CRMJ 254 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bow Street Runners, Henry Fielding, Adversarial Process
31 Jan 2014
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Mala in se- crimes that are wrong in themselves, wrong everywhere. Mala prohibita- offense that are illegal because law define them as such (trespassing) Dark figure of crime-number of crimes officially not counted by police. Ucr part 1 crimes- number of reported offenses. Nibrs- national incident based reporting system: method for collecting crime better than. Ncvs- method for assesing victimization in the us. Self report studies- ask people to reveal own law violations, gets rid of dark figure. Exclusionary rule- illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from trials in federal and some state courts. Search: exploring or inspecting for purpose of finding evidence or person accused of a crime. Seizure: taking personal property or them in response to a violation of criminal law. Warrant: written document from courts ordering law enforcement to conduct searches. 5th amendment- self-incrimination, double jeopardy, grand jury indictment. Nolo contendre (no contest)- plead if confession will incriminate themselves.
