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Real World Resources

for Gaines/Miller’s

Criminal Justice in Action: The Core

7th Edition

The media resources mentioned in the supplements (Instructor’s Manual, Lesson Plans and Student Study Guide) have been extracted and compiled here to serves as a reference for students and instructors. They are organized by learning objective (LO) within each chapter. Some of the resources apply to multiple LOs, so the additional LOs they align with are noted in brackets at the end of the item.

CHAPTER 1

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TODAY

1. Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.

2. Define Crime

3. Outline the three levels of law enforcement.

• “Exploring the Department of Homeland Security” The website for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses a number of predominant federal law enforcement agencies

4. List the essential elements of the corrections system.

• Research local rehabilitation and correction system using this directory from the Federal Bureau of Prisons:

• PBS Newshour: Divided Supreme Court Orders California to Ease Prison Overcrowding

• “Understanding the elements and function of the Federal Corrections System” The official website of the federal Bureau of Prisons covers topics like Inmate designations, Mental health, Substance abuse treatment, and careers in corrections.

5. Explain the difference between the formal and informal criminal justice process.

6. Define ethics and describe the role that they play in discretionary decision making

• Racial Profiling Go to: Background and Current Data Collection efforts [Jurisdiction Currently Collecting Data], and then click on the appropriate state on the map to get information on the methods and types of data being collected.

• “Ethics Training For Police” . The International Association of Chiefs of Police monthly publication, dedicated to advancing police services and encouraging police personnel to maintain the highest level of ethics.

• Police Chase Ethics Reaches Supreme Court; CBS News Video

• Using Problem-Based Learning in Police Training; The Police Chief; Gerard Cleveland

• “Telling a Story Through Social Media” . The International Association of Chiefs of Police monthly publication, dedicated to advancing police services and encouraging police personnel to maintain the highest level of ethics. The article about how the city of Richmond, Virginia, utilizes social media to their advantage.

• Chicago Police Use Social Media to Find Food Trucks Breaking the Law

7. Contrast the crime control and due process models.

8. List the major issues in criminal justice today.

• Information on drug policies and laws in different countries can be found on this site from the U.S. Department of State:

• “Exploring the Department of Homeland Security” . The website for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses a number of predominant federal law enforcement agencies.

• The Crime Report . The Crime Report is the nation’s only comprehensive news service covering the diverse challenges and issues of 21st century criminal justice in the U.S. and abroad.

• “Seeking Terror Information” The FBI’s website dedicated to seeking information on suspected terrorists

• FBI’s Terrorism Information website

• National Counterterrorism Center

• The 9/11 Commission Report

• : A Timeline of the events of September 11, 2001

• “Reform the Patriot Act” . The American Civil Liberties Union website critique of certain provisions of the Patriot Act. Visit the ACLU’s website and pick one of the three sections of the Act that the ACLU finds most damaging to Americans’ rights. Students should then find an alternate web-based source that provides a counter-argument to the ACLU’s position on that particular section of the Act. In class, students can present their arguments, and should provide their own opinions about whether those certain provisions should be reformed or amended, or whether they should be allowed to expire.

• C-Span Video Library: Patriot Act Abuses

• CBS News: FBI Boss on Patriot Act Abuses

• Las Vegas Review Journal: Law’s Use Causing Concern; J.M. Kalil

• Criminals Use Social Media in Choosing Their Victims; Dayton Daily News

• Criminal Use of Social Media (2011); IACP National White Collar Crime Center

CHAPTER 2

MEASURING AND EXPLAINING CRIME

1. Identify the six main categories of crime.

2. Distinguish between Part I and Part II offenses as defined in the Uniform Crime Report (UCR).

• “Uniform Crime Report” The FBI’s website for the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) has crime statistics posted from 1995 to today.

• “Understanding the Uniform Crime Report” The handbook developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and updated in 2004 explains the process used to obtain the statistical data in the UCR report.

3. Distinguish between the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and self-reported surveys.

• The United Nations web site has surveys on international crime trends, which includes information on the type of data collected and the methods used. .

• PDFs of the NCVS Basic Screen Questionnaire for 2009 are available here: .

• “Bureau of Justice Statistics – Characteristics of Crime Victims” This is a report issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics summarizing findings about victimization in the United States from 1973 through 2008.

• “Victims’ Rights in the Fifty States” A website sponsored by the National Center for Victims of Crime. Viewers can link to summaries of victim legislation currently in place in each of the 50 states.

• “The Self Report Method for Measuring Delinquency and Crime” covers the development of the methodology and examines its validity and accuracy, especially for delinquency.

• “Today, Sex Abuse Victims Are Less Alone” CNN Videos; David Finkelhor discusses the increased number of men reporting sexual abuse, and how there are still many who are not.

• “Understanding the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)” The guide is developed explain the process of the survey, formerly called the “National Crime Victimization Summary.

• “The Color of Crime” This publication attempts to explain the issues of race and crime. It contains information on the data available regarding white and minority victims.

4. Discuss the prevailing explanation for the rising number of woman incarcerated in the United States.

5. Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory in the context of criminology.

• “A Day in the Life of a Criminologist” A website prepared by the Princeton Review discussing careers in criminology. [LO 6]

• Bowling for Columbine (2002, MGM) is a documentary film about the shooting at Columbine high school and other gun and violence issues.

• “Good News is No News” The Economist; Nobody seems to know why Americans are committing fewer crimes.

• “A Crime Theory Demolished” Wall Street Journal Online; Heather MacDonald

• “Tulsa Violent Crime Rate Drops in 2011, but Overall Crime Rises” Tulsa Examiner; Keith Darling Brekhus

• “Think You Know About Crime in the U.S.? Think Again” LA Times; Matt Pearce

• “There is a context to London’s Riots That Can’t Be Ignored” The Guardian; Nina Power examines how economic factors can play into social unrest and crime.

6. List and briefly explain two important branches of social process theory.

• “Occupy Wall Street” A New York Times webpage dedicated to references and articles surrounding the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. Analyze the police actions from both branches of social process theory.

• “Bad to the Bone: All About Criminal Motivation” ; Mark Gado looks at the development of theories for criminal motivation. [LO 7]

• “More on the Criminal Brain: Nature vs. Nurture” CNN Health; Elizabeth Landau

• “Evil, Part One: Its Manifestations” Crime Library; Katherine Ramsland examines the biological and sociological factors for violence.

7. Explain the theory of the chronic offender and its importance for the criminal justice system.

8. Discuss the connection between learning theory and the start of an individual’s drug use.

• “Pharmacy Robberies on the Increase” is an ABC News Video featuring the drug abuse epidemic and the crime spree that has resulted.

• National Institute of Justice, Interview with Dr. Redonna K. Chandler – Addiction, the brain, and evidenced based treatment

• “Marijuana: People do Incredibly Stupid Things Under the Influence” is a commentary on the criminal acts people commit under the influence of drugs-

• “Why California Should Just Say No to Prop. 19” LA Times Commentary argues that legalizing marijuana would result in increased crime and health care costs that would not be offset by tax revenue of the drug.

• “Bath Salts Linked to Drug-Related Crimes in Bangor, Police Chief Says” Bangor Daily News; Nok Noi Ricker

• “Reports: Miami Zombie Attacker May Have Been Using Bath Salts” CNN; Brad Lendon

CHAPTER 3

INSIDE CRIMINAL LAW

1. List the four written sources of American criminal law.

• “Exploring the Written Sources of American Criminal Law” The below listed websites are sources of information about the criminal laws of the states of California, Texas and Florida. ; ;

• “Federalism and the Supremacy Clause” The Public Broadcast System’s website dedicated to U.S. Supreme Court Developments, specifically “Marshall’s Federalism”

• U.S. Circuit Court Rules Against Illegal Immigration Laws; CNN; Logan Burruss

• Justices Seem Sympathetic to Central Part of Arizona Law; NY Times

• Medical Marijuana and Federalism; Outside the Beltway; James Joyner

2. Explain the two basic functions of criminal law.

3. Discuss the primary goals of civil law and criminal law, and explain how these goals are realized.

• “The History of the Death Penalty” This internet site is published by the University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center. This particular page provided a history of the death penalty in the United States.

• “Comparing Criminal Law and Civil Law” Diff En Website comparing criminal law and civil law, with a short video explaining the difference.

• Burden of Proof: Comparing the Casey Anthony and Sweat Lodge Cases

• The O.J. Simpson Civil Trial; CNN U.S.

• The Murder Trial of O.J. Simpson; crime library Thomas L. Jones

• PBS Frontline Compilation of O.J. Simpson Murder Trial Videos

• The Scopes Trial; Website Dedicated to the World’s Most Famous Trial

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4. Explain the differences between crimes mala in se and mala prohibita.

5. Delineate the elements required to establish mens rea (a guilty mental state).

• Use to research and compare hate crimes in the U.S and around the world.

• “Hate Crime” A web site maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This webpage presents a history of hate crimes, as well as current statistics and available federal resources.

6. List and briefly define the most important excuse defenses for crime.

• “A Crime of Insanity” A website maintained by the Public Broadcasting System which delivers information about the insanity defense, including case studies. [LO 7]

• “A Crime of Insanity: Other Notorious Insanity Cases” Frontline Website summarizing some of the most famous insanity defense cases.

• The 13 Most Significant Insanity Defense Cases Slideshow;

• Involuntary Intoxication Defense Introduced in 2004 Murder Case; Daily Register; Eric Fodor

• Sleepwalking Defense Has a Long, if Spotty, History; Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph; John Ensslin

• Seven Criminal Cases That Invoked the “Sleepwalking Defense;” US News; Lindsay Lyon

7. Describe the four most important justification criminal defenses.

• Enough (2002, Sony Pictures) This video depicts a woman exercising a means of what she believes to be self-defense.

• “The Castle Doctrine” An advocacy homepage which identifies the relevant laws for each state regarding the “Castle Doctrine.” [LO 8]

• Perry Signs ‘Castle Doctrine’ Deadly Force Bill; Your News Now

• Texas Man Found Guilty of Murder in “Stand Your Ground” Shooting; CNN Video

• Stand Your Ground Law Under Scrutiny in domestic violence case; CNN; Chuck Hadad

• Florida Task Force Reviews Stand Your Ground Law, Zimmerman’s Wife Arrested for Perjury; CNN Blogs – Erin Burnett Outfront

8. Explain the importance of the due process clause in the criminal justice system.

• Information on Arizona’s controversial immigration law can be found on .

CHAPTER 4

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY

1. List the four basic responsibilities of the police.

2. Tell how the patronage system affected policing.

3. Explain how intelligence-led policing works and how it benefits modern police departments.

• The Los Angeles Police Department website contains information on current programs, a blog, podcast, community information and crime mapping.

• “Research in Brief: Foot Patrols Responsible for Marked Decline in Violent Crime” from The Police Chief magazine:

• City Seeking Minority Police Recruits; Illinois Times; Patrick Yeagle

• Website of , a one stop resource for news, products, careers, training and other valuable police resources. “Technological Innovations in Policing” discusses the last decade’s most impactful innovations in police technology.

• NPIA Rollout of Mobile Fingerprinting Comes to the Met; NPIA; Valentine Murombe—Chivero

• Lesson: Innovation in Smart Policing; from the Smart Policing Initiative.

• Five Technical Innovations in the War on Terrorism; ; Stephanie Crawford

• Sources: Saudi Counterterrorism Work Broke Up New AQAP Plane Plot; CNN; Nic Robertson

• Preparing for 2012: Police Create Counterterrorism Unit; New York Times; David Lepeska

4. Identify the differences between the police academy and field training as learning tools for recruits.

• IACP weblink for comprehensive information on law enforcement jobs and duties. [LO 3]

5. Describe the challenges facing women who choose law enforcement as a career.

• The International Association of Women Police strives to help women in the criminal justice field. They provide training, resources, publish a magazine and have an annual conference.

• “Recruiting Women to Policing;” National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science; Donna Milgram

6. Indicate some of the most important law enforcement agencies under the control of the Department of Homeland Security.

• After the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, major government reorganization resulted in the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Their website lists their responsibilities regarding counterterrorism efforts, boarder security challenges, and responsibilities before, during and after any large-scale emergency.

• Traffic (2001, Universal Studios) Within this movie, there are several controversial depictions of the nation’s war on drugs. Especially consider of the role of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

• “Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cyber Crimes Center” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber website covers the duties of the ICE and the technological services available through ICE to other agencies.

• U.S. Secret Service website; Careers in the U.S. Secret Service

7. Identify the duties of the FBI.

• Report by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) which includes current articles about law enforcement in the United States.

• Silence of the Lambs (1991, MGM) A discussion about the role that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) plays in the apprehension of serial killers may ensue after viewing this film.

• FBI, DEA Thwart Terror Plot in U.S. involving Iran, Officials Say; CNN

8. Analyze the importance of private security today.

• National Association of Security Companies lists security companies and has reports and position papers on topics relevant to private security.

• G4S International Private Security Solutions Group gives an overview of the services they provide.

• They Don’t Dial 911: Detroit Residents Privatize Law Enforcement

• Problems With Privatizing Law Enforcement’s New Frotier

• Neighborhood Watch Programs, Security Services, and Police Privatization

• Minnesota Town to Replace Police With Private Security Force

• Should Airport Security Screening Be Privatized?

• The Head of the World’s Largest Private Security Firm Predicts Police Privatization Will Spread.

CHAPTER 5

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN MODERN POLICING

1. List the three primary purposes of police patrol.

• “Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department” website contains information on the organizational structure for the LVMPD. [LO 5]

• “Albany’s New Police Beats Strive to Reconnect,” ; Dennis Yusko

• “Research in Brief: Foot Patrols Responsible for Marked Decline in Violent Crime

• The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment;

2. Indicate some investigation strategies that are considered aggressive.

• “The Case Of A Confidential Informant Gone Wrong”is an article about an ICE informant “Lalo” online at NPR: .

3. Describe how forensic experts use DNA fingerprinting to solve crimes.

• The FBI provides some information about CODIS and how it could assist local agencies.

• The National Institute of Justice has information, resources, research an training regarding DNA and other forensic sciences.

• The Denver District Attorney’s office has a directory of articles and cases relevant to DNA as a forensic tool. Subtopics include: DNA and Fourth Amendment (); DNA and Sexual Assault (); DNA and Ex Post Facto Clause (); DNA and Religion (); and DNA and Misdemeanors ().

• “DNA Taken From Kids Without Parental Permission” Fox News

• “O Brother Where Art Thou?;” ; Natalie Ram and Michael Seringhaus

• “DNA Sample from Son Led to Arrest of Accused ‘Grim Sleeper’;” ; Kim Zetter.

• DNA Links 1991 Killing to Colonial-era Family; CNN

• Vial of Blood May Link Ted Bundy to Multiple Cold Cases; CNN; Chelsea Bailey and Keren Goldshlager

4. Explain why differential response strategies enable police departments to respond more efficiently to 911 calls.

• website summarizing the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment of 1974.

• “Improving Services at Small and Medium Sized Police Agencies During a Recession:” The Police Chief; Craig Wilson

• “Hot Spot Policing Reduces Crime” Sacramento Police Department

• “Sci-fi policing: Predicting Crime Before it Occurs;” ; Greg Risling

5. Explain community policing and its contribution to the concept of problem-oriented policing.

• “Community Policing” From the DOJ, this website provides information about community policing including podcasts, crime mapping, fact sheets and other resources.

• The Phoenix Police Department Homepage includes information on neighborhood programs.

• Colorado Springs Police Department Homepage contains information about the various police and community programs.

6. Determine when police officers are justified in using deadly force

• National Institute of Justice Use of Force Continuum is a guide to a police officer’s use of force.

• U.S. Border Patrol Use of Force Continuum Matrix

• Analysis of Cases Since 1990 Reveals Patterns in Las Vegas Police Shootings

• NYC Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter; Fox News

• After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters

7. Identify the three traditional forms of police corruption.

• “L.A.P.D. Blues: Investigating the Rampart Scandal” This web site presents a detailed conversation about the investigation of Los Angeles’s gangsta cops and the Rampart corruption scandal. The web site is presented by PBS and Frontline.

• “Police Corruption: An Analytical Look into Police Ethics” from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.

• Commission to Combat Police Corruption;

• Rooting Out Police Corruption; NY Times; Sam Roberts

• LAPD Blues: The Story About the Rampart Scandal;

• Death Race 2012 Scandal Leads to State Police Shake Up

8. Explain what an ethical dilemma is, and name four categories of ethical dilemmas typically facing a police officer.

• Crash (2004, Lion’s Gate) depicts some of ethical dilemmas faced by law enforcement.

CHAPTER 6

POLICE AND THE CONSTITUTION:

THE RULES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

1. Outline the four major sources that may provide probable cause.

• Fourth Amendment Summaries collects together summaries of Supreme Court cases with Fourth Amendment implications, organized by year.

• “The Fourth Amendment” Criminal Defense Attorney John Wesley Hall Website Devoted to Commentary on the 4th Amendment.

• TSA Rail, Subway spot-checks Raise Privacy Issues; CNN; Thom Patterson

• Is the CIA Already in Your Kitchen?; Fox News; Judge Andrew Napolitano

• High Court Curbs Power of Police to Search Cars; The Wall Street Journal; Jess Bravin

• Justices Rule Against Police, Say GPS surveillance Requires a Search Warrant; CNN; Bill Mears

• Did a Drug Sniffing Dog Violate the 4th Amendment?; ; Charlotte Reed.

• “What Makes an Expectation of Privacy ‘Reasonable’” from the The Volokh Conspiracy, noted constitutional expert and law professors Eugene Volokh’s news and editorial website devoted to legal happenings.

• Just in Case You were Wondering, Porn Store Video Booths Do Carry Expectation of Privacy; ; Christopher Danzig

• Is Videoing Cops Illegal: No Expectation of Privacy in a Public Place?

• Will Your Internet Provider Be Spying on You?; CNN; Douglas Rushkoff

• Between Google and GPS, Privacy Takes a Step Backward; Fox News; John Quain

• FBI Still Struggling with Supreme Court’s GPS Ruling; ; Carrie Johnson

2. Explain the exclusionary rule and the exceptions to it.

3. Distinguish between a stop and a frisk, and indicate the importance of the case Terry v. Ohio.

• Cornell’s Legal Information Institute has the case syllabus and opinion for Terry v. Ohio, as well as other cases.

• Information on the Arizona Law on .

• Information presented by the American Civil Liberties Union about the practice of racial profiling and its impact.

• Web link to the ACLU’s “Stop and Frisk” Blog

• Thousands March in Silence Against NYPD’s Stop and Frisk; CNN; Frederick Bernas.

• Are Stop and Frisk and Other Racial Profiling Policies Unfair?

• Stop and Frisk: Fighting Crime or Racial Profiling? CBS News.

• Stop and Frisk Would Deny Rights of S.F. Residents; San Francisco Chronicle; Jeff Adachi

4. List the four elements that must be present for an arrest to take place.

• “The Justice Project: Recording Interrogations ” This website presents a discussion on the best practices of recording interrogations. The website is sponsored by the Justice Project.

5. List the four categories of items that can be seized by use of a search warrant.

6. Explain when searches can be made without a warrant.

• This web site presents a summary of Dateline NBC’s documentary on consent searches and the link to racial profiling.

• website with court interpretations of 4th Amendment Law

• The California Litigator has an article on the IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application/Analysis, and Conclusion) method

• “California Governor Allows Warrantless Search of Cellphones”; CNN, Amy Gahran.

• California Police Allowed Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones; video from Fox News

• Fayetville Waiting For Court Ruling on Consent Searches

7. Describe the plain view doctrine and indicate one of its limitations

• Web link to Facebook’s Policy on Law Enforcement Searches of Facebook Pages.

• Las Vegas Police Use Social Media to Crack Crimes [LO 6]

• Social Media Role in Police Cases Growing [LO 6]

• Search Warrant Issued for Barrera Homicide Suspect’s MySpace Page;

• Facebook Search Warrants on the Rise; ; Margaret Rock

8. Indicate situations in which a Miranda warning is unnecessary.

• The U.S. Courts website has an overview of Miranda and ends with discussion questions.

CHAPTER 7

COURTS AND THE QUEST FOR JUSTICE

1. Define jurisdiction, and contrast geographic and subject-matter jurisdiction.

• Look at the “About” section to get a general idea about the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

• Extradition Deadline Passes for Wikileaks Assange; CNN; Laura Smith-Spark

• Universal Jurisdiction; PBS; Reed Brody

• Appeals Court Rules Against Bagram Detainees; MSNBC

• ICC Rejects Kenyan Suspects’ Jurisdiction Appeal; Fox News

• Federal Appeals Court Blocks State Lawsuit Over Healthcare Reform Law; CNN; Bill Mears

• South Carolina v. North Carolina: A Case of Original Jurisdiction for the U.S. Supreme Court

• Removing a Justice of the Peace in Louisiana No Cakewalk; CNN; Khadijah Rentas

2. Explain the difference between trial and appellate courts.

• Is the 4th Time a Charm? Nevada Tries Yet Again to Create an Intermediate Appellate Court; Gavel to Gavel; Bill Raftery

• History of Justice of the Peace Courts; Delaware State Courts [LO 3]

3. Outline the several levels of a typical state court system.

• This U.S. Courts article gives a brief summary of the dual court system, including the different types of courts of limited jurisdiction. [LO 1, 2, 4]

• California Court System has a brief overview and fact sheets.

• North Dakota Court System

• The website for the State of Texas Court System has a hyperlinked diagram of the state court system.

• Juvenile Court History of Jackson County

• History of the Orphans Court of Philadelphia

• Clark County Drug Court a Catalyst to Change Lives; Las Vegas Sun; Kyle B. Hanson

4. Outline the federal court system.

• A brief description of the U.S. court system from the Federal Judicial Center. $file/IJR00003.pdf [LO 2, 3]

5. Explain briefly how a case is brought to the Supreme Court.

• United States Supreme Court web site, provides information about the court as well as summaries of recent opinions and the current docket.

6. List and describe the members of the courtroom work group.

• The American Judicature Society breaks down the qualifications, selection and retention methods and other information regarding judges by state. [LO 3]

• This is the Code of Conduct for the Federal Judiciary as presented by U.S. Courts.

• A Trial Judge’s Freedom and Responsibility; The Atlantic; Charles Wyzanski

• “The Federalist #78” from the Federalist Papers Regarding the Appointment of Judges is a document written by Alexander Hamilton, who makes the case for appointment of judges for life tenure.

• How Should Judges Be Selected? PBS Frontline;

• Judicial Selection Method Smackdown: Appointed vs. Elected Judges

• The Anti-Federalist Papers #78-79;

• Colorado’s Judicial Gold Standard For Selecting Judges Focuses on Merit and Accountability; The Colorado Statesman; Bob Ewegen

7. List the different names given to public prosecutors, and indicate the general powers that they have.

• National Association of Prosecutors Website Dedicated to Advancing the Interests of Prosecutors and Crime Victims.

• National Hispanic Prosecutors Association

• Prosecutor’s Rash Moves Backfire in Anthony, Strauss-Kahn Cases; Cnn; Jeffrey Toobin

• Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion is Different From Issuing an Executive Order; Media Matters for America

• District Attorney Loves and Challenges;

8. Describe the responsibilities of defense attorneys.

• Statistics reported by the U.S. Department of Justice – Bureau of Justice Statistics reveals summary findings about the provision of defense services to the indigent in the U.S.

CHAPTER 8

PRETRIAL PROCEDURES AND THE CRIMINAL TRIAL

1. Identify the steps involved in the pretrial criminal process.

• “Pretrial Detention, Bail and Due Process” from LLRX summaries these issues and contains links to additional resources.

• The California Grand Jurors Association has information on how the grand jury system works in California and current issues.

• Information on grand jurors in New York state, including how they are summoned, their role and responsibilities.

• A guide to the grand jury system in Florida from the Florida Bar.

• Harris County, Texas Bail Schedule

• Santa Clara County, California, Bail Schedule

• Las Vegas, Nevada, Township Bail Schedule (2).pdf

• Hendricks County, Indiana, bail Schedule

• Bail Schedules: A Violation of Judicial Discretion?; American Bar Association; Lindsey Carlton

• Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty a Legal Fiction?; The Straight Dope

• Clark County Grand Jury Explanation; Shouse Law Website

• “Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence . . .” Brown Law Offices

• What is the Difference Between a Grand Jury and a Preliminary Hearing?; Attorney Joshua Davidson Website

• Indictment vs. Information in a Criminal Case; Falk and Ross Law Firm Website

• Los Angeles County Grand Jury

2. Explain how a prosecutor screens potential cases.

• Web link to the U.S. Courts Grand Jury Information Page [LO1]

3. Indicate why prosecutors, defense attorneys, and defendants often agree to plea bargains.

• “Plea Bargaining in the Criminal Justice System” is a New York Times Magazine article on the history of plea-bargaining as it relates to major cases.

• American Bar Association’s Plea Bargaining Explanation.

• The Plea; Frontline; PBS Video

• In Defense of Plea Bargaining; The Cato Institute; Timothy Sandefur

• Justices Say Defendants Who Get Bad Advice On Plea Bargains Deserve Relief; CNN; Bill Mears

• Carmel Victim Feels Betrayed by Plea Bargain; Fox 59 News;

• Amusing Video on Plea Bargaining; Attorney Jamison Koehler Website (note: This is a light-hearted video for comedic value only!)

4. Identify the basic protections enjoyed by criminal defendants in the United States.

• The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) is the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit association of legal professionals and organizations dedicated to providing legal service to low-income people in America. The Defender Resources contains: a) The Right to Counsel Resource Kit, b) Standards for the Delivery of Public Defense Services, c) JSERI – Justice Standards, Evaluation & Research Initiative: Underrepresentation in Kentucky misdemeanor courts.

• “Speedy Trial and the Timely Resolution of Criminal Cases” This web site, presented by the American Bar Association, presents a synopsis of the speedy trial requirements and its application in the criminal trial process.

• “The Right to a Speedy Trial” from the Missouri Bar Association’s Online Library

• Speedy Trial Rights; Clary County Courts Website

• Trayvon Martin Case: George Zimmerman Waives Right to a SpeeyTrial; LA Times; Richard Fausset

• Speedy Trial Violation Frees Man Convicted of Molesting Daughter; ; Karl Turner

• Georgia Judge Tosses Murder Case, Says Suspect Right to Speedy Trial Violated; ABC News

5. Explain what “taking the Fifth” really means.

• “The Bill of Rights” [LO 4]

• “The Fifth Amendment”

• Supremes Put Limit on Double Jeopardy Protection; CNN iReport

• Intent of the 14th Amendment was to Protect All Rights; website

• Justice Official to Plead the Fifth Before Senate Panel; CNN

• C-Span – Solyndra Executives Take the Fifth

• Password Case Reframes Fifth Amendment Rights in Context of Digital World; Denver Post; John Ingold

• Why the 5th Amendment is Much More Than “Pleading the Fifth; Time Video

6. Contrast challenges for cause and peremptory challenges during voir dire.

• 12 Angry Men (1957, United Artists) Watch this film and consider what you saw happening during the jury deliberations.

7. Explain the difference between testimony and real evidence, between lay witnesses and expert witnesses, and between direct evidence and circumstantial evidence.

• The Casey Anthony case had many kinds of evidence and was impacted by the CSI Effect. (page)/2

• “Putting DNA to Work: DNA and Criminal Justice” This web site features a slideshow on DNA and how it is used to identify violent criminal offenders, as well as exonerate those who are wrongfully accused. The website is sponsored by the Marion Koshland Science Museum at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

8. List the six basic steps of an appeal.

CHAPTER 9

PUNISHMENT AND SENTENCING

1. List and contrast the four basic philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals.

• “1996 National Survey of State Sentencing Structures” As a report by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this document includes components looking at various sentencing structures used throughout the United States. Policy implications of these sentencing structures are also included. [LO 2, 3]

• The Deterrent Effect of the Death Penalty [LO 3, 8]

• Welcome to the World’s Nicest Prison; CNN; John D. Sutter. A Norwegian prison focused on reforming inmates to lessen recidivism.

• Doing What Doesn’t Work: Why Scared Straight Programs Are a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars; Center for American Progress; Jitinder Kohli. [LO 3]

• Rehabilitating Young Offenders is Hard Work But Worthwhile; UK Guardian

• U.S. Prisons: Centers for Rehabilitation or Stagnation?; CNN

2. Contrast indeterminate with determinate sentencing.

• “Impact of Determinate Sentencing Laws on Delay, Trial Rates, and Plea Rates in Seven States, October 2000” is a report from the DOJ.

• The US DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on ‘Truth in Sentencing’ State Laws

• Legislature Approves Bill to Ease Overcrowded Prisons;

• Elite Privilege and the Prison-Industrial Complex; Forbes; Erik Kain

3. List the four primary forms of punishment available to the Judge.

4. State who has input into the sentencing decision and list the factors that determine a sentence.

• “Surprising Judge-to-Judge Variations Documented in Federal Sentencing” is a TRAC report which includes a detailed breakdown with charts and graphs.

• The federal courts PSI requirements.

• Appeals Court: Convicted Terror Planner’s Sentence Was Too Lenient; CNN

• Federal Prosecutors Appeal Davidovici Sentence; Las Vegas Review Journal; Jeff German

• Reporter’s Notebook: Toned-down Behavior as Blago Goes Into Presentencing Hearing; Fox News; Mike Tobin

• Pre Sentence Investigation on Jerry Sandusky; WHPTV CBS; Kirk Wilson

• The United States Sentencing Commission’s Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual [LO 5]

• Supreme Court Relaxes Sentencing Guidelines; CTNews; Rich Meehan [LO 5]

• US Judges Balk at Rigid Child Porn Sentences; ; Milton Vanencia

• Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparities Bill on the Way to President Obama; Veterans Today; Yanira Farray [LO 5]

5. Explain some of the reasons why sentencing reform has occurred.

• “The Sentencing Project: Racial Disparity” This website examines racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing by state, and includes a discussion of recommended reforms.

• Study Lauds Successes of AZ Sentencing Laws; KPHO Channel 5; Phil Benson [LO 2]

• Truth in Sentencing’s Impact on the Cost of Corrections; Wisconsin Public Television

6. Identify the arguments for and against the use of victim impact statements during sentencing hearings.

• “Victim Impact Statements Considered in Sentencing” from the California Criminal Law Review.

• Commonwealth of Virginia Victim Impact Statement Application

• Examining One Cop’s Remarkable Victim Impact Statement; ; Charles Remsberg

• John Ruetten’s Victim Impact Statement; CBS News

• Are Victim Impact Statements Fair to the Accused?; Helium; Donna Hicks

• Rape Victim Says Statement Changed Without Her Consent; Newstalk.ie

7. Identify the two stages that make up the bifurcated process of death penalty sentencing.

• Website for Debate of the Death Penalty has “pros and cons” arguments regarding the question of whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent to the crime of murder. [LO 1, 8]

8. Describe the main issues of the death penalty debate.

• The Death Penalty Information Center has a “Death Penalty Quiz” under Resources. .

• “Roper v. Simmons (2005)” The Cornell University School of Law provides this case summary of Roper v. Simmons,. A summary brief is available, as is text of the opinions and dissenting opinions rendered by Kennedy, Stevens, O’Connor and Scalia.

• Redemption (2004, Twentieth Century Fox) As a documentary, this film portrays the life of Stan “Tookie” Williams. Consider further details about this particular inmate who was executed in December 2005

• Does a Person’s Race Affect the Likelihood of Him/Her Receiving the Death Penalty?;

CHAPTER 10

PROBATION AND INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS

1. Explain the justifications for community based corrections programs.

• Website for the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA). Includes information on adult and juvenile education, employment training, and programs that have been shown to work.



• This web site is sponsored by the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics and presents statistics regarding probationers and parolees in 2008.



• Website for the Travis County, Texas, Probation Department.



• Community Service; Restorative Justice Online:



2. Explain the several alternative sentencing arrangements that combine probation and incarceration.

• Information from the National Institute of Justice about the background, guidelines, and future of intermediate sanctions.



• Veterans Court Seek to Rehabilitate Offenders Outside Jail; CNN; Michael Martinez

(LO1; 3, 4)

• Executive Caterers CEO Given Probation for Mail Fraud Related to Dimora; Fox News 8; Lorrie Taylor.

(LO1; 3, 4)

• His Job is to Get Your Debt; Las Vegas Sun; Brian Eckhouse. Not paying your debt at casinos could earn you probation or prison time.



• Tejano Singer Emilio Navaira Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge; AP News



3. Specify the conditions under which an offender is most likely to be denied probation.

• Too Important to Fail: Alameda County Probation Department



(LO1, 2, 4)

4. Describe the three general categories of conditions placed on a probationer.

• Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, Halicki Films)

• Eight First Time Offenders Enter ARD Probation Program; Times News; Den McLaughlin:

(LO1-3)

5. Explain the three stages of probation revocation.

•

Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail for Violating Probation; CNN; Alan Duke.

• Web link to U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Policy on Probation Revocation Proceedings.



• Maine Probation Revocation Legislation



• The Changing Role of Probation in California’s Criminal Justice System; California Research Bureau:



• Man Acquitted of Murder Headed to Prison



• MTV’s Teen Mom Star Jailed for Probation Violation; Fox News;



• Ryan Leaf May Have Texas Probation Revoked;



6. List the five sentencing options for a judge besides imprisonment and probation.

• The National Association of Drug Court Professionals offers this web site with a discussion about, and many publications surrounding, drug courts.



• The United States Department of Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture presents this web site about forfeiture and its role in the criminal justice process.



•

Web Link to the US DOJ Asset Forfeiture Website.

• Lawmakers Eye Reforms for Texas Asset Forfeitures; Dallas News; Diane Jennings



• Swindlers Rarely Pay Huge, Court-Ordered Fines; USA Today; Brad Heath



• Criminal Fines, By The Day; NY Times Opinion



• Comedian Andy Dick to Undergo Pretrial Diversion; CBS News Entertainment.



•

Web Link to the Florida’s State Court Drug Program.

• Drug Courts: Martin Sheen Defends Them in Congress. But Do They Work?; Time; Maia Szalavitz.



• Drug Courts are Not the Answer: Toward a Health Centered Approach to Drug Use; Drug Policy Alliance.



• McMahon Ponders New Drug Diversion Program; Daily Herald; Harry Hitzeman



• Do Drug Courts Really Work?; City Journal; Sally Satel



• Do Drug Courts Work?; Crime in



• Information about the rates of reduction of recidivism and the acquisition of job skills acquired by Drug Courts.



7. Contrast day reporting centers with intensive supervision probation.

8. List the three levels of home monitoring.

• He Got Game (1998, Touchstone Pictures)

• Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM Bracelet: How Does it Work?; MTV News.



•

SCRAM Technology website for DUI Electronic Monitoring.

• Shadowtrack Home Incarceration Web Site



• Justice for All, Part III: Electronic Monitoring Cheaper Alternative to Incarceration; Lacrosse ; Chris Hubbuch.



• Comcor: El Paso County Nonprofit Community Corrections Program; Alternatives to Incarceration



CHAPTER 11

PRISONS AND JAILS

1. Contrast the Pennsylvania and the New York penitentiary theories of the 1800s.

•

Website for the Federal Bureau of Prisons; provides historical information.

• Haunted Places: Eastern State Penitentiary, PA



(note: This page is noted not for its academic value, but instead for the fantastic photos of the prison)

2. List the factors that have caused the prison population to grow dramatically in the last several decades.

• Information about inmate population trends, which includes the latest data available:



• How Louisiana Became the World’s ‘Prison Capital’; NPR



3. Describe the formal prison management system.

• Half Past Dead (2002, Sony Pictures)

This movie showcases how modern technology is being used to manage prisons.

• California Prison Facilities website:



4. List and briefly explain the four types of prisons.

•

The Federal Bureau of Prisons offers this web site with a description of several prison types, general information about prisons, and various other details that are related to federal prisons.

• Animal (2005, DEJ Productions)

This video demonstrates how inmates influence the actions, attitudes, and behaviors of each other while being incarcerated, and after they are released.

• Behind Bars, Sort of; NY Times Magazine; Jim Lewis



5. List the reasons why private prisons can often be run more cheaply than public ones.

• Cost/Benefit analysis of running a prison; includes prison costs by state.



• “Emergence of Private Prisons”



• : One of the leading private correctional institutions.

• : A web site maintained by Corrections Corporation of America.

• Plantations, Prisons, and Profits; NPR; Charles Blow



• Private Prisons Profit from Immigration Crackdown, Federal and Local Law Enforcement Partnerships; Huffington Post; Chris Kirkham



• Banking on Bondage: Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration;



• Union Sues State Over Private Prisons; The Columbus Dispatch; Alan Johnson



• State Seeks Help in Choosing Private Prison Plan Provider; Union Leader; Garry Rayno



• What’s Costlier Than a Government Run Prison? A Private One; CNN Money; D.M. Levine.



• Prisons for Profit; PBS Video:



• Scary Jailhouse Food Sends Mayweather to the Corner: Las Vegas Review Journal; Francis McCabe.



6. Summarize the distinction between jails and prisons, and indicate the importance of jails in the American correctional system.

• Comparison of the prison versus jail population: .

• What are the characteristics of jail and prison inmates?

For prison:

For jail:

• The New Generation Jail Philosophy: A Comparative Study; Digital Commons; Avon Lorraine Burns



• New Generation Jail Opens in Durham;



7. Explain how jails are administered.

•

This web site is published by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards

•

Web Link to the Clark County, Nevada Detention Center Website.

• Inside American Jail;



• Cook County Jails Impending Mental Health Crisis; PBS Frontline



• Kentucky Jail Not Really Horsing Around; CNN



•

Web Link to the Cass County, North Dakota Corrections Website; reports on the benefits of “direct supervision” jail over the older style detention centers.

• Direct Supervision Jails: A Management Model for the 21st Century; Stephen I. Saunders



• The New Generation Direct Supervision Jail



8. Indicate some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

• Shawshank Redemption (1994, Columbia Pictures)

• California County To Charge Prisoners for their Jail Stay; CNN Money; Aaron Smith



• Jail Phone Calls Ring Up Big Bills; Los Angeles County Supervisor Website



• Brazilian Inmates Reduce Sentences by Hitting the Books, Bike; CNN; Mariano Castillo



CHAPTER 12

BEHIND BARS: THE LIFE OF AN INMATE

1. Explain the concept of prison as a total institution.

• Clockwork Orange (1972, Warner Home Video)

This movie touches on appropriate versus inappropriate government treatment of criminals.

•

Website Devoted to Prisoner Rehabilitation Programs.

• Go to Jail . . . or Church? Alabama Criminals Could be Given Choice on Where to Serve Time; Fox and Friends.



2. Indicate some of the reasons for violent behavior in prisons.

• “Inside a Women’s Prison” Issues for women in prison, including motherhood, poverty, state and private violence, and sexual stigma/punishment.



• Prison Rape Elimination Act: This website is sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs.



• Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (2004, Interlock Media, Inc.)

A documentary that discusses the dangers to inmates behind bars.

•

Web link to the US DOJ Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Study on Prison Riots.

• Frequent and Severe Sexual Violence Alleged at Women’s Prison in Alabama; ; Elizabeth Chuck.



• States Work to Curb Prison Violence:



• Violence Silence: Why No One Really Cares About Prison Rape; ; Robert Weisberg and David Mills.



• New Reports of Orleans Parish Prison Violence Prompt Request for Immediate Federal Intervention; The Times-Picayune; Laura Maggi.



• Guards Implicated in Mexico Prison’s Deadly Gang Attack; NY Times; Elisabeth Malkin.



• Prison Workers Say Violent Incidents on Rise; The News-Gazette.



• Prison Fights:



•

Web Link to Just Detention International Website; provides information on the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

• Prison Rape Elimination Act to Expand to Immigration Detention Centers; Huffington Post; Elise Foley



• Raped and Extorted by a Prison Gang, Scott Howard Called a Drama Queen; Westword; Alan Prendergast



• Prison Rape Regulations to Cost $7 Billion; The Weekly Standard; Daniel Halper



• Nightmare of Prison Rape; USA Today; David Person



• The Next Step in Ending Prison Rape; The Washington Post Opinion; Richard B. Hoffman



• The Shameful Index of Prison Rape; ACLU Blog; Amy Fettig



• Guard Killed, Several Others Injured in Riot at Mississippi Prison; CNN; Stephanie Gallman



3. List and briefly explain the six general job categories among correctional officers.

•

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Human Resources Division’s recruitment page for those seeking a career as a correctional officer.

•

Web Link to the United States Bureau of Prisons Website.

• California Corrections Career Opportunities



• North Carolina Corrections Career Opportunities



• Robo-Guard on Patrol in South Korean Prison; Reuters;Ben Gruber



• Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide; Prison Legal News; David M. Reutter.



4. Describe the hands-off doctrine of prisoner law and indicate two standards used to determine if prisoners’ rights have been violated.

•

Classification of prisoner’s rights, and the minimum standard of living.

• Guards at Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison Accused of Sexual Contact With Inmates;



•

Information about the sentencing and treatment disparity between different races and ethnicities; includes comparisons by state.

5. Contrast probation, parole, mandatory release, pardon, and furlough.

• U.S. Fails to Notify Victims About Prison Furloughs; NY Times; Charlie Savage



• Charles Manson Follower to Have California Parole Hearing; CNN; Michael Martinez



• Link to the U.S. Parole Commission of the DOJ:



6. Describe typical conditions of parole.

• Parole Revoked For Convicted Killer Found in Arizona Decades After Skipping Out of Montana; Fox News



• Judge Strikes Parole Revocation Provisions in California Law; Sacramento Bee; Denny Walsh



• New Jersey Parole Board’s Revocation Unit Web Link



• Parole Revoked After Man Leaves Area During Power Outage; Eyewitness News 3



7. Explain the goal of prisoner reentry programs.

• Crimion for Criminal Rehabilitation, Reform & Crime Prevention



• Inside Norway’s Progressive Prison System; CNN; vice staf



• Veterans Suspected of Crimes Swap Guilty Pleas for Rehabilitation



• Inmate Rehabilitation Returns as Prison Goal



8. Indicate typical conditions for release for a paroled child molester.

• The Woodsman (2004, New Market Films) (LO 8)

This movie contemplates parole, the purpose parole serves, and the types of offenders that are the best candidates for parole.

CHAPTER 13

THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

1. Describe the child-saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of parens patriae.

• The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) web site; read article “Zero Tolerance or Just Zero Patience?” ()

• Child or Adult? A Century Long View: PBS Frontline

(LO2)

2. List the four major differences between juvenile courts and adult courts.

• The American Bar Association website provides information about the origins of the juvenile justice system, due process, and blurring the lines between juvenile and criminal justice.

(LO1)

•

This web site is sponsored by PBS and Frontline, and provides discussion and data on the treatment of juvenile offenders in adult court.

• The Juvenile Justice System and the Adult Justice System; .



• Lawyer Seeks Juvenile Court for Boy, 11, Accused in Woman’s Death; CNN; Laura Dolan



• : U.S. Court Finds Discrimination in Memphis Juvenile Courts. This article describes how black juveniles were much more likely to be tried and jailed as adults.

(LO7)

3. Identify and briefly describe the single most important Supreme Court case with respect to juvenile justice.

• Iowa Governor Overrides Life Without Parole Sentences For 38 Convicted Juvenile Killers



• Judge Jeanine Pirro: Should an 11 year old be tried for murder as an adult?; Fox News



• Hundreds of Pennsylvania Juvenile Convictions Reversed;



4. Describe the one variable that always correlates highly with juvenile crime rates.

• Trends in juvenile delinquency from the website of the Office of Juvenile Justice; provides population law enforcement, and juvenile court data.

(LO6)

• Bowling for Columbine (2002, United Artists)

This documentary discusses the incidence of school shootings with relation to juvenile delinquency.

• Juvenile Crime No Longer Rare in Japan; ABC News; Mark Litke



• In Juvenile Crime, Race May Affect Sentence; ; Brooke Donald-Stanford



• Oregon Child Abuse and Neglect Information Page on Child Abuse and Neglect



• North Carolina Social Services Information Page on Child Abuse and Neglect



• Family Safety Guide; Protect Your Child Against Sexual Abuse; CNN



• New US Data Shows Continuing Drop in Child Abuse; Fox News



• Video: Is This Child Abuse? 6 Year Old Boy Raps About ‘Booty’; Digital Commons; John Thomas Didymus



• Wisconsin Girl Kept in Basement and Starved, Police Say; CNN Justice



• No Cause for Marijuana Case, But Enough for Child Neglect; NY Times; Mosi Secret



• Youth Crime Under Perestroika; School of Russian and Asian Studies; Jason Black



• Why Does America Lead the World in School Shootings; CNN; Frank Ochberg



• Comparing Violent Crime Rates to Violent Game Releases;



• Reasons, causes, prevalence, and prevention of school bullying:



5. Indicate some of the reasons why youths join gangs.

•

The Los Angeles Police Department dedicates a portion of its website to educating citizens about gangs and their activities.

•

The National Crime Prevention Council presents this webpage for parents concerned about girls, bullying, and criminal offending.

• Boyz N the Hood (1991, Sony Pictures)

This movie considers the role friendships and other relationships play in the creation of the juvenile delinquent.

•

Web Link to the Broward County, Florida, Child Abuse Training Homepage. (LO4)

•

Link to the Organized Crime and Gang Section of the DOJ.

• Los Angeles Police Department, Gang and Drug Divisions Web Link



• LAPD Gang Unit Dismantled in Some High Crime Areas; LA Times; Joel Rubin and Scott Gold



• Firsthand Look at Chicago Gang Violence; CBS Evening News



• Fresno Police Say Gang Violence, Homicide Rate Increasing; ABC News Local; Santoya Rose



• Ex Los Angeles Gang Members Work to Stop Violence; CBS News; John Blackstone



• Denver’s Plan to Cool Down Gang Violence; Westword News; Melanie Asmar



• In a Gang-Ridden City, New Efforts to Fight CrimeWhile Cutting Cost; NY Times; Erica Goode



6. Describe the four primary stages of pretrial juvenile justice procedure.

• Washington Juvenile Justice Flow Chart; Washington Defender Association



• Colorado Juvenile Justice Flow Chart; Frank Minkner:



• Virginia Juvenile Justice Flow Chart; Virginia Rules:



• North Carolina Juvenile Justice Flow Chart; North Carolina Department of Public Safety:



7. Explain the distinction between an adjudicatory hearing and a disposition hearing.

•

This website explains the Illinois Juvenile Justice System. (LO2)

• The American vs. British Juvenile Justice System; Yahoo News; Emma Frank.



8. List the four categories of residential treatment programs.

• The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention web site: . Provides information about residential treatment programs.

• Utah Juvenile Court Philosophy; Utah State Court



• Loophole Frees Mentally Ill Youth Offenders;



•

Web link to the California Division of Juvenile Justice. Provides education and treatment to California’s juvenile offenders.

CHAPTER 14

TODAY’S CHALLENGES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

1. Identify three important trends in international terrorism.

• The Siege (1998, Twentieth Century Fox)

This show discusses the role of central intelligence in providing security and safety against terrorism. (LO2)

•

Website for the Department of Homeland Security; includes information on the department’s authority and mission.

2. Explain how American law enforcement agencies have used “preventive policing” to combat terrorism.

•

Web Link to the DHS Counterterrorism site.

• The Tools of Counterterrorism; PBS Frontline:



• DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report



• Canada-U.S. Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure



• Clinton Upgrades Counterterrorism; CNN; Jamie Crawford



• What’s Missing From Our New National Strategy for Counterterrorism; Fox News; Kerry Patton



• Al Quaida Shadow of its Former Self, US Counterterror Official Says; ABC News; Lee Ferran



3. Explain how the PATRIOT Act has made it easier for federal agents to conduct searches during terrorism investigations.

• NPR article on the key controversies of the Patriot Act.



/ and

The American Civil Liberties Union offers this online assessment of the Patriot Act and its impact on the Bill of Rights in a call to reform the Patriot Act.

• The Patriot Act: Key Controversies; National Public Radio; Larry Abramson and Maria Godoy.



• There’s A Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says; ; Spencer Ackerman.



• Covert FBI Power to Obtain Phone Data Faces Rare Test; Wall Street Journal; Jennifer Valentino-Devries:



• The Patriot Act Pros and Cons; ; Alex Groberman:



• FBI Confirms Patriot Act’s Use in Corruption Probe; Review Journal; Adrienne Packer



4. Describe the three following forms of malware: (a) botnets, (b) worms, and (c) viruses.

• Information on the Department of Justice website about their efforts at combating Cyber Crimes.

(LO5)



Listen to Misha Glenny, “Hire the hackers!” and Mikko Hypponen, “Three types of online attack.” (LO5)

•

Web Link to the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division.

• US DOJ Cyber Crime Web Link



• Web Link to the US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Forces and Working Groups



• Stop Cyberbullying Web Link



• How Dangerous is the Cyber Crime Threat?; PBS Newshour; Jeffrey Brown



• The Financial Cost of Computer Crime; PBS Frontline; Richard Power



• The Cyber-Mafia Has Already Hacked You; CNN Money; David Goldman



• Interpol to Crack Down on Cyber Crime; Fox News



• Hackers versus Cyber Criminals; Discovery News



5. Explain how the Internet has contributed to piracy of intellectual property.

• The FBI’s website designed to educate the public about cyber crime and cyber investigations



•

Web Link to the FBI’s Intellectual Property Theft Division

• Intellectual Property Theft: Get Real; National Crime Prevention Council Website



• National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center Website



• Stop Fakes Government Website



• US DOJ Intellectual Property Crimes Task Force Website



• Cable Show 2012; Protect IP, SOPA Defeat Jeopardizes Future Legislation; Hollywood Reporter;



• Why We Need A Law Against Online Piracy; CNN; Lamar Smith



• Wikepedia Goes Dark For 24 Hours to Protest Web Piracy Bills; Fox News



• When Stealing Isn’t Stealing; NY Times Op-Ed; Stuart P. Green



6. Explain the difference between a temporary visa and a green card.

• the U.S. Custom Services timeline:

•

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.

•

Link to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Website.

• ‘Most Wanted’ Colombian Drug Suspect Captured, U.S. Confirms; CNN; Jim Barnett



• Feds Scale Back Immigration Unit in Phoenix; Fox News



• Lost in Detention; PBS Frontline Video



• Tension Over Obama Policies Within Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Washington Post; Andrew Becker



• Obama’s Immigration Policy a Shell Game; CNN; Rubin Navarrette



• Obama Suspends Deportation for Thousands of Illegals; Tells GOP to Pass Dream Act; Fox News



7. Indicate some of the ways in which white-collar crime is different from violent or property crime.

•

Web link to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen).

•

Link to the FBI’s White Collar Crime Website

• National White Collar Crime Center Website



• Skilling Speaks: ENRON CEO’s Jailhouse Interview; CNN Money; Archelle Georgiou.



• Cashing in on White Collar Crime; Fox News



• School for Scoundrels; Doing Time in Prison Prep School; Wall Street Journal; Michael Rothfeld



• Stuart Levine Called a Historic Cooperator; Chicago Sun Times; Mark Brown



• 10 Famous White Collar Criminals; ;



8. Explain the concept of corporate violence.

• Street Gangs: A New Breed of White Collar Criminals; CNBC; Jenna Martino



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