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Instructor Manual: Gaines, Criminal Justice in Action, 11th Edition, 978-0-357-63078-5;Instructor Solution Manual For
Gaines, Criminal Justice in Action, 11th Edition, 978-0-357-63078-5;
Chapter 1: Criminal Justice Today
Table of Contents
Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter .................................................................................... 2
Cengage Supplements............................................................................................................... 2
Chapter Objectives .................................................................................................................... 2
Complete List of Chapter Activities and Assessments ................................................................ 2
Key Terms ................................................................................................................................. 3
What's New in This Chapter ....................................................................................................... 5
Chapter Outline .......................................................................................................................... 6
Discussion Questions................................................................................................................17
Additional Activities and Assignments .......................................................................................17
Additional Resources ................................................................................................................20
Internet Resources .................................................................................................................................. 20
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................20
Generic Rubrics ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Standard Writing Rubric .......................................................................................................................... 20
Standard Discussion Rubric ..................................................................................................................... 21
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an introduction to the criminal justice system‘s three
major institutions: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. The chapter answers
conceptual questions such as ―what is crime?‖ and ―what are the values of the American
criminal justice system?‖ It also includes new discussions on several important crime issues,
including gun crime and gun control, cybercrime, and white-collar crime.
Cengage Supplements
The following product-level supplements provide additional information that may help you in
preparing your course. They are available in the Instructor Resource Center.
Test Bank (contains assessment questions and problems)
PowerPoint (provides text-based lectures and presentations, both instructor and student
files)
Guide to Teaching Online (provides technological and pedagogical considerations and
resources for teaching online)
MindTap Educator Guide (describes assets in the MindTap platform with a detailed
breakdown of activities by chapter with seat time)
Transition Guide (provides information about what‘s new from edition to edition)
Chapter Objectives
The following objectives are addressed in this chapter:
01.01 Describe the two most common models of how society determines which acts are
criminal.
01.02 Define crime.
01.03 Explain two main purposes of the criminal justice system.
01.04 Outline the three levels of law enforcement.
01.05 List the essential elements of the corrections system.
01.06 Explain the difference between the formal and informal criminal justice processes.
01.07 Define ethics, and describe the role that it plays in discretionary decision-making.
01.08 Explain how background checks, in theory, protect the public from firearm-related
violence.
01.09 Outline the three major reasons why the Internet is conducive to the dissemination of
child pornography.
01.10 Indicate some of the ways that white-collar crime is different from violent or property
crime.
Complete List of Chapter Activities and Assessments
For additional guidance refer to the Teaching Online Guide.
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Chapter PPT slide Activity/Assessment Duration
Objective
2 Icebreaker 10 minutes
01.01 6–7 Knowledge Check Activity 2 minutes
01.06 13 Think-Pair-Share 5–7 minutes
01.10 28–29 Discussion Activity 5–7 minutes
01.01–01.10 30 Self-Assessment 5 minutes
MindTap Why Does the Purpose of the Criminal 5–10 minutes
Justice System Matter to Me?
MindTap Chapter 01 Reading: Criminal Justice 60 minutes
Today
MindTap Fast Facts: Criminal Justice Today 5–15 minutes
(Chapter 1, Episode 1)
MindTap Fast Facts: Criminal Justice Today 5–15 minutes
(Chapter 1, Episode 2)
MindTap Fast Facts: Criminal Justice Today 5–15 minutes
(Chapter 1, Episode 3)
MindTap Fast Facts: Criminal Justice Today 5–15 minutes
(Chapter 1, Episode 4)
MindTap Think. Decide. Act. Discretion and Ethics 10–15 minutes
in Criminal Justice
MindTap Chapter 01 Quiz: Criminal Justice Today 25–30 minutes
MindTap Practice Test: Criminal Justice Today 30–35 minutes
MindTap Fast Facts: Criminal Justice Today (All 15–60 minutes
Episodes)
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Key Terms
Assault: A threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes that person to fear
immediate physical harm.
Background Check: An investigation of a person‘s history to determine whether that person
should be, for example, allowed to legally purchase a firearm.
Battery: The act of physically contacting another person with the intent to do harm, even if the
resulting injury is insubstantial.
Burglary: The act of breaking into or entering a structure (such as a home or office) without
permission for the purpose of committing a felony.
Capital crime: A criminal act that makes the offender eligible to receive the death penalty.
Civil liberties: The basic rights and freedoms for American citizens guaranteed by the U.S.
Constitution, particularly in the Bill of Rights.
Conflict model: A criminal justice model in which the content of criminal law is determined by
the groups that hold economic, political, and social power in a community.
Consensus model: A criminal justice model in which the majority of citizens in a society share
the same values and beliefs. Criminal acts are acts that conflict with these values and beliefs
and that are deemed harmful to society.
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Corporate violence: Physical harm to individuals or the environment that occurs as the result
of corporate policies or decision-making.
Crime: An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions.
Criminal justice system: The interlocking network of law enforcement agencies, courts, and
corrections institutions designed to enforce criminal laws and protect society from criminal
behavior.
Cybercrime: A crime that occurs online, in the virtual community of the Internet.
Cyber fraud: Any misrepresentation knowingly made over the Internet with the intention of
deceiving another and on which reasonable persons would and do rely to their detriment.
Data breach: The illegal appropriation of protected or confidential information.
Deviance: Behavior that is considered to go against the norms established by society.
Discretion: The ability of individuals in the criminal justice system to make operational
decisions based on personal judgment instead of formal rules or official information.
Domestic terrorism: Acts of terrorism that take place on U.S. soil without direct foreign
involvement.
Embezzlement: The fraudulent appropriation of funds or other property by a person who was
entrusted with the funds or property.
Encryption: The translation of computer data into a secret code with the goal of protecting that
data from unauthorized parties.
Ethics: The moral principles that govern a person‘s perception of right and wrong.
Federalism: A form of government in which a written constitution provides for a division of
powers between a central government and several regional governments.
Formal criminal justice process: The model of the criminal justice process in which
participants follow formal rules to create a smoothly functioning disposition of cases from arrest
to punishment.
Gun control: Efforts by a government to regulate or control the sale of guns.
Hacker: A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
Identity theft: The theft of personal information, such as a person‘s name, driver‘s license
number, or Social Security number.
Informal criminal justice process: A model of the criminal justice system that recognizes the
informal authority exercised by individuals at each step of the criminal justice process.
Justice: The quality of fairness that must exist in the processes designed to determine whether
individuals are guilty of criminal wrongdoing.
Larceny: The act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent
of keeping that property.
Malware: Malicious software programs, such as viruses and worms, that are designed to cause
harm to a computer, network, or other device.
Morals: Principles of right and wrong behavior, as practiced by individuals or by society.
Murder: The unlawful killing of one human being by another
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