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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1215 - Magna Carta
NCVS
police extortion
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
UCR vs. NCVS
2. Where did common law come ?
appellate court
11th century England
Parens patriae
Miranda vs. Arizona
3. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
% minorities in law enforcement
mala in se
List Index crimes
mens rea
4. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
First Police Dept
Benefits
LEAA
List Part 1 crimes
5. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
equation to figure crime rate
actus reu
Amendment 6
Part II offenses
6. 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
Auburn Prison system design
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
% of women in law enforcement
Kent vs. US
7. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Prisons growing
Powell vs. Alabama
status offenses
mens rea
8. First Juvenile hall
ROBBERY
BURGLARY
Gregg vs. Georgia
New York
9. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Shock probation
Auburn Prison system design
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 4
10. 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.'
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
LEAA
New York
Terry v. Ohio
11. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
actus reu
List Index crimes
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
UCR Participation
12. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Adkins vs. Virginia
Crime Index total
loco parentis
UCR vs. NCVS
13. Boston (1838)
Juveniles
UCR vs. NCVS
First US Police dept
writ of habeas corpus
14. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Juvenile Status offenses
Powell vs. Alabama
police extortion
appellate court
15. 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 -
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Payton vs. New York
UCR vs. NCVS
equation to figure crime rate
16. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
actus reu
police extortion
Crime Index total
17. Sheriff
mala in se
List Part 1 crimes
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Tennessee vs. Garner
18. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
actus reu
Miranda rights
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
First Police Dept
19. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Terry v. Ohio
Gregg vs. Georgia
% of women in law enforcement
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
20. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
mens rea
Juveniles
exclusionary rule versions
Terry v. Ohio
21. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
allocution
loco parentis
actus reu
Miranda rights
22. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
writ of habeas corpus
Shock probation
New York
% minorities in law enforcement
23. 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
Tennessee vs. Garner
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
English Law
Amendment 8
24. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
exclusionary rule versions
% of women in law enforcement
New York
25. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Right to remain silent case
Parens patriae
Benefits
LARCENY
26. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Amendment 6
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
New York
police extortion
27. 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
New York
Gideon vs. Wainwright
UCR
Mapp vs. Ohio
28. 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.
Shock probation
Juveniles
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 5
29. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
mala prohibita
Payton vs. New York
Prisons growing
Amendment 8
30. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Adkins vs. Virginia
writ of habeas corpus
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
31. 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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Part II offenses
Gideon vs. Wainwright
32. 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
ROBBERY
Parens patriae
Right to remain silent case
UCR
33. Illinois - 1899
First Juvenile Court in the United States
First Police Dept
writ of habeas corpus
exclusionary rule versions
34. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
New York
Miranda vs. Arizona
Drug use
35. 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
First US Police dept
UCR Participation
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Powell vs. Alabama
36. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
NCVS
Difference between Parole and Probation
UCR Participation
status offenses
37. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
NCVS
Payton vs. New York
Tennessee vs. Garner
UCR
38. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
11th century England
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
LARCENY
39. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Pendleton Act
% minorities in law enforcement
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
mala prohibita
40. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
actus reu
Gideon vs. Wainwright
First Police Dept
41. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
mala in se
Mapp vs. Ohio
Juveniles
Part II offenses
42. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Powell vs. Alabama
Shock probation
Parens patriae
status offenses
43. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
actus reu
English Law
Pendleton Act
List Part 1 crimes
44. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
UCR limitations
Amendment 14
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Miranda rights
45. 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
First Police Dept
Part II offenses
equation to figure crime rate
Pendleton Act
46. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Drug use
Tennessee vs. Garner
English Law
Juveniles
47. 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
mala prohibita
writ of habeas corpus
loco parentis
48. 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
Before interrogation
Mapp vs. Ohio
English Law
Juvenile Status offenses
49. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
police extortion
LARCENY
UCR vs. NCVS
50. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
police extortion
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Benefits
actus reu