01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Racial Profiling, Certiorari, Lists Of Landmark Court Decisions
19 Oct 2016
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Def. of warrant: issued by a judge provides the legal basis for an apprehension of suspects by police. Criminology: the scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders. What a person is advised to do when they are arrested. Def. of parole: when an offender who has served a portion of a prison sentence may be freed. Why people don"t report rape: embarrassment, shame, and judgement. Def. of robbery: the unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another, by force or the threat of force. Define hate crime: a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is (cid:373)oti(cid:448)ated, i(cid:374) (cid:449)hole or i(cid:374) part, (cid:271)(cid:455) the offe(cid:374)der"s (cid:271)ias agai(cid:374)st a ra(cid:272)e, religio(cid:374), disa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455), se(cid:454)ual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin. Def. of rule of law: he maxim that an orderly society must be governed by established principles.
