-rate changes since 1980
* Primary factor(s) of increasing number of women inmates
Key Info (Know specifics and all key info related to the following items.):
* Herbert Packer’s Crime-Control Model and Due Process Model