Traditional policing views police professionalism as keeping close to the community improving the quality of life of citizens.

List and define three areas of prosecutorial discretion and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of each area.

A classification of crimes along a particular dimension, such as legal categories, offender motivation, victim behavior, or the characteristics of individual offenders is known as a(n)

Currently, we are seeing a decline in which types of crime?

Most hate crimes are motivated by racial bias.

The Warren Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to require both state and federal criminal justice agencies to adhere to the Court’s interpretation of the Constitution.

The Bow Street Runners

Bob runs a stop sign. He didn’t see the sign and he did not intend to break the law. Bob is guilty of a(n) ________ offense.

Victim assistance programs provide services to witnesses.

________ criminology argues that the distribution of wealth and power in society is the primary cause of criminal behavior.