Section 1.2: Roles, Objectives, and Limits in Criminal Justice
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Learning Resources
| Learning Objectives | |
| 1.2(a) | Describe the role of each of the three branches of government in shaping the criminal justice system. |
| 1.2(b) | Discuss the critical role of the Constitution of the United States in limiting criminal justice policy. |
| 1.2(c) | Compare and contrast the common objectives of the criminal justice system. |
| 1.2(d) | Describe the basic positions of both sides of the “Nonsystem Argument.” |
| 1.2(e) | Explain the importance of rules and discretion in the operation of the criminal justice system. |
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Key Terms
- Adversarial (legal system)
- Bench Trial
- Bill of Rights
- Civil Liberties
- Corrections
- Courts
- Crime
- Criminal Justice System
- Defendant
- Defense Attorney
- Discretion
- Due Process
- Due Process Clause
- Equality (in Justice)
- Equity (in Justice)
- Exclusionary Rule
- Fifth Amendment
- Finder of Fact
- Fourteenth Amendment
- Incarceration
- Individual Rights
- Jail
- Judge
- Jury
- Just Deserts
- Justice
- Lex Talionis
- Parole
- Police
- Prison
- Probation
- Procedural Justice
- Prosecutor
- Retributive Justice
- Rule of Law
- Sheriff
- Sheriff’s Deputies
- Statute
- Trial by Jury
- United States Code
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Last Updated: 6/14/2018