Contrast the crime control and due process models of criminal justice. In your opinion, which of the two best represents the ideal American criminal justice system, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
The crime control model emphasizes the right of society to be protected from crime and violent criminals.
The due process model focuses on the civil rights of the offender. This model of the criminal justice system views the criminal justice process as an obstacle course rather than as an assembly line.
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If an officer engages in search and seizure without justification, he or she violates the Fourth Amendment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Mendelsohn's typology of victimization includes which of the following?
a. Victims with major guilt b. Innocent victims c. Victims less guilty than the offender d. Least guilty victims
One factor that hindered the awareness of the plight of victims was that society became more conservative and concerned about crime in general
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When executing a warrant of arrest:
a. The officer shall always make known to the accused what authority the arrest is being made. b. The officer need not have the warrant in his possession c. The officer shall show the defendant the warrant as soon as possible d. All of the above