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A
- Absconder
- Abused Child
- Accessory After the Fact
- Accessory Before the Fact
- Accomplice
- Accountability [in the CJ system]
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Acquittal
- Action [Law]
- Active Shooter
- Active Supervision
- Actual Possession
- Actus Reus (Legal Latin)
- Addict
- Addiction-prone Personality
- Adjudicated
- Adjudicated Delinquent
- Adjudicatory Hearing
- ADMAX
- Administration of Justice
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
- Administrative Law
- Admissible
- Admission
- Adult
- Adultery [Law]
- Adversarial System. Contrast with Inquisitorial System.
- Affidavit
- Affirmative Defense
- Affirmed
- Aftercare
- Age of Onset [Criminology]
- Aggravated Assault (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Aggravating Circumstances. See also Mitigating Circumstances.
- Aggregate Measures [Research]
- Aging Out [Criminology]
- Aid and Abet [Criminal Law]
- AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
- Alias
- Alibi
- Alienation [Criminology]
- Alter Ego Rule
- Alternative Sanctions. See also Intermediate Sanctions.
- Alternative Sentencing
- Amalgamation
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- American Correctional Association (ACA)
- Amicus Curiae
- Androgens [Criminology]
- Anesthetics
- Anomie [Criminology]
- Appeal
- Appearance {in Court}
- Appellant
- Appellate
- Appellate Court
- Appellee
- Appropriations Clause
- Arbitrary [law]
- Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972)
- Arraignment
- Arrest
- Arrest Rate
- Arrest Report
- Arrest Warrant
- Arson (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Arson [Criminal Law]
- Article III {of the United States Constitution}
- Article VI {of the United States Constitution}
- Ashurst-Sumners Act
- Asportation [Criminal Law]
- Assembly Line Justice
- Assault [Criminal Law]
- Asset Forfeiture
- Assets
- Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Atavism
- ATF. See Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002) Read the Abridged Case
- Attempt [Criminal Law]
- Attendant Circumstances [Criminal Law]
- Attorney
- Auburn System
- August Vollmer
- Augustus, John
- Automatism [Criminal Law]
- Automobile Patrol
- Automobile Search
B
- Backlog (Courts)
- Backlog (DNA)
- Bader Ginsburg, Justice Ruth
- Bail
- Bail Bond
- Bail Bond Agent
- Bailee [Criminal Law]
- Bailiff
- Bailor [Criminal Law]
- Bail Reform Act of 1984
- Bail Revocation
- Balancing Test
- Ballistics
- Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Read the Abridged Case
- Batson v. Kentucky (1986) Read the Abridged Case
- Battered Person Syndrome
- Battered Woman’s Syndrome. see Battered Person Syndrome
- Battery [Criminal Law]
- Beccaria
- BDU Battle Dress Uniform
- Beat [Policing]
- Behavioral Conditioning
- Behaviorism
- Bench Trial
- Bench Warrant
- Best Interest of the Child
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (BRD)
- Bifurcated Hearing [Juvenile Justice]
- Bifurcated Trial
- Bigamy [Criminal Law]
- Bill of Attainder
- Bill of Rights
- Bind Over
- Biological School
- Biosocial [Criminology]
- Bioterrorism
- Blackledge v. Allison (1977) Read the Abridged Case
- Blackmail. See Extortion. [Criminal Law]
- Blackstone, Sir William
- Blakely v. Washington (2004) Read the Abridged Case
- Bivens Action
- Bobbies [Policing]
- Booking
- Boot Camp
- Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978) Read the Abridged Case
- Bow Street Runners [Policing]
- Boykin v. Alabama (1969) Read the Abridged Case
- Breach of the Peace [Criminal Law]
- Breed v. Jones (1975)
- Breyer, Stephen {Justice}
- Bribery [Criminal Law]
- Brief [Law / Legal Research]
- Brockway, Zebulon [Corrections]
- Broken Windows Theory
- Brown v. Mississippi (1936)
- Burden of Proof
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Bureau of Justice Assistance [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Burger Court (1969 – 1986)
- Burglary [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Burglary [Criminal Law]
C
- Calls for Service
- California v. Greenwood (1988)
- Capacity {Legal}
- Capacity (Corrections)
- Capital Offense
- Capital Punishment
- Capricious
- Career Criminal
- Carnal Knowledge [Criminal Law]
- Carjacking
- Caroll v. United States (1925) Read the Abridged Case
- Cartel
- Case File
- Case Law
- Caseload (Courts)
- Caseload (Corrections)
- Castration
- Causation [Criminal Law]
- Celerity {Rational Choice Theory}
- Certainty {Rational Choice Theory}
- Certiorari. see Writ of Certiorari
- Certiorari Power
- Cesare Beccaria. See Beccaria, Cesare.
- Challenge for Cause {Voir Dire}
- Chambers
- Change of Venue. See Venue.
- Charge
- Charge to the Jury
- Charging Document
- Chicago School
- Child Abuse
- Child Neglect
- Chimel v. California (1969) Read the Abridged Case
- Circuit Court
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Citation {to appear}
- Citizen’s Arrest
- Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)
- City Attorney
- Civil Death
- Civil Justice
- Civil Law
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Revolution
- Civil Service
- Civilian Review Board
- Classical School
- Clearance Rate {Case}
- Clear and Present Danger Test [Criminal Law]
- Clemency
- Clerk of Court
- Closing Argument
- Club Drugs
- Code [Law]
- Codification [Law]
- Code of Hammurabi
- Coercion [Criminal Law]
- Coffin v. U.S. (1895)
- Cohort [Research Methods]
- Commentaries on the Laws of England {by Sir William Blackstone}
- Commercial Burglary [Criminal Law]
- Commitment [Civil]
- Common Law
- Common Law Arson. See Arson.
- Common Law Felonies
- Community Corrections
- Community Court
- Community Defender Organization
- Community Engagement [Policing]
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) [U.S. Dept. of Justice]
- Community Oriented Policing (COP)
- Community Policing. See Community Oriented Policing (COP)
- Community Service
- Comparative Criminology
- Compelling State Interest {Constitutional Law}
- Compensatory Damages
- Competent to Stand Trial
- Complaint
- Complicity [Criminal Law]
- Computer Crime
- Computer Virus
- Concealed Carry Law {Firearms}
- Concurrence [Criminal Law]
- Concurrent Sentence
- Concurring Opinion
- Conditions of Release
- Conditions of Parole
- Condonation
- Confidential Informant
- Confinement
- Conflict Model {of Criminal Justice}
- Conflict Perspective [Criminology]
- Conflict Resolution[Policing]
- Confrontation Clause {of the United State Constitution}
- Congregate System [Corrections]
- Congress of the United States
- Consecutive Sentence
- Consensus Perspective {on Criminal Justice}
- Consent Search
- Conservative [Politics / Courts]
- Conservative Decisions [Courts]
- Conspiracy [Criminal Law]
- Consistency
- Constitution
- Constitution of the United States Read the Text of the Constitution.
- Constitutive Criminology
- Constructive Possession [Criminal Law]
- Containment (Criminology)
- Contempt
- Control Group [Research Methods]
- Controlled Substance
- Controlled Substance Act (CSA)
- Conversion [Criminal Law]
- Conviction
- Cooperative Federalism
- Corporate Crime
- Corporal Punishment [Corrections]
- Corpus Delicti
- Correctional Agency
- Correctional Institution
- Corrections
- Corroborating Evidence [Criminal Law]
- Corruption
- Cosa Nostra
- Cost-benefit Analysis [Theory]
- Counsel (Legal)
- Counseling [Corrections]
- Count
- Counterfeiting
- Court
- Court Clerk. See Clerk of Court.
- Court Martial
- Court of General Jurisdiction
- Court of Last Resort
- Court of Record
- Court Order
- Court Probation
- Court Reporter
- Courtroom Work Group
- Credit Card Fraud
- Crime
- Crime Control Model {Packer’s}
- Crime Index (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Crime Rate
- Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
- Criminal
- Criminal Activity
- Criminal Behavior
- Criminal Code
- Criminal History
- Criminal Homicide (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminalist
- Criminalistics
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Act (CJA)
- Criminal Justice Funnel
- Criminal Justice System
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Negligence
- Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Proceedings
- Criminology
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Culpability
- Culpable Mental State [Criminal Law]
- Cultural Defense
- Cultural Pluralism. See Multiculturalism.
- Cultural Sensitivity [Policing]
- Curtilage
- Custody {Jails}
- Custody Level
- Cybercrime
- Cyberstalking
- cyberterrorism
D
- Damages
- Dark Figure of Crime
- Data Encryption
- Date Rape
- Daubert Standard
- Day Fine
- Deadly Force
- Deadly Weapon
- Death Penalty
- Death Row
- Decentralized [Policing]
- Declaration of Principles [Corrections]
- Declaratory Judgment
- Decisions [Courts]
- Deconstructionist Theory
- Decriminalization
- De-escalation [Policing]
- Defendant
- Defense {to a criminal charge}
- Defense Attorney. See Defense Counsel.
- Defense Counsel
- De facto
- Defensible Space Theory
- Deinstitutionalization
- Delinquency [Juvenile Justice]
- Delinquent [Juvenile Justice]
- Delinquent Act [Juvenile Justice]
- Delinquent Child [Juvenile Justice]
- Democratic Society
- De novo
- Department of Homeland Security
- Dependent Child [Juvenile Justice]
- Dependent and Neglected Children [Juvenile Justice]
- Depraved Heart Murder [Criminal Law]
- Design Capacity [Corrections]
- Detainee
- Detention
- Detention Center
- Detention Facility See Detention Center.
- Detention Hearing
- Determinate Sentencing
- Deterrence
- Deviance
- Diagnostic Center {Juvenile}
- Diminished Capacity
- Directed Patrol
- Direct Evidence
- Discharge
- Discovery
- Discretion
- Dismissal With Prejudice
- Dismissal Without Prejudice
- Disorderly Conduct
- Disposition
- Disposition Hearing
- Disproportionate Minority Confinement
- Disproportionate Minority Contact
- Dispute-Resolution Center
- Distributive Justice
- District Attorney (D.A.)
- District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne (2009) Read the Abridged Case
- Diversion
- Diversion Control Program [U.S. Department of Justice – DEA]
- DNA
- DNA Profiling
- Docket
- Doctrine of Proportionality
- Doe v. Renfrow (1981)
- Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) [Homeland Security]
- Domestic Terrorism
- Domestic Violence
- Double Jeopardy
- Drug
- Drug Abuse
- Drug Awareness Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
- Drug Court
- Drug Czar
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Drug Enforcement Unit
- Drug Offenses
- Drug Trafficking
- Dual Court System
- Dual Federalism
- Due Process
- Due Process Clause
- Due Process Model {of Criminal Justice}
- Duress [Criminal Law]
- Durham Rule [Criminal Law]
- Dwelling House [Criminal Law]
E
- Educational Classes [Corrections]
- Effectiveness {as a goal of criminal justice}
- Efficiency {as a goal of criminal justice}
- Eighth Amendment {to the United States Constitution}
- Electronic Evidence
- Electronic Monitoring [Corrections]
- Element {of a crime}
- Elmira Reformatory [Corrections]
- Embezzlement
- Embracery [Criminal Law]
- Emergency Search
- En Banc
- Enterprise Liability [Criminal Law]
- Entrapment [Criminal Law]
- Equity {as an element of justice}
- Equity [Sentencing]
- Equal Access to Justice
- Equal Protection
- Equality {as an element of justice}
- Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
- Espionage
- Estelle v. Gamble (1976)
- Ethnocentric
- European Police Office (EUROPOL)
- Euthanasia
- Evidence
- Evidentiary Standard
- Exclusionary Rule
- Exculpatory Evidence
- Excusable Homicide
- Excuse [Criminal Law]
- Executive {as a branch of government}
- Exigent Circumstances Exception [Procedural Law]
- Ex Parte
- Expert Witness
- Ex Post Facto Law
- Extortion
- Extradition
- Extralegal Factors
- Eyewitness
F
- Facilitation [Criminal Law]
- Fairness {as a goal of criminal justice}
- Fair Notice
- Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
- Fair Trial
- False Imprisonment [Criminal Law]
- False Pretense [Criminal Law]
- False Swearing [Criminal Law]
- Faretta v. California (1975) Read the abridged case.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Federal Court System
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [Homeland Security]
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) [U.S. Dept. of Justice]
- Federal Public Defender
- Federal Question Jurisdiction
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Felon
- Felony
- Felony Murder Rule [Criminal Law]
- Feminist Criminology
- Fence
- Fetal Abuse [Criminal Law]
- Fifth Amendment {to the United States Constitution}
- Fighting Words [Constitutional Law]
- Filing {a criminal case in court}
- Finder of Fact [Procedural Law]
- Fine
- First Amendment {to the United States Constitution}
- First Appearance
- Fixed Sentence. See Determinate Sentence.
- Flat Timed [Corrections Slang]
- Fleeing Felon [Procedural Law]
- Fleeting Targets Exception {to the Exclusionary Rule}
- Follow Up Investigation
- Foot Patrol [Policing]
- Forcible Entry and Detainer
- Forcible Rape (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Entomology
- Forensic Science
- Foreperson
- Forfeiture
- Forgery
- Fornication
- Fourteenth Amendment {to the Constitution of the United States}
- Fourth Amendment
- Fourth Waiver [Corrections]
- Frankpledge System
- Fraud
- Freedom of Assembly
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Religion
- Frivolous Suit
- Fruit of the Poisoned Tree Doctrine
- Fundamental Rights
- Furman v. Georgia (1972) Read the Abridged Case
G
- Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973) Read the Abridged Case
- Gain Time
- Gaol
- General Deterrence
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Read the Abridged Case
- Ginsburg, Ruth Bader {Justice}
- Goldstein, Herman [Policing]
- Good-faith Exception [Procedural Law]
- Good Time
- Graham v. Connor (1989) Read the Abridged Case
- Grand Jury
- Gregg v. Georgia (1976) Read the Abridged Case
- Grievous Bodily Harm [Criminal Law]
- Group Home
- Gross Negligence
- Guilty But Mentally Ill (GBMI)
- Guilty Plea
- Guilty Verdict
H
- Habeas Corpus
- Habitual Offender
- Hacker
- Hands-off Doctrine (Corrections)
- Harm {element of a crime}
- Harrison Act
- Hate Crime
- Hearing
- Hearsay
- Hierarchical
- Hierarchy Rule (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Home Confinement
- Home-invasion Robbery
- Homicide
- Hot Pursuit Search
- Hot Spot
- House Arrest. See Home Confinement.
- Howard, John
- Hudson v. Palmer (1984) Read the Abridged Case
- Hue and Cry [Policing]
- Human Rights
- Hundred [Policing]
- Hung Jury
- Hypothesis
I
- Identity Theft
- Illegally Seized Evidence
- Illegal Search and Seizure
- Imminent Danger [Criminal Law]
- Impartial
- Impeachment
- Imprisonment
- Inactive Supervision [Corrections]
- In Camera
- Incapacitation
- Incarceration
- Incest
- Inchoate Offense
- Incident-based Reporting
- Included Offense
- Incompetent to Stand Trial
- Inculpatory Evidence
- Independent Counsel
- Indeterminate Sentencing
- Index Crime. See Crime Index
- Index Offenses. See Crime Index
- Indictment
- Indigent Defendant
- Individual Racism
- Individual Rights
- Individual Rights Advocate
- Industrial Prison
- Inevitable Discovery Exception [Procedural Law]
- Infancy Defense
- Infanticide
- Inference [Criminal Law]
- Informal Diversion
- Informant
- In Forma Pauperis
- Information {in charging a person with a crime}
- Infraction
- Inherent Coercion {in police interrogations}
- Initial Appearance. See First Appearance.
- Injunction
- Inquisitorial System
- In Re Gault (1967) Read the Abridged Case
- In Re Winship (1970) Read the Abridged Case
- Insanity Defense [Criminal Law]
- Insider Information
- Insider Trading [Criminal Law]
- Institutional Capacity
- Institutional Racism
- Intake
- Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP)
- Intent [Criminal Law]
- Inter Alia [Legal Latin]
- Interdiction
- Interdisciplinary Theory [Criminology]
- Intermediate Court of Appeals
- Intermediate Sanctions
- Internal Affairs
- International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
- INTERPOL Washington [U.S. Department of Justice]
- International Terrorism
- Interrogation
- Intoxication [Criminal Law]
- Investigator [Policing]
- Involuntary Intoxication [Criminal Law]
- Involuntary Manslaughter. See Manslaughter.
- Irresistible Impulse Test [Criminal Law]
- Islamic Law
J
- Jail
- Johnson v. Avery (1969)
- Judgment
- Judgment Suspending Sentence
- Judicial Activism
- Judicial Diversion
- Judicial Independence
- Judicial Misconduct
- Judicial Officer
- Judicial Restraint
- Judicial Review
- Judiciary {as a branch of government}
- Jurisdiction
- Jurisprudence
- Jury
- Jury Instructions
- Jury Nullification
- Jury Panel
- Jury Selection
- Just Deserts
- Justice
- Justice Model {of Imprisonment}
- Justifiable Homicide [Criminal Law]
- Justification [Criminal Law]
- Juvenile
- Juvenile Court
- Juvenile Court Act of 1899
- Juvenile Court Movement
- Juvenile Court Judgement
- Juvenile Curfew
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1968
- Juvenile Detention Center
- Juvenile Disposition
- Juvenile Justice
- Juvenile Justice Agency
- Juvenile Justice System
- Juvenile Petition
K
- Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment [Policing]
- Kagan, Elena {Justice}
- Kennedy, Anthony {Justice}
- Kent v. the United States (1966)
- Kidnapping (FBI’s Uniform Crime Report)
- Kidnapping [Criminal Law]
- Kin Policing
- Knapp Commission
- Knock and Announce Requirement [Procedural Law]
- Knowingly {culpable mental state}
- Knowingly and Voluntarily
L
- Labeling Theory [Criminology]
- Landmark Case
- Larceny [Criminal Law]
- Larceny-theft (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Larceny by Trick [Criminal Law]
- Law
- Law Enforcement Agency
- Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
- Lawyer. See Attorney.
- Lay Witness
- Layer Cake Federalism
- Lease System [Corrections]
- Legal Cause [Criminal Law]
- Legal Counsel. See Attorney.
- Legal System
- Legalistic Style {of Policing}
- Legalization
- Legislature
- Lesser Included Offense [Criminal Law]
- Lesser of Two Evils Defense [Criminal Law]
- Less-than-lethal
- Lex Talionis (Legal Latin)
- Liberal [Politics / Courts]
- Liberal Decisions [Courts]
- Life Course Perspective (Criminology)
- Limited Jurisdiction [Courts]
- Line Officer [Policing]
- Local Government
- Local Police Department
- London Metropolitan Police Force
- Lower Courts
M
- Mafia
- Magistrate
- Magistrate Judge
- Magna Carta
- Major Crimes. See Part I Offenses. (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Mala In Se (Legal Latin)
- Mala Prohibita (Legal Latin)
- Malice Aforethought [Criminal Law] See also Premeditation.
- Malicious Mischief [Criminal Law]
- Mandatory Sentencing
- Manslaughter [Criminal Law]
- Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Read the Abridged Case
- Marble Cake Federalism
- Marbury v. Madison (1803)
- Marital Rape [Criminal Law]
- Maryland v. Garrison (1987)
- Maryland v. Wilson (1997) Read the Abridged Case
- Maximum-Security Prison [Corrections]
- Maximum Sentence
- Mayhem [Criminal Law]
- McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) Read the Abridged Case
- McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) Read the Abridged Case
- Media Coverage [Juries]
- Mediation
- Medical Emergencies
- Medical Model {of Corrections}
- Medium-Security Prison [Corrections]
- Megan’s Law [Criminal Law]
- Mempa v. Rhay (1967) Read the Abridged Case
- Mens Rea (Legal Latin)
- Mental Health Crisis [Policing]
- Mental Health Treatment
- Mere Hunch {Procedural Law}
- Minimum-Security Prison [Corrections]
- Miranda Rights [Procedural Law]
- Miranda Triggers [Procedural Law]
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Read the Abridged Case
- Miranda Warnings [Procedural Law] See Miranda Rights.
- Misdemeanant
- Misdemeanor
- Mistrial
- Misprision of Felony [Criminal Law]
- Misprision of Treason [Criminal Law]
- Mistake Defense [Criminal Law]
- Mistake of Fact [Criminal Law] See Mistake Defense.
- Mistake of Law [Criminal Law] See Mistake Defense.
- Mitigating Circumstances [Criminal Law / Sentencing]
- Mixed Sentence [Corrections]
- M’Naghten Rule [Criminal Law]
- Model Penal Code (MPC) [Criminal Law]
- Models of Criminal Justice
- Models of Punishment
- Modify [Case Disposition]
- Monell v. Department of Social Services (1978) Read the Abridged Case
- Monetary Fine
- Money Laundering [Criminal Law]
- Moot [Procedural Law]
- Morrissey v. Brewer (1972) Read the Abridged Case
- Mosaic Code
- Motion
- Motion for a New Trial
- Motion in Limine
- Motion to Suppress
- Motive
- Motor Vehicle Theft (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Multiculturalism
- Multiethnic
- Multiracial
- Municipal Court
- Murder [Criminal Law]
- Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Mutual Pledge System
N
- NAACP
- Narcoterrorism
- National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (OJP) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- National Incident-based Reporting System (NIBRS) [FBI]
- National Institute of Corrections (FBOP) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- National Institute of Justice (OJP) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) [Homeland Security]
- National Security Division (NSD) [Homeland Security]
- Nationalization
- Natural Law
- Necessity Defense [Criminal Law] See Lesser of Two Evils Defense.
- Needs of Society
- Neglected Child
- Negligence [Criminal Law]
- Negligent Manslaughter [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Negotiation [Policing]
- Neoclassical Criminology
- New Jersey v. TLO (1985)
- New Police. See London Metropolitan Police Force
- New York v. Quarles (1984) Read the Abridged Case
- Night Watch [Policing]
- Nix v. Williams (1984) Read the Abridged Case
- No-knock Warrant [Procedural Law]
- Nolle Prosequi (Legal Latin)
- Nolo Contendere (Legal Latin)
- Nonsystem Argument
- Non-deadly Force
- North Carolina v. Alford (1970) Read the Abridged Case
- Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity [Criminal Law]
- Not Guilty Plea
- Nothing-works Doctrine
- No True Bill
O
- Objections [Law]
- Objectivity [Law / Research Methods]
- Objectively Reasonable [Law]
- Obscenity
- Obstruction of Justice
- Occupational Crime
- Offender
- Offense
- Offense Known to Police [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Office for Victims of Crime [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of the Associate Attorney General [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Health Affairs (OHA) [Homeland Security]
- Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) [Homeland Security]
- Office of the Deputy Attorney General [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of the Inspector General [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) [U.S. Dept. of Justice]
- Office of Operations Coordination and Planning [Homeland Security]
- Office of Policy [Homeland Security]
- Office of the Pardon Attorney [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of the Solicitor General [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Special Counsel [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office of Tribal Justice [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Office on Violence Against Women [U.S. Department of Justice]
- Official Misconduct in Office [Criminal Law]
- Omission [Criminal Law]
- Open Fields Doctrine [Procedural Law]
- Opening Statement
- Operational Capacity
- Opinion {Judicial}
- Opportunity Theory [Criminology]
- Oral Argument {Courts}
- Order Maintenance [Policing]
- Ordinary Crime
- Organized Crime
- Original Jurisdiction
- Overturn [Law]
P
- Pandering [Criminal Law]
- Panel
- Pardon
- Parens Patriae (Legal Latin)
- Parish
- Parliament
- Parole
- Parole Board
- Parolee
- Parole Officer
- Parole Revocation
- Parole Supervision
- Parole Supervisory Caseload
- Parole Violation
- Paroling Authority
- Parsons v. State (1887)
- Part I Offenses
- Part II Offenses
- Particularity Requirement [Procedural Law]
- Partisan Politics
- Patriot Act. See USA Patriot Act of 2001
- Peacemaking Criminology
- Peace Officer Standards and Training Program (POST)
- Penal Code [Criminal Law]
- Penal Law. See Criminal Law.
- Penitence [Corrections]
- Penitent
- Penitentiary [Corrections]
- Pennsylvania System [Corrections]
- Peremptory Challenge {Voir Dire}
- Perjury [Criminal Law]
- Perpetrator
- Personal Biases
- Petition [Juvenile Justice]
- Petit Jury
- Petit Treason [Criminal Law]
- Petition for a Writ of Certiorari [Procedural Law]
- Petty Offense
- Phenomenological Criminology
- Phishing [Computer Crime]
- Phrenology
- Physical Dependence
- Physical Evidence
- Plain View Doctrine [Procedural Law]
- Pimping. See Pandering.
- Pinkerton Rule [Criminal Law]
- Piracy. See also Software Piracy
- Plaintiff
- Plea
- Plea Bargain
- Pleadings
- Police
- Police-community Relations (PCR)
- Police Brutality
- Police Corruption
- Police Courts
- Police Discretion
- Police Ethics
- Police Management
- Police Misconduct
- Police Professionalism
- Police Officer
- Police Subculture
- Police Union
- Police Use of Force
- Police Working Personality
- Policing
- Policy
- Political Era [Policing]
- Political Right [Corrections]
- Politicized [Politics]
- Politics
- Positivist School [Criminology]
- Posse Comitatus [Legal Latin / Policing]
- Possession [Criminal Law]
- Postconviction Remedy
- Post-disposition Hearing [Juvenile Justice]
- Postmodern Criminology
- Postpartum Depression Syndrome [Criminal Law]
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [Criminal Law]
- Powell v. Alabama (1932) Read the Abridged Case
- Power of the Purse
- Precedent
- Preliminary Hearing
- Preliminary Investigation [Policing]
- Premeditation [Criminal Law]. See also Malice Aforethought.
- Premenstrual Syndrome [Criminal Law]
- Preponderance of the Evidence [Law]
- Presentence Investigation
- Presentence Report
- Presentment
- Presumption [Law]
- Presumption of Innocence [Law]
- Presumptive Sentencing
- Pretrial Conference
- Pretrial Detention
- Pretrial Discovery [Law]
- Pretrial Motions
- Pretrial Release
- Pretrial Services
- Pretrial Services Officer [Federal Courts]
- Preventive Patrol [Policing]
- Primary Aggressor [Criminal Law / Policing]
- Principal [Criminal Law]
- Principal in the First Degree [Criminal Law]
- Prison
- Prison Argot
- Prison Capacity
- Prison Commitment
- Prison Industrial Complex
- Prison Overcrowding
- Prison Programs
- Prisoner
- Prisonization
- Prison Subculture
- Private Prison
- Private Protective Services
- Private Security
- Privatization
- Probable Cause [Law and Policing]
- Probation
- Probationer
- Probation Officer
- Probation Revocation
- Probation Termination
- Probation Violation
- Probation Workload
- Problem Analysis Triangle [Policing]
- Problem-Oriented Policing
- Pro Bono Publico [Legal Latin]
- Proactive [Policing]
- Procedural Criminal Law
- Procedural Defense
- Procedural Due Process
- Procedural Justice
- Procedural Law. See Procedural Criminal Law.
- Property Bond
- Property Crime {FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports}
- Proportionality Doctrine
- Pro se
- Prosecute
- Prosecution Agency
- Prosecutor
- Prosecutorial Discretion
- Prostitution
- Psychoactive Substance
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychological Dependence
- Psychological Manipulation
- Psychological Profiling
- Psychological School (Criminology)
- Psychopath
- Psychopathology
- Psychosis
- Public Defender
- Public Defender Agency
- Public Order
- Public-order Advocate
- Public Safety Department
- Public Safety Exception [Procedural Law]
- Public Trust
- Punishment
- Punitive Damages
- Purposely {culpable mental state}
Q
- Quasi-Military Organization [Policing]
- Qutb v. Strauss (1993)
R
- Racial Discrimination
- Racial Profiling
- Racism
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) [Criminal Law]
- Racketeering [Criminal Law]
- Radical Criminology. Also, Marxist Criminology and Critical Criminology.
- Rape. [Criminal Law] See also Forcible Rape and Sexual Battery.
- Rape Shield Laws [Criminal Law]
- Rape Trauma Syndrome [Criminal Law]
- Rate
- Rated Capacity
- Rational Choice Theory
- Reaction Formation
- Reactive [Policing]
- Real Evidence
- Reasonable Doubt
- Reasonable Doubt Standard. See Reasonable Doubt.
- Reasonable Force
- Reasonable Man Test. See Reasonable Person Test.
- Reasonable Person Test
- Reasonable Suspicion. See also Probable Cause.
- Rebuttable Presumption [Law]
- Rebuttal {in a Criminal Trial}
- Reception Facility
- Recidivism
- Recidivist
- Recklessly {culpable mental state}
- Reconciliation
- Record
- Recreational Drug User
- Reentry
- Reform Era {of Policing}
- Reformatory Movement [Corrections]
- Reformatory Style
- Regional Jail
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Model {of Corrections}
- Rehnquist Court (1986 – 2005)
- Reintegration
- Release on Recognizance (ROR)
- Remand [Law]
- Remedy [Law]
- Reporter [Legal Research]
- Reprieve
- Research
- Residential Burglary [Criminal Law]
- Residential Commitment
- Residential Treatment Center [Juvenile Justice]
- Residual Problems of Society [Policing]
- Responsible Moral Agent
- Restitution
- Restorative Justice
- Retribution
- Retributive Justice
- Revenge
- Reversed [Law]
- Revocation [Corrections]
- Revocation Hearing
- Ricketts v. Adamson (1987) Read the Abridged Case
- Right to Counsel
- Right to a Public Trial
- Right to a Speedy Trial
- Right to a Trial by Jury
- Right to Access to the Courts
- Right to Assemble
- Right to be Free From Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Right to Confront Witnesses
- Right to Counsel
- Right to Free Speech
- Right to Notice of Accusations
- Right to Privacy
- Right to Remain Silent
- Right to Free Exercise of Religion
- Right to Vote
- Riot. See Unlawful Assembly.
- Robbery (UCR)
- Robbery (law)
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
- Rout. See Unlawful Assembly.
- Routine Activities Theory
- Rule of Law
- Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Rules of Evidence
- Runaway
S
- San Diego Field Interrogation Study [Policing]
- Santobello v. New York (1971) Read the Abridged Case
- Scarlet-Letter Punishment [Corrections]
- Scene Integrity [Investigations]
- Schall v. Martin (1984) Read the Abridged Case
- Schenck v. United States (1919)
- Schizophrenic
- School Resource Officer (SRO) [Policing]
- School-to-prison Pipeline
- Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) [Homeland Security]
- Scientific Method
- Scientific Jury Selection
- Scientific Police Management
- SCOTUS. See U.S. Supreme Court.
- Search Incident to Arrest [Procedural Law]
- Search Warrant [Procedural Law]
- Second Amendment {of the Constitution of the United States}
- Secret Service [Policing]
- Securities [Criminal Law]
- Security [Corrections]
- Sedition [Criminal Law]
- Self-defense [Criminal Law]
- Sentence
- Sentencing
- Sentencing Disparity
- Sentencing Guideline
- Sentencing Hearing
- Sentencing Negotiations
- Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
- Sentencing Statute
- Separation of Powers
- Service of Process
- Service Style {of Policing}
- Sequester {a jury}
- Severity {in Rational Choice Theory}
- Sex Offense (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Sexual Abuse [Criminal Law]
- Sexual Battery [Criminal Law]
- Shakedown [Corrections]
- Shelter [Juvenile Justice]
- Sheriff
- Sheriff’s Department
- Sheriff’s Deputies
- Shire
- Shire-reeve
- Shock Incarceration
- Shock Probation
- Simple Assault (FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports)
- Sixth Amendment {of the United States Constitution}
- Smuggling
- “Sneak and Peek” Search [Procedural Law]
- Social Control [Criminology]
- Social Debt [Sentencing]
- Social Development Theory [Criminology]
- Social Disorganization [Criminology]
- Social Ecology [Criminology]
- Social Justice
- Social Learning Theory [Criminology]
- Social Order
- Social-psychological Theory
- Social Stigma
- Sociopath. see Psychopath.
- Sodomy [Criminal Law]
- Software Piracy
- Solicitation [Criminal Law]
- Somatotyping [Criminology]
- Sotomayor, Sonia {Justice}
- Special Populations [Corrections]
- Specific Deterrence see also General Deterrence.
- Specialized Units [Policing]
- Speedy Trial
- Speedy Trial Act of 1974
- Split Sentence
- Stakeholder
- Stalking [Criminal Law]
- Standard of Proof. See also Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Standing [Procedural Law]
- Standing Mute
- Stare Decisis. (Legal Latin). see also Precedence.
- State-action Doctrine
- State Court Administrator
- State Court System
- State Highway Patrol
- State Police
- State-use System
- State’s Attorney
- Status Offender
- Status Offense
- Statute
- Statute of Limitations
- Statute of Winchester
- Statutory Law
- Statutory Rape
- Stay of Execution
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Stolen Property Offense
- Stop and Frisk [Procedural Law]
- Stranger Violence
- Strategic Policing
- Street Crime
- Strict Liability [Criminal Law]
- Structured Sentencing
- Subculture of Violence
- Subornation of Perjury [Criminal Law]
- Subpoena
- Subpoena Duces Tecum
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substantial Capacity Test [Criminal Law]
- Substantial Federal Question [Procedural Law]
- Substantive Criminal Law. [Law]. See also Procedural Law.
- Supermale [Criminology]
- Super-Maximum-Security Prison
- Superpredator [Criminology]
- Supervised Probation
- Supervised Release
- Supremacy Clause
- Suspect
- Suspended Sentence
- Suspicionless Search [Procedural Law]
- Sustaining the Petition [Juvenile Justice]
- System
- S.W.A.T. [Policing]
- Sworn Officer [Policing]
T
- Team Policing
- Technical Violation [Corrections]
- Teen Court
- Tennessee v. Garner (1985) Read the Abridged Case
- Terrorism
- Terry Stop. See Stop and Frisk
- Terry v. Ohio (1968) Read the Abridged Case
- Testimony
- Testimonial Evidence [Evidence Law]
- Theft
- Three Branches of Government
- Theory [Criminology]
- Tithing [Policing]
- Tithingman [Policing]
- Three Strikes Laws [Sentencing]
- Tort
- Total Institutions
- Town Hall Meeting [Policing]
- Traffic Control
- Traffic Court
- Traffic Unit [Policing]
- Training School [Juvenile Justice]
- Transnational Crime
- Transcript
- Transfer to Adult Court
- Transparency
- Transitional Justice
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) [Homeland Security]
- Treason
- Trespass [Criminal Law]
- Trial
- Trial Court
- Trial De Novo (Legal Latin)
- Trial Judge
- Trial by Jury
- Trial Jury. See Petit Jury.
- Trial Court
- Tribal Police
- Truancy [Juvenile Justice]
- Truth in Sentencing
U
- UCR. See Uniform Crime Reports [FBI]
- Unbiased
- Unconditional Release
- Unconstitutional
- Under Color of Law [Law]
- Underlying Causes
- Undisciplined Child
- Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) [FBI]
- Unlawful Assembly [Criminal Law]
- United States v. Drayton (2002) Read the Abridged Case
- United States v. Leon (1984) Read the Abridged Case
- Uphold [Law]
- Urban Psychosis [Criminal Law – Defenses]
- USA Patriot Act of 2001 [Law]
- U.S. Attorney
- U.S. Attorney General [U.S. Department of Justice]
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Circuit Courts
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) [Homeland Security]
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) [Homeland Security]
- U.S. Code
- U.S. Courts of Appeal
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) [Homeland Security]
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
- U.S. Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program
- U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division
- U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division
- U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
- U.S. DoJ Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
- U.S. DoJ Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
- U.S. District Courts
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [Homeland Security]
- U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) [U.S. Department of Justice]
- U.S. Parole Commission [U.S. Department of Justice]
- U.S. Secret Service (USSS) [Homeland Security]
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. v. Leon (1984)
- U.S. v. Salerno (1987) Read the Abridged Case
- Use of Force
V
- Vagrancy [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Vandalism [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Venue
- Verdict
- Vicarious Liability [Criminal Law]
- Vice [Criminal Law / Policing]
- Victim
- Victim Assistance Program
- Victimless Crime
- Victim Impact Statement
- Victimization
- Vigilantism
- Violation [Criminal Law]
- Violator [Corrections]
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- Violent Crime [FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports]
- Visible Crime
- Vocational Training
- Void for Vagueness [Constitutional Law]
- Voir Dire
- Vollmer, August
- Voluntary Intoxication [Criminal Law – Defenses]
- Voluntary Manslaughter. See Manslaughter.
- Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines. Also, Advisory Sentencing Guidelines.
W
- Waiver {to Adult Court}
- Walnut Street Jail [Corrections]
- Warden
- Warden v. Hayden (1967) Read the Abridged Case
- Warehousing
- Warrant
- Warren Court
- Watch and Ward [Policing]
- Watchman Style {of Policing}
- Weapons Offense
- Weeks v. United States (1914) Read the Abridged Case
- Wharton Rule [Criminal Law]
- White-collar Crime
- Wickersham Commission
- Wilderness Camp [Juvenile Justice]
- Williams v. Florida (1970) Read the Abridged Case
- Wilson, James Q.
- Wilson, O. W.
- Witness
- Wolf v. Colorado (1949)
- Wolff v. McDonnell (1974)
- Women’s Prison [Corrections]
- Workhouse
- Work Release Program [Corrections]
- Writ [Law]
- Writ of Certiorari
- Writ of Habeas Corpus. See Habeas Corpus.
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