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J
- Jail
- J.D.B. v. North Carolina (2011) [Juvenile Justice]
- Jim Crow Laws [Corrections]
- Johnson v. Avery (1969)
- Judgment
- Judgment Suspending Sentence
- Judicial Activism
- Judicial Diversion
- Judicial Independence
- Judicial Misconduct
- Judicial Officer
- Judicial Restraint
- Judicial Review
- Judiciary {as a branch of government}
- Judiciary Staff [Juvenile Justice]
- Jurisdiction
- Jurisdictional Differences [Juvenile Justice]
- Jurisprudence
- Jury
- Jury Instructions
- Jury Nullification
- Jury Panel
- Jury Selection
- Just Deserts
- Justice
- Justice Model {of Imprisonment}
- Justifiable Homicide [Criminal Law]
- Justification [Criminal Law]
- Juvenile
- Juvenile Court
- Juvenile Court Act of 1899
- Juvenile Court Movement
- Juvenile Court Judgement
- Juvenile Court Officers [Juvenile Justice]
- Juvenile Curfew
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1968
- Juvenile Detention Center
- Juvenile Disposition
- Juvenile Incarceration [Corrections]
- Juvenile Justice
- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) [Juvenile Justice]
- Juvenile Justice Agency
- Juvenile Justice Landscape [Juvenile Justice]
- Juvenile Justice System
- Juvenile Petition
- Juvenile Offenders [Juvenile Justice]
- Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (J-SOAP-II) [Juvenile Justice]
K
- Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment [Policing]
- Justice Elena Kagan
- Katz v. United States (1967)
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh
- Justice Anthony Kennedy
- Kent v. the United States (1966)
- Kidnapping (FBI’s Uniform Crime Report)
- Kidnapping [Criminal Law]
- Kin Policing
- Knapp Commission
- Knock and Announce Requirement [Procedural Law]
- Knowingly {culpable mental state}
- Knowingly and Voluntarily
- Kyllo v. United States (2001)
L
- Labeling Theory [Criminology]
- Landmark Case
- Larceny [Criminal Law]
- Larceny-theft (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Larceny by Trick [Criminal Law]
- Law
- Law Enforcement Agency
- Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
- Lawyer. See Attorney.
- Lay Witness
- Layer Cake Federalism
- Learning Theory Principles [Juvenile Justice]
- Lease System [Corrections]
- Legacy of Inequity [Corrections]
- Legal Assistance [Corrections]
- Legal Cause [Criminal Law]
- Legal Counsel. See Attorney.
- Legal Frameworks [Juvenile Justice]
- Legal Guardians [Juvenile Justice]
- Legal Representation [Corrections]
- Legal Rights [Juvenile Justice]
- Legal Services [Juvenile Justice]
- Legal System
- Legalistic Style {of Policing}
- Legalization
- Legislative changes [Juvenile Justice]
- Legislature
- Lesser Included Offense [Criminal Law]
- Lesser of Two Evils Defense [Criminal Law]
- Less-than-lethal
- Lewis v. South Carolina [Corrections]
- Lex Talionis (Legal Latin)
- Liberal [Politics / Courts]
- Liberal Decisions [Courts]
- Life Course Perspective (Criminology)
- Life Without Parole [Juvenile Justice]
- Limited Educational Opportunities [Corrections]
- Limited Jurisdiction [Courts]
- Line Officer [Policing]
- Local Government
- Local Police Department
- Location Data [Juvenile Justice]
- London Metropolitan Police Force
- Longitudinal Studies [Corrections]
- Long-term investment [Juvenile Justice]
- Lower Courts
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