CJ 110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Jury Duty, Moral Relativism, Moral Universalism
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Cj 110 exam 1 study guide: 01/28/20: know the actors involved with each component of the criminal justice system. The police: police officers all the way up to fbi agents. The courts: judges, attorneys, jury and witnesses. The corrections: probation officers, corrections officers: know the purpose of each component of the criminal justice system. Determine whether an individual is guilty or not. Supervise and counsel offenders in an effort to prevent future crimes: understand the difference between moral universalism and moral relativism as it applies to the law. Law is relative not completely black and white". You can"t simply say that someone who violated the law is a bad person. ". Violating the law makes you a morally bad person" whereas if you follow as laws you are a morally good person. ": identify the additional institutions associated with the criminal justice system aside from the three main components. Can have a positive or negative influence.
