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C
- Calls for Service
- California v. Greenwood (1988)
- Capacity {Legal}
- Capacity (Corrections)
- Capital Offense
- Capital Punishment
- Capricious
- Career Criminal
- Career Readiness [Juvenile Justice]
- Carnal Knowledge [Criminal Law]
- Carjacking
- Caroll v. United States (1925) Read the Abridged Case
- Cartel
- Case File
- Case Law
- Caseload [Courts]
- Caseload [Corrections]
- Caseloads [Juvenile Justice]
- Case Management [Juvenile Justice]
- Case Manager [Juvenile Justice]
- Castration
- Causation [Criminal Law]
- CCTV Cameras [Corrections]
- Celerity {Rational Choice Theory}
- Certainty {Rational Choice Theory}
- Certiorari. See Writ of Certiorari
- Certiorari Power
- Cesare Beccaria. See Beccaria, Cesare.
- Challenge for Cause {Voir Dire}
- Chambers
- Change of Venue. See Venue.
- Character Education [Juvenile Justice]
- Charge
- Charge to the Jury
- Charging Document
- Check-ins [Juvenile Justice]
- Chicago School
- Child Abuse
- Child Advocates [Juvenile Justice]
- Childcare Responsibilities [Corrections]
- Child Maltreatment [Juvenile Justice]
- Child Neglect
- Chimel v. California (1969) Read the Abridged Case
- Circuit Court
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Citation {to appear}
- Citizen’s Arrest
- Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)
- City Attorney
- Civic Engagement [Juvenile Justice]
- Civil Death
- Civil Justice
- Civil Law
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 [Corrections]
- Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights Revolution
- Civil Service
- Civilian Review Board [Policing]
- Classical Conditioning [Juvenile Justice]
- Classical School
- Clearance Rate {Case}
- Clear and Present Danger Test [Criminal Law]
- Clemency
- Clerk of Court
- Closing Argument
- Club Drugs
- Code [Law]
- Codification [Law]
- Code of Hammurabi
- Coercion [Criminal Law]
- Coffin v. U.S. (1895)
- Cognitive Distortions [Juvenile Justice]
- Cognitive Restructuring [Juvenile Justice]
- Cognitive Theory [Juvenile Justice]
- Cognitive-Behavioral Apps [Juvenile Justice]
- Cognitive-Behavioral Changes [Corrections]
- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions (CBIs) [Juvenile Justice]
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) [Juvenile Justice]
- Cohesion [Juvenile Justice]
- Cohort [Research Methods]
- Collaborative Efforts [Juvenile Justice]
- Colonial Legacy [Corrections]
- Commentaries on the Laws of England {by Sir William Blackstone}
- Commercial Burglary [Criminal Law]
- Commitment [Civil]
- Common Law
- Common Law Arson. See Arson.
- Common Law Felonies
- Communication skills [Juvenile Justice]
- Community-Based Alternatives [Corrections]
- Community-based interventions [Corrections]
- Community Corrections
- Community Court
- Community Defender Organization
- Community Dynamics [Corrections]
- Community Engagement [Policing]
- Community Integration [Juvenile Justice]
- Community Notification [Corrections]
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) [U.S. Dept. of Justice]
- Community Oriented Policing (COP)
- Community panels [Juvenile Justice]
- Community Policing. See Community Oriented Policing (COP)
- Community Resistance [Juvenile Justice]
- Community Resources [Juvenile Justice]
- Community Safety [Juvenile Justice]
- Community Service
- Comparative Criminology
- Comparison group [Juvenile Justice]. See Control Group.
- Compelling State Interest {Constitutional Law}
- Compensatory Damages
- Competent Representation [Juvenile Justice]
- Competent to Stand Trial
- Compliance Monitoring [Juvenile Justice]
- Complaint
- Complicity [Criminal Law]
- Comprehensive Evaluation [Juvenile Justice]
- Computer Crime
- Computer Virus
- Concealed Carry Law {Firearms}
- Concurrence [Criminal Law]
- Concurrent Sentence
- Concurring Opinion
- Conditions of Confinement [Corrections]
- Conditions of Release
- Conditions of Parole
- Condonation
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett
- Confidential Informant
- Confidentiality [Juvenile Justice]
- Confinement
- Conflict Model {of Criminal Justice}
- Conflict of Interest [Corrections]
- Conflict Perspective [Criminology]
- Conflict Resolution [Policing]
- Confrontation Clause {of the United States Constitution}
- Congregate System [Corrections]
- Congress of the United States
- Consecutive Sentence
- Consensus Perspective {on Criminal Justice}
- Consent Search
- Consequences [Juvenile Justice]
- Conservative [Politics / Courts]
- Conservative Decisions [Courts]
- Conspiracy [Criminal Law]
- Consistency
- Constitution
- Constitution of the United States Read the Text of the Constitution.
- Constitutional Rights [Juvenile Justice]
- Constitutive Criminology
- Contributing Factors [Corrections]
- Constructive Possession [Criminal Law]
- Containment (Criminology)
- Contempt
- Context-Specific Measures [Corrections]
- Contingency Management [Corrections]
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) [Juvenile Justice]
- Continuum of Responses [Corrections]
- Control Group [Research Methods]
- Controlled Substance
- Controlled Substance Act (CSA)
- Conversion [Criminal Law]
- Conviction
- Co-occurring disorders [Juvenile Justice]
- Cooperative Federalism
- Cooperative processes [Juvenile Justice]
- Coping Mechanism [Juvenile Justice]
- Corporate Crime
- Corporal Punishment [Corrections]
- Corpus Delicti
- Correctional Agency
- Correctional Facilities
- Correctional Institution
- Correctional Spending [Corrections]
- Correctional System [Corrections]
- Corrections
- Corroborating Evidence [Criminal Law]
- Corruption
- Cosa Nostra
- Cost-benefit Analysis [Criminology]
- Cost-effectiveness [Corrections]
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [Corrections]
- Cost-prohibitive [Juvenile Justice]
- Counsel (Legal)
- Counseling [Corrections]
- Count
- Counterfeiting
- Court
- Court Clerk. See Clerk of Court.
- Court Martial
- Court of General Jurisdiction
- Court of Last Resort
- Court of Record
- Court Order
- Court-ordered conditions [Juvenile Justice]
- Court Probation
- Court Proceedings [Juvenile Justice]
- Court Reporter
- Courtroom Work Group
- Credit Card Fraud
- Crime
- Crime Control Model {Packer’s}
- Crime Index (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Crime Rate
- Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
- Criminal
- Criminal Activity
- Criminal Behavior
- Criminal Code
- Criminal History
- Criminal Homicide (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminalist
- Criminalistics
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Act (CJA)
- Criminal Justice Funnel
- Criminal Justice System
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Negligence
- Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Proceedings
- Criminogenic Needs [Corrections]
- Criminogenic Risks [Corrections]
- Criminology
- Crisis Intervention [Juvenile Justice]
- Crowding-Out Effect [Corrections]
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Cruz v. Beto (1972) [Corrections]
- Culpability
- Culpable Mental State [Criminal Law]
- Cultural Adaptation [Juvenile Justice]
- Cultural Barriers [Juvenile Justice]
- Cultural Competency [Juvenile Justice]
- Cultural Defense
- Cultural Pluralism. See Multiculturalism.
- Cultural Sensitivity [Policing]
- Cultural Sensitivity [Juvenile Justice]
- Cumulative Effect [Juvenile Justice]
- Curfew Enforcement [Juvenile Justice]
- Curfews [Corrections]
- Curtilage
- Custody {Jails}
- Custody Level
- Cyberbullying [Juvenile Justice]
- Cybercrime
- Cyberstalking
- cyberterrorism
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