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What I Know is Inaccurate in Crime TV Shows / Movies?

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What I Know is Inaccurate in Crime TV Shows / Movies?

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They DO NOT NEED TO READ YOU YOUR MIRANDA RIGHTS UNTIL:

You are in police custody

You are under interrogation

Movies and TV Shows that show the police officers reading their Miranda rights upon arrest is inaccurate.

VICTIMS CANNOT DROP CHARGES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN MADE
Once charges are filed, only the prosecution can decide how to move forward with the case.

CASES DO NOT ALWAYS GO TO TRIAL
In reality many defendants, along with their attorneys, reach a plea deal in advance of trial which reduces the sentence and penalties the defendant would otherwise have faced upon conviction.

FINGERPRINTS AND DNA TAKE MONTHS TO OBTAIN A POTENTIAL MATCH.

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To give consequences to anyone that violates a legal norm.

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Components of the U.S. Criminal Justice System

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Components of the U.S. Criminal Justice System

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Law Enforcement
Courts
Corrections

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The one everyone knows

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State courts: System in which state crimes are prosecuted
• Includes both trial and appellate courts (courts that hear appeals from trial courts or other lower courts)
Federal courts: System in which federal crimes are prosecuted consisting of district courts, appellate courts or circuit courts,
and the U.S. Supreme Court

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To give consequences t
Homicide
Act of unjustifiably causing the death of another human being
The Wedding Cake Model
Displays how serious crimes are, and how they get labeled. 
Why the Criminal Justice 

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Systematic, organized effort by society to punish offenders, protect the public, and change an offender’s behavior.
Once convicted, an offender may be imprisoned or given:
• Alternative sentence: Sentence that is served in a treatment facility or in community service
• Probation: Offender remains in the community under court supervision
• Parole: Early release from prison conditional on complying with certain standards while free

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What I am Trying to Get Into : Victim Advocacy

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What I am Trying to Get Into : Victim Advocacy

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Victim Services - A range of resources to reducing suffering, and facilitate the recovery of victims
Victim Advocates helps assist the victim in all sectors in the criminal justice system
They also help victims write victim impact statement which is a written statement describing the effect of crime on him or her
They can also help secondary victims, which could be loved ones of the victim who was affected

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Displays how serious crimes are, and how they get labeled.