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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
Difference between Parole and Probation
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
List Part 1 crimes
2. Delinquent because of the offender's status as a minor - typically dealt with by social services agencies - do not require intervention from the juvenile court. Includes: underage consumption of alcohol - driving without a license - truancy from scho
Juvenile Status offenses
Difference between Parole and Probation
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Miranda rights
3. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Pendleton Act
4. Taking or attempting to take something of value from another person by use of force - threats or intimidation. It is committed in the presence of the victim - divided into different 'degrees'. The degrees vary by state and can also depend on whether
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
ROBBERY
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
UCR vs. NCVS
5. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
mala prohibita
Gregg vs. Georgia
allocution
6. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Before interrogation
Shock probation
Right to remain silent case
Pendleton Act
7. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Prisons growing
NCVS
English Law
Terry v. Ohio
8. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Difference between Parole and Probation
Gideon vs. Wainwright
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
First US Police dept
9. 1769 - England - No coerced self incriminating evidence. 1789 US - Bill of Rights - 4th and 5th amendments - No search and seizure without probable cause. 1960's US - No involuntary confessions. 1961 US - Mapp vs. Ohio gives exclusionary rights to st
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Hudson vs. Palmer
exclusionary rule versions
NCVS
10. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
US v Leon
Auburn Prison system design
BURGLARY
11. 'you are to have the body' - person in custody who is summoned must be shown court order or proof that the authority has the right to detain
Auburn Prison system design
writ of habeas corpus
ROBBERY
LEAA
12. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
Amendment 8
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 6
13. Divide the amount a particular crime is committed by the total population for the city. So if the crime of assault was committed 4 -000 times in a city of 120 -000 - you divide 4 -000 by 120 -000. The answer comes up to be about .03 (or 3%). This mea
equation to figure crime rate
Amendment 4
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Right to remain silent case
14. 16%
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
% of women in law enforcement
appellate court
First US Police dept
15. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
police extortion
Adkins vs. Virginia
loco parentis
LEAA
16. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
actus reu
Miranda vs. Arizona
Amendment 5
17. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Benefits
Amendment 8
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Gregg vs. Georgia
18. 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
loco parentis
Terry v. Ohio
Hudson vs. Palmer
Difference between Parole and Probation
19. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Difference between Parole and Probation
Before interrogation
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
11th century England
20. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Crime Index total
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Difference between Parole and Probation
mala prohibita
21. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Amendment 4
% minorities in law enforcement
mala in se
22. 5th amendment - due process - Juvenile Justice - Some due process must be followed even though juvenile court is civil - not criminal - Granted minors charged with crimes the same rights as adults. Significance: ushered in an era of reform in the juv
UCR limitations
Kent vs. US
Miranda rights
Mapp vs. Ohio
23. Unlawful entry of a 'structure' to commit a felony or a theft. Burglary is commonly known as a 'break in -' or - 'breaking and entering.' A 'structure' is usually in reference to physical buildings but not cars. Car breakins or thefts are considered
UCR vs. NCVS
Juveniles
First US Police dept
BURGLARY
24. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Before interrogation
Tennessee vs. Garner
Amendment 4
NCVS
25. Sheriff
UCR Participation
allocution
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Kent vs. US
26. First Juvenile hall
LARCENY
UCR Participation
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
New York
27. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Amendment 5
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Prisons growing
28. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
LARCENY
UCR
Gideon vs. Wainwright
29. 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
LARCENY
LEAA
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Miranda rights
30. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Benefits
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Amendment 5
Gregg vs. Georgia
31. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Payton vs. New York
Juvenile Status offenses
Benefits
32. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Juvenile Status offenses
Miranda vs. Arizona
First Police Dept
writ of habeas corpus
33. 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
Terry v. Ohio
US v Leon
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
BURGLARY
34. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Drug use
% of women in law enforcement
status offenses
Amendment 14
35. 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.'
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Juveniles
36. 20%
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
ROBBERY
% minorities in law enforcement
UCR Participation
37. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
mala in se
Adkins vs. Virginia
Auburn Prison system design
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
38. 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
English Law
Terry v. Ohio
Amendment 14
39. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
Amendment 6
allocution
NCVS
status offenses
40. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Powell vs. Alabama
UCR Participation
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
% minorities in law enforcement
41. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Pendleton Act
Miranda rights
First Police Dept
Amendment 6
42. Due process (4th and 5th) - in a capital trial - the defendant must be given access to counsel upon his or her own request as part of due process
Powell vs. Alabama
11th century England
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Part II offenses
43. 4th amendment - no warrant w/o probable cause - When officer is in pursuit he may use deadly force if suspect is escaping and the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat to officers and others
allocution
Prisons growing
Tennessee vs. Garner
Difference between Parole and Probation
44. A computerized index of criminal justice information (i.e. criminal record history information - fugitives - stolen properties - missing persons). It is available to Federal - state - and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Kent vs. US
actus reu
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
45. Miranda vs. Arizona
Juvenile Status offenses
Right to remain silent case
List Index crimes
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
46. 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
First US Police dept
Hudson vs. Palmer
Difference between Parole and Probation
Payton vs. New York
47. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
LARCENY
ROBBERY
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Drug use
48. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
List Part 1 crimes
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Amendment 8
Juveniles
49. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
writ of habeas corpus
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
New York
50. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
mens rea
appellate court
New York
Pendleton Act