INSTRUCTION: The links below take you to video clips taken from Reel Justice, which is a unique movie that is centered on a sexual assault that takes place in a college town. It allows students to explore course concepts and terminology in a relevant and meaningful context. Movie segments are augmented by a robust array of review and assessment features. Students can explore a wide variety of criminal justice issues firsthand including criminal responsibility, theories of crime causation, civil vs. criminal law, police roles, functions, and ethics, the courts, and more. Master course concepts more completely than they could by just reading any text. Read the introduction, answer the following questions below and discuss your answers with your classmates and instructor.

Chapter 12 Video 1: Dial-up (433.0K)

Chapter 12 Video 1: Broadband (3515.0K)

12.1. Officer Jordan suggests that the criminal justice system essentially ends up protecting the guilty, while his girlfriend argues that the administration of justice has to err on the side of caution in order to protect the innocent. Who do you agree with, and why? How does Officer Jordan's example of the repeat-offending drunk driver fit into your explanation?

Chapter 12 Video 2: Dial-up (373.0K)

Chapter 12 Video 2: Broadband (3025.0K)

12.2. Officer Jordan did not embellish any of the facts of the case in his testimony; in the end, the suspect he thought was guilty was set free due to lack of evidence. If an officer's testimony at a preliminary hearing is merely a recitation of the police report, is such testimony really necessary or effective?