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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
List Index crimes
List Part 1 crimes
LARCENY
2. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Juvenile Status offenses
status offenses
Prisons growing
writ of habeas corpus
3. Where did common law come ?
11th century England
Auburn Prison system design
% of women in law enforcement
Amendment 5
4. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 8
Amendment 5
Gideon vs. Wainwright
5. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Benefits
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
% of women in law enforcement
First Juvenile Court in the United States
6. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
allocution
LARCENY
Prisons growing
First Juvenile Court in the United States
7. 4th amendment - search and seizure - S&S not violated if officer has suspicion of suspect being armed - May search outer person and clothing for weapons - Called a (Terry stop) = stop and frisk - Extended to temporary detention of people in vehicles
NCVS
Gregg vs. Georgia
mala in se
Terry v. Ohio
8. 4th amendment - no warrant w/o probable cause - search warrants for felonies - officer cannot cross threshold without an arrest warrant - arrest warrant CAN enter - search warrant cannot -
New York
Payton vs. New York
First Juvenile Court in the United States
List Index crimes
9. Formed the Met police of London at Scotland Yard - London system was national - origin of the term 'bobbies' - 'The Father of Modern Policing' - 'Police are public - public are police.'
Tennessee vs. Garner
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Gregg vs. Georgia
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
10. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
First US Police dept
Amendment 8
Parens patriae
Amendment 5
11. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
equation to figure crime rate
loco parentis
mala in se
12. Illinois - 1899
mala in se
Drug use
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
13. In the place (instead) of the parent - allows The state or institutions to act on behalf of their students and non biological parents to act as biological parents on behalf of the child
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 4
loco parentis
appellate court
14. Not accutate - relies on local law enforcement agency - can only measure crime known to police - cannot provide an accurate representation of actual crime rates. Misrepresentation: focused upon street crime -does not record information on many other
status offenses
Amendment 8
% minorities in law enforcement
UCR limitations
15. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
ROBBERY
Juveniles
US v Leon
mala prohibita
16. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Difference between Parole and Probation
Before interrogation
Drug use
Hudson vs. Palmer
17. 4th amendment - search and seizure - Ruled that evidence violating search and seizure protections may not be used is STATE and FEDERAL court - Mapp applies the 4th amendment to state courts
actus reu
Mapp vs. Ohio
% minorities in law enforcement
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
18. Boston (1838)
Terry v. Ohio
First US Police dept
Difference between Parole and Probation
Amendment 5
19. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
mala prohibita
Prisons growing
Amendment 5
NCVS
20. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
Part II offenses
UCR vs. NCVS
writ of habeas corpus
21. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Hudson vs. Palmer
Pendleton Act
LEAA
allocution
22. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Hudson vs. Palmer
mala in se
Amendment 14
23. State Prison - 1819 NY - 1st electric chair execution (1890) - Schedule of hard work in day - then prayer and contemplation - Segregated by type of crime - Originated the black stripe uniform - Also called the congregate system - inmates congregate d
UCR vs. NCVS
UCR limitations
Auburn Prison system design
Amendment 8
24. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
First US Police dept
Amendment 8
Shock probation
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
25. Leader in management systems in policing - Chief in Chicago - Fullerton CA - Wichita KS - Author - Student of Vollmer - Believed in police omnipresence - 2 way radios and quick response - single officer patrol cars
Hudson vs. Palmer
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
writ of habeas corpus
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
26. New York
Right to remain silent case
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Adkins vs. Virginia
Juvenile Status offenses
27. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Terry v. Ohio
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
% of women in law enforcement
ROBBERY
28. First Juvenile hall
BURGLARY
Miranda vs. Arizona
New York
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
29. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Gideon vs. Wainwright
First US Police dept
Before interrogation
NCVS
30. Sheriff
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Payton vs. New York
Part II offenses
First Juvenile Court in the United States
31. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Gideon vs. Wainwright
% minorities in law enforcement
English Law
Right to remain silent case
32. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Payton vs. New York
US v Leon
Adkins vs. Virginia
33. Probation is front end - sentence in leu of incarceration - a sentence option for misdemeanors and some felonies - a decision by the JUDGE - parole is back end - supervised release of a prisoner before completion of prison sentence - a decision by th
Shock probation
List Part 1 crimes
Difference between Parole and Probation
mala in se
34. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Difference between Parole and Probation
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
LEAA
35. Fraud - forgery/counterfeiting - embezzlement - simple assault - sex offenses - offenses against the family - drug and liquor offenses - weapons offenses other non-violent offenses excluding traffic violations
Shock probation
Benefits
US v Leon
Part II offenses
36. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
UCR Participation
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
appellate court
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
37. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Drug use
UCR Participation
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
First Juvenile Court in the United States
38. Miranda vs. Arizona
loco parentis
Right to remain silent case
New York
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
39. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
Crime Index total
mens rea
11th century England
Parens patriae
40. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
Prisons growing
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
List Index crimes
Powell vs. Alabama
41. Similar to burglary. The major difference between the two is that the perpetrator did not illegally enter a structure by using forcible - non forcible or attempted forcible entry (with the exception of a motor vehicle.) All thefts of motor vehicles o
English Law
exclusionary rule versions
Terry v. Ohio
LARCENY
42. Remain silent - Anything said can be used in court - Right to counsel - Right to attorney during questioning - If indigent (poor) right to have attorney provided
Miranda rights
Juvenile Status offenses
Amendment 5
Juveniles
43. 4th amendment - search and seizure - Ruled that prison cells could be searched - that prisoners have no right against search and seizure - Decision: Fourth Amendment does not apply to prison inmates - Significance: After Hudson - prisoners who are tr
Drug use
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Hudson vs. Palmer
44. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 8
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
exclusionary rule versions
45. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Drug use
Gregg vs. Georgia
46. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Shock probation
Miranda rights
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
47. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
actus reu
Miranda vs. Arizona
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
exclusionary rule versions
48. UCR = police report - NCVS = survey of households - comparisons of the UCR and NCVS data sets show there to be a high degree of correspondence between the two systems.
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 5
Before interrogation
UCR vs. NCVS
49. Berkley California police chief - Developed the office of police chief - Integrated records system - 'Father of Modern Law Enforcement' - Taught O.W. Wilson at Berkley - Wanted policemen to have degrees - Removed politics from policing - First to use
Payton vs. New York
NCVS
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
11th century England
50. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
mala prohibita
Gregg vs. Georgia
US v Leon
List Index crimes