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Welcome Class ADJ-1 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Ed Ramirez 1

My Background I had a 38 year career in Law Enforcement23 years with the Los Angeles Police Department February 27, 1978 to January 13, 200115 years with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office January 11, 2001 to January 12, 2016 2

Assignments during my 38 year career Uniform Patrol, 4 divisions Gangs, bureau wide gang unit covering 5 divisionsNarcotics, Newton DivisionUndercover vice, Newton DivisionDetectives, Investigated robberies, homicides & Officer Involved Shootings (Newton, South Bureau, Robbery Homicide Division) Riverside DA 2001 to 2016 District Attorney’s Office-Senior Investigator, Major Crimes 3

My Education I have a BS in Business Management and A Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice 4

Students Each week, I will be posting an Agenda for the class Class will start roughly five minutes after official start of class 5

Agenda 08/30/19 Welcome Cover Emergencies What do you expect? Cover Syllabus Q & A Briefly cover Chapter One Class Break? Three hour class, break at 11:00 15- 20 minutes 6

Safety & Emergencies What do we do in an emergency?? 7 What sort of emergencies are we thinking of??

Emergency Evacuation and Emergency Situations On Campus “active shooter” Fire Earthquake Medical 8 Evacuation route or path First aid

Syllabus Let’s REVIEW 9

What are we going to cover? In Criminal Justice there are three major components POLICE COURTS CORRECTIONS 10

Criminal Justice What is the process of the criminal justice system? Steps in the criminal justice process include: the investigation arrest, pretrial activities, adjudication, sentencing, and CorrectionsDuring the adjudication phase, the trial by jury begins. The purpose of this criminal trial is to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant. 11

PoliceEntry into the system How is it that a person(s) enter into the system? 12

Police Traffic CitationDispatched radio call (You can be a )Victim, witness, orA suspect Role of Law Enforcement, initial contact, investigation, arrest, booking 13

COURTS Prosecution and pretrial services 14 Role of courts: charging, preliminary hearing, arraignment plea bargaining, adjudication, sentencing

CORRECTIONS ProbationPrisonParole 15 Role of corrections: fines, probation, incarceration

Probation vs. Parole What is the difference? This will be covered and explained during the semester in Chapter 10 16

Introduction The American Criminal Justice System wields a lot of power Police can arrest Courts can convict Corrections can imprison In most serious cases, the system even has control over who lives and who dies Example: Capital Punishment 17

Death Penalty For or Against 18

What is a Crime? Write down on a piece of paper what your definition of a crime is 19

Offenders Commit Crimes CRIME? What is a crime? Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse 20

CRIMES 21

Crimes Some examples: 211 P.C.459 P.C. 484 P.C. 245 P.C. 207 P.C. 422 P.C.187 P.C. 22

422 PC Criminal Threats is considered a wobbler in California. A wobbler is a crime that may be charge as a misdemeanor or as a felony. Both misdemeanor and felonycriminal threats charges are filed under PC 422. When PC 422 is charged as a misdemeanor, the Defendant may face up to one year in a county jail. 23

American Systemof Justice Is a consensual system that relies upon both public acceptance and public cooperation for it to function effectively If we lose faith in the justice process and question its legitimacy, then the day to day work of law enforcement officers, courts and corrections would become insurmountably difficult and their jobs would be impossible to preform 24

From 2014 to 2017 The criminal justice system in this country was teetering on the edge of just such a crisis Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri)Eric Garner (New York) NYPD Officers who were shot dead as they sat in their marked police cruiser 25

New York City Police Officers December, 2014, two police officers were assassinated while they sat in their police vehicle 28 year old suspect, Ismaalyl BrinsleyShot and killed himselfPosted anti-police threats on his Instagram page Angry over Garner and Brown “They take one, let’s take two of theirs” 26

Who was Eric Garner? Eric Garner died on July 17, 2014, when a New York City police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, wrapped his arm around Mr. Garner’s neck and, along with other officers, wrestled him to the ground during an arrest after he was seen selling untaxed cigarettes on a Staten Island street. 27

Michael Brown Ferguson, Missouri An unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed on Aug. 9, 2014, Michael BrownOfficer Darren Dean Wilson   28 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/13/us/ferguson-missouri-town-under-siege-after-police-shooting.html

Hatred in America On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and fired upon a group of police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five officers and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded.  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, 17 killed (On February 14, 2018) 29 Nikolas Jacob Cruz  (born September 24, 1998)

Hatred in America Cont’d The FBI reported more than a 17 percent rise in hate crimes across America, officials said Tuesday — the third consecutive year the numbers have increased. 30 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hate-crimes-america-spiked-17-percent-last-year-fbi-says-n935711

Hatred in America Cont’d Las Vegas massacre Thousand Oaks shooting11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; gunman yelled 'All Jews must die'In 2017, the U.S. saw a total of 346 mass shootings.  31 https://www.10news.com/news/national/mass-shootings-in-us-when-where-they-have-occurred-in-2018

Brief History of Crime in America 1850 – 1880, crime epidemic spurred by social upheaval brought on by large scale immigration and the Civil War (The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.) 1920-1933, Prohibition1960-1970, Civil Rights 1970-1980s, Murder, rape increased, illicit drug use 32 https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/civil-rights-movement-timeline

1948-1955, Civil Rights The Fight began 1948 End to segregation in the Armed Services1954  the Supreme Court decision, effectively ending racial segregation in public schools. 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white male on a public bus 33

1960-1970, Civil Rights 1963  Approximately 250,000 people take part in March to Washington for jobs and freedom1964 President LB Johnson signs Civil Rights Act preventing employment discrimination due to race, color, sex, religion or national origin.1965 Selma to Montgomery march in protest of black voter suppression 1968 President LB Johnson signs fair housing act34

Brief History of Crime in America 1992, Rodney King Late 1990s, Crime rates rose, many offenders went unpunished2001, 911 terrorist attacks (USA Patriot Act) 2012-to present, Epidemic of mass shootings 35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J7xHzI061k&has_verified=1

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Theme of this Book Individual Rights versus Public Order Individual rights refer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government.  Examples  of individual rights  include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence.Public order is the domain of police or other policing agencies, courts, prosecution services, and prisons—all of which make up the criminal justice system. 37 Individual rights rose during the 1960s

The  right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness The phrase is fairly straightforward. In the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson states that everyone has a right to life (self-explanatory), liberty (which is freedom, so people have  several civil rights automatically granted to them in the U.S.), and the  pursuit of happiness .38

Agenda for Tuesday 02/19/2019 Newspaper articlesLecture on Criminal Justice/Basic Fairness, Bill of Rights and Case Law 39

Newspapers Type of CrimeFederalStateLocal 40

Criminal Justice andBasic Fairness Social JusticeCivil Justice Criminal Justice 41

Social Justice An Idea that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong 42

Civil Justice The civil law- What are your “Civil Rights” Civil rights  include  the  ensuring of peoples' physical and mental integrity, life, and safety; protection from discrimination on grounds such as race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, and disability43

Civil Rights cont’d More on Examples of civil rights  included are: The right to vote, The right to a fair trial, The  right  to government services, The right to a public education, and The right to use public facilities.44

Criminal Justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice  to those who have committed crimes. ... Other goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the  criminal justice  system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and prisons. 45

DUE PROCESS Rights guaranteed by the 4th, 5 th, 6th, and 14th Amendments Due process (procedural fairness) 46

Due process of law due process of  law. The principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. 47

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Case laws ? Mapp v. Ohio, 1961Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 Roe v. Wade, 1973 49 https://www.constitutionfacts.com/content/supremecourt/files/supremecourt_landmarkcases.pdf

Police Review Enforce the law, investigate crimesApprehend offenders, reduce and prevent crime Maintain public order, ensure community safetyProvide community servicesProtect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals 50

Criminal Courts Review Conduct fair and impartial trials, decide criminal cases Ensure due process, determine guilt or innocenceImpose sentences on the guilty, uphold the lawRequire fairness throughout the justice processProtect the rights and freedoms of anyone facing processing by the justice system 51

Corrections Review Carry out sentences imposed by the courtsProvide safe and humane custody and supervision of offendersProtect the communityRehabilitate, reform, and reintegrate convicted offenders back into the communityRespect the legal and human rights of the convicted 52

Humane?? 53

Humane?? 54

Criminal Justice Careers Page 18 from Chapter OneLong list of career paths to look at 55

Written Assignment Let’s review, due week three, on Thursday, February 28 56

Any Questions? 57