Chapter 01 Lecture on Criminal Justice Today

This lecture discusses our criminal justice system as we find it today. At the end of the lecture you should be able to:
1. Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.
2. Explain two main purposes of the criminal justice system.
3. Outline the three levels of law enforcement.
4. List the essential elements of the corrections system.
5. Explain the difference between the formal and informal criminal justice processes.
6. Define ethics and describe the role that it plays in discretionary decision making.
7. Contrast the crime control and due process models.
8. List the major issues in criminal justice today.