CCJS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Prison Reform, Peremptory Challenge, Preventive Detention

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 100
• Professor: Justine Madoo

Document Summary

Bail: bail serves two typical purposes-high enough to ensure that the defendant shows up in courts and to protect the community: two countries use commercial bail bond systems: the us and the. Mental health and jails (video from class, don"t need notes on) Types of evidence: extra credit: physical v. non physical. Non-physical-not tangible, eye witness testimony or opinion: known vs. Known-source can be determined with certainty at the scene of the crime without later testing. Unknown- don"t know the source of the evidence without later testing (blood-need to do dna testing to determine who"s it is: real v demonstrative. Real-any evidence generated by criminal activity (shell casing or blood splatters) Demonstrative- any kid of representation of an object, created for court room purposes after the crime (photos, diagrams, x-rays and models: individual v class. Individual- can only be linked with one source (person or object,