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- Due process advocates place greater emphasis on legal guilt (whether a person is guilty according to the law) than on factual guilt (whether a person actually committed the crime with which she or he is charged). Crime control advocates take a serious interest in this country in controlling crime and are tolerant of the police doing whatever it takes to keep criminals off the streets. The Supreme Court has taken action to protect citizens’ rights by not allowing any illegally obtained evidence to be used in a court trial against the accused. This rule of law, called the “exclusionary rule,” has resulted in dangerous criminals being released into the community due to inappropriate actions by the police. Do you feel this is the right way to deal with corrupt or poor police work? Do you have any other suggestions as to how to keep the guilty in jail and at the same time be treated fairly?
2.Why do you think people commit crime? Are you more of a conservative or a liberal? Based on your theory, what would you recommend as a deterrent to control crime?
- Define the term displacement and provide some examples of the various types.
- What are some pros and cons for legalizing prostitution?
- Explain what is meant by the term the “harder side of prosecution” and cite examples of its use.
- Provide a supporting argument for the use of plea bargaining.
- List some of the approaches that community policing might utilize in improving police-citizen cooperation.
- Describe how the Broken Windows Theory explains the onset of criminal activity.
- Explain why hiring more police officers might not reduce crime.
- How could citizens be utilized more effectively in crime control?
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