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CHAPTER ONE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM
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Branches of Government Legislative Executive Judicial
Levels of Government Local State Federal
U.S. Justice System
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3 Primary Components Police Courts Corrections
3 Levels of Each Component Local State Federal
U.S. Criminal Justice System
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Law Enforcement Activity governed by a criminal code Includes arrests, investigations, traffic tickets, etc.
Order Maintenance Governed by Sir Robert Peel’s Nine Principles of Policing Quality of life issues Includes controlling crowds, gatherings, traffic
Public Service Catchall category Includes animals, neighborhood issues, abandoned vehicles,
other public needs
Police Responsibility
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Largest portion of police responsibility
Largest portion of police expenditures
12,766 local departments Municipal Police Departments Sheriffs’ Departments
Tremendous variation in department size
Local Police
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Smallest portion of police responsibility
49 state police agencies
Responsibilities Highway Patrol State Law Violations Special Jurisdiction
State Police
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Special Policing Issues Federal Bureau of Investigation Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secret Service Drug Enforcement Administration Many others
Narrow Jurisdictions
Established by Congress or the President
Federal Police
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Crime Investigation
Arrest Law Violators
Gatekeeping
Court Transport
Court Security
Police in the Court System
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Tremendous variation among jurisdictions
Functions Protect society from criminal offenders Dispute resolution
Levels Local State Federal
U.S. Court System
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Responsibilities Probation and Parole Community Corrections Programs Institutional Corrections
Theories of Criminal Sentencing Retribution Rehabilitation Deterrence Incapacitation Reintegration
U.S. Corrections System
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Local City and County Jails Short-term housing
State Largest portion of corrections system 87.5% of prison population
Federal U.S. Bureau of Prisons Federal Probation
Levels of Corrections
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Legislative Branch Congress Created by Article 1 Authority includes taxation, court creation, war declaration
Executive Branch The President Created by Article 2 Authority includes enforcement of laws, acting as commander-
in-chief, executive office appointments
Judiciary Branch The Supreme Court Created by Article 3 Power of judicial review
Separation of Powers
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Separation of powers between the state and federal governments
10th Amendment Any power not given to the federal government Reserved to the states or the people
Comity: when one government defers to the other’s authority
Federalism
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A court’s legal authority to decide a case
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Civil law jurisdiction Criminal law jurisdiction Other special jurisdiction
Juvenile law Probate law Family law
Court Jurisdiction
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Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Lack the power to hear a full range of cases Specialized jurisdiction Inferior courts
Courts of General Jurisdiction Have the power to hear a full range of cases Adhere to formal court procedures Judges must be licensed attorneys Hear appeals from inferior courts
General and Limited Jurisdiction
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Courts of Original Jurisdiction Court that first hears the case May be of limited or general jurisdiction Courts of first instance
Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction Hear appeals from courts of original jurisdiction Appeals are based upon errors of law Courts of intermediate appellate jurisdiction Courts of last resort
State Supreme Courts U.S. Supreme Court
Original and Appellate Jurisdiction
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Law Provides relief through damages Civil and criminal law
Equity Used when there is no remedy available through the
law Provides relief through injunctions
Law and Equity
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Form of justice used in the U.S.
Two parties to the dispute Opposing one another One will win and one will lose Zero-sum game
Contrast with inquisitional justice Government gathers evidence of defendant’s guilt Fewer people charged with crimes Assumption of defendant’s guilt
Adversarial Justice