Minnesota's Criminal Justice System (State-Specific Criminal Justice) by Densley, James -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures and Tables Series Note Acknowledgments Introduction

Preview of Minnesota's Criminal Justice System

Chapter One: Not-So-Minnesota-Nice: An Overview of Crime in Minnesota

Learning Objectives The Criminal Justice Process Crime in Minnesota A Brief History of Crime in Minnesota Crime Trends in Minnesota Minnesota Innovations in Criminal Justice Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Chapter Two: What the Movie Fargo Didn't Teach You: Law Enforcement in Minnesota

Learning Objectives Becoming a Peace Officer in Minnesota Peace Officer Demographics Law Enforcement Agencies Special Types of Law Enforcement Agencies in the State Salaries of Peace Officers Law Enforcement Leaders Officers Killed in Line of Duty Major Law Enforcement Responses in Minnesota Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Chapter Three: Warren Burger Was Born Here: Minnesota's Judicial System

Learning Objectives Minnesota's Judicial Branch Judicial Selection and Elections Board on Judicial Standards Attorneys at Work in Minnesota's Judicial System Victims' Rights in Minnesota Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References Appendix 3.1. The Important Role of Grand Juries in the Minnesota Criminal Justice System * Appendix 3.2. Reparations Claim Form

Chapter Four: Land of 10,000 Lakes and 10,000 Prisoners: Minnesota's Correctional System

Learning Objectives Demographics of Minnesota's Prison Population Minnesota's Department of Corrections Community Corrections Other Issues in Corrections Conclusion Key Terms Discussion Questions Selected Webpages References

Chapter Five: Involuntarily Committed: Minnesota's System of Security Hospitals

Learning Objectives Insanity Defense Civil Commitment Sex Offender Civil Commitment Minnesota's Security Hospitals Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Chapter Six: Meet Me at the Mall of America: Minnesota's Juvenile Justice System

Learning Objectives The Age-Crime Curve A Brief History of Juvenile Justice in Minnesota Juvenile Crime Data in Minnesota The Juvenile Justice System in Minnesota Core Protections for Juveniles Child Abuse and Neglect Guardians ad Litem Bullying and School Violence Youth Intervention Programs Concluding Remarks Keywords Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Chapter Seven: The Shame of the Cities: Minnesota's Gangs and Gangsters

Learning Objectives History of Gangs in Minnesota Guns and Gun Laws in Minnesota New Gang City: Murderapolis Defining Gang Membership in Minnesota GangNET and the Metro Gang Strike Force Gang Intervention in Minnesota Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Learning Objectives History of Federal Criminal Justice in the United States The Federal Courts U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Minnesota's Federal Law Enforcement Community Federal Corrections in Minnesota Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Learning Objectives About the Death Penalty History of the Death Penalty in Minnesota Resurgence of Interest in Capital Punishment in Minnesota Federal Death Penalty Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

Learning Objectives Medical Marijuana Human Trafficking Clergy Sexual Abuse Violent Extremism Twenty-First Century Policing Twenty-First Century Technology Concluding Remarks Key Terms Selected Internet Sites Discussion Questions References

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