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what is a crime?
wrong committed against society punished by society and prosecuted by a public official
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what is a consensus model?
a model that shows how the elected officails decide what our code of conduct should be
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what must change in order for the consensus model to change as well?
moral values
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what is the conflict model?
shows how punishment is determined by group in power
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examples of conflict model?
- Bush won off of the conservative republican party
- outlook on drugs
- domestic violence
- driving laws
- death penalty
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List the three goals of criminal justice
- 1. to maintain justice
- 2. to prevent crimes
- 3. to stop crime
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list the 6 types of crimes
- 1. cyber crime
- 2. property crime
- 3. public order crime
- 4. white collar crime
- 5. violent crime
- 6. organized crime
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describe cyber crime and provide an example
crime done online, most dangerous and difficult because the only limit these criminals have are their imaginations
ex.- identity theft, hackers, etc.
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describe property crime and provide an example
stealing for one's own gain or to vandalize another's property
ex. stealing or smashing mailboxes
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describe violent crime and provide an example
a crime committed in which there has been a harmful event
ex. rape, murder, aggravated assault
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describe organized crime and provide an example
crime such as gangs that start on a street level where crimes are committed through force or violence
ex. counterfeit money, check fraud, etc
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describe white collar crime and provide an example
crime that is committed in the office for one's own personal gain
ex. embezzlement, stealing paper/pens, etc
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describe public order crime with an example
a crime in which the only victim is the criminal themselves
ex. prostitution, drinking, drugs, gambling, etc
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describe our criminal justice system
innocent until proven guilty
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