SOCI 2310- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)

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16 Feb 2018
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Crime rate and violent crime rate is on a long downward trend, lowest it"s been in 50 years. The criminal justice system- the law enforcement, court, and correctional agencies that work together to effect the apprehension, prosecution, and control of criminal offenders. These parties are charged with maintaining order, enforcing the law, identifying transgressors, bringing the guilty to justice, and treating criminal behavior. Law enforcement maintains order, apprehends, gathers evidence, interviews suspects to. Various sequential criminal justice stages through which the offender passes. If street cops don"t solve crime at scene of crime then priority goes down tremendously. Recidivism rate has increased in the last 50 years. Incarceration might work for some but not for others. Each branch of the criminal justice system is in theory in charge of one or more individual elements; in reality they overlap substantially and form a dynamic web. testify in court to help bring guilty to justice.