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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






2. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law






3. New York






4. 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






5. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






6. 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.






7. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson






8. 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






9. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson






10. The sum of selected offenses used to measure crime rates and their fluctuations reported to law enforcement. The offenses included in the Crime Index total are the violent crimes of Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter - Forcible Rape - Robbery - and






11. 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






12. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -






13. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered






14. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics






15. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel






16. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






17. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Where did common law come ?






22. 20%






23. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute






24. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause






25. 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






26. 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.'






27. 16%






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






32. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






33. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt






34. First Juvenile hall






35. '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






36. 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






37. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






38. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






39. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket






40. 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






41. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson






42. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?






43. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






44. 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






45. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it






46. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing






47. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)






48. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






49. Boston (1838)






50. 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 -