The Components of the CJS - Presentation 2 Flashcards
(12 cards)
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legislative branch and goverment
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- congress, state legislatures, local government, U.S. Justice Dept, state attorney generals
- create statutes/laws, policies, procedures
- manage budgets
2
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criminal code
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- identifies what is a crime
- there’s been a rise in no-criminal intent laws that don’t require a mens rea component
3
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penal code
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identifies the punishment and procedure
4
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code of criminal procedure
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spells out how everyone involved in the criminal justice system is supposed to go about their business lawfully
5
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budgets
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- most spending is local
- states fund prisons and parole, some LE
- local fund LE, courts, jail, pretrial, probation, diversion
- federal funds the federal system as well as some local and state
- funding at the state level is bifurcated
- “tough on crime” has contributed to mass funding to incarceration and law enforcement
6
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what does it mean that the state level budget is bifurcated
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- state funds prisons and parole
- local funds local services like local jails, probation, courts, police force
7
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law enforcement
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- front door to CJS
- lots of agencies
- local agencies: APD, UT police, AISD PD
- state agencies: state police, state bureaus of investigation
- federal: FBI, DEA, ICE
8
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what is the basic point of law enforcement
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to enforce the law, investigate potential violations of the law, gather evidence, arrest or otherwise resolve the situation
9
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pretrial and courts
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- pretrial is the phase between arrest and sentencing
- bail vs detention
- diversion/dismiss vs. prosecute
- variety of key decisions, mainly by prosecutors
- trial courts, appellate courts, alternative or problem-solving courts
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what do trial courts do
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adjudicate
11
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what do appellate courts do
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review the due process
12
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what do alternative courts to
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divert and provide treatment
