Criminal Justice
Ms. Valentin
Test Review Sheet
Essential Questions:
 What is the law? What is the relationship between law and the values of a particular society?
 What are the steps in the criminal justice process?
 How do the branches of government work together to implement and enforce the criminal justice system?
 What are the elements of a crime? How is a strict liability crime different? A crime by omission?
 Why do people commit crimes
Vocabulary:
Separation of powers
Manslaughter
Arrest
Appeal
Conflict model
omission
Statutory rape
Evidence
Euthanasia
Cybercrime
Organized crime
Cases:
Martin v State
Jones
checks and balances
rape
arraignment
Motion
Actus Reus
strict liability crime
plea bargain
jury instructions
felony murder
property crime
judicial review
prosecution
bail
line up
mens rea
federalism
homicide
defense
voir dire
consensus model
intent
allocution
grand jury
statutory rape
violent crime
verdict
suicide
types of crime
white collar crimes
People v Newton
Santillanes v New Mexico
Pope v State
Regina v Cunningham
The different schools of crime theory (from textbook) – general schools: sociological, Chicago, biological, etc.