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Recruitment and Training: Becoming a Police Officer Learning Objective 3: Identify the differences between the police academy and field training as learning tools for recruits. A. Basic Requirements i. U.S. citizenship ii. No previous felony convictions iii. Eligibility for driving license iv. 21 years of age v. Meeting weight and sight requirements vi. Background Checks […]

A Short History of the American Police Learning Objective 2: Explain how intelligence-led policing works and how it benefits modern police departments. A. Modern society relies on law enforcement officers to control and prevent crime B. In the early days police services had little to do with crime control i. Policing efforts of first American

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, students should: 1. List the four basic responsibilities of the police. 2. Explain how intelligence-led policing works and how it benefits modern police departments. 3. Identify the differences between the police academy and field training as learning tools for recruits. 4. Describe some of the benefits

Answers To Critical Thinking Questions In The Text 1. Give an example of a criminal law whose main purpose seems to be teaching societal boundaries rather than protecting citizens from harm. By searching the Internet, can you find examples of other countries where this behavior is not considered criminal? How is the behavior perceived in

  Procedural Safeguards Learning Objective 8: Explain the importance of the due process clause in the criminal justice system. A. Substantive and procedural criminal law i. Substantive criminal law – defines the acts that the government will punish ii. Procedural criminal law – defines laws for criminal procedures B. The Bill of Rights i. Ten

Defenses Under Criminal Law Learning Objective 5: List and briefly define the most important excuse defenses for crimes. Learning Objective 6: Discuss a common misperception concerning the insanity defense in the United States. Learning Objective 7: Describe the four most important justification criminal defenses. A. Criminal Responsibility and the Law i. Infancy a. Under the

  The Elements of a Crime Learning Objective 4: Delineate the elements required to establish mens rea (a guilty mental state). A. General Requirements i. Criminal law requires that the corpus delicti, “the body of the crime” be proved before a person can be convicted of a wrongdoing ii. Corpus delicti can be defined as

The Purposes of Criminal Law Learning Objective 2: Explain the two basic functions of criminal law. A. Protect and Punish: The Legal Function of the Law i. Primary function is to maintain social order by protecting citizens from criminal harm a. Harms to individual citizens’ physical safety and property b. Harms to society’s collective interests

INSIDE CRIMINAL LAW Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, students should: 1. List the four written sources of American criminal law. 2. Explain the two basic functions of criminal law. 3. Discuss the primary goals of civil law and criminal law and explain how these goals are realized. 4. Delineate the elements required to establish

Crime Trends Learning Objective 3: Distinguish between the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and self-reported surveys. Learning Objective 4: Discuss the prevailing explanation for the rising number of women being incarcerated in the United States. i. The UCR, NCVS, and other statistical measures represent only the tip of the iceberg of crime data ii. Since