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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Kent vs. US
Amendment 14
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
UCR
2. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
mala prohibita
Before interrogation
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Hudson vs. Palmer
3. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
English Law
Juveniles
4. 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
exclusionary rule versions
Auburn Prison system design
UCR
List Part 1 crimes
5. 16%
% of women in law enforcement
Prisons growing
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
UCR
6. 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
UCR limitations
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
police extortion
7. 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
Shock probation
Kent vs. US
ROBBERY
11th century England
8. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Juveniles
Amendment 14
Auburn Prison system design
Pendleton Act
9. Where did common law come ?
11th century England
LEAA
BURGLARY
Amendment 5
10. Illinois - 1899
Benefits
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Amendment 4
Mapp vs. Ohio
11. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
UCR vs. NCVS
List Index crimes
Amendment 5
loco parentis
12. First Juvenile hall
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 5
Hudson vs. Palmer
New York
13. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 4
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Before interrogation
List Index crimes
14. 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
English Law
police extortion
Hudson vs. Palmer
15. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
% of women in law enforcement
11th century England
Drug use
LARCENY
16. 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
Crime Index total
Part II offenses
writ of habeas corpus
Powell vs. Alabama
17. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
New York
List Index crimes
NCVS
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
18. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
NCVS
UCR Participation
appellate court
US v Leon
19. 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
Gregg vs. Georgia
% of women in law enforcement
Mapp vs. Ohio
Crime Index total
20. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Gregg vs. Georgia
Miranda rights
List Index crimes
Amendment 6
21. 1215 - Magna Carta
NCVS
appellate court
US v Leon
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
22. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Crime Index total
mala prohibita
equation to figure crime rate
Adkins vs. Virginia
23. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
Benefits
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
US v Leon
First Juvenile Court in the United States
24. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Right to remain silent case
status offenses
Amendment 8
allocution
25. 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
Prisons growing
% of women in law enforcement
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Miranda rights
26. 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
NCVS
allocution
US v Leon
27. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
mala prohibita
11th century England
UCR Participation
28. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Amendment 8
mens rea
Parens patriae
appellate court
29. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
status offenses
List Part 1 crimes
First Police Dept
Before interrogation
30. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
US v Leon
Juveniles
appellate court
31. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
Amendment 5
LEAA
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
32. 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
List Index crimes
exclusionary rule versions
Before interrogation
Auburn Prison system design
33. '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
UCR Participation
New York
Benefits
writ of habeas corpus
34. 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.
Amendment 5
UCR vs. NCVS
mens rea
Crime Index total
35. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
mala prohibita
Pendleton Act
Miranda vs. Arizona
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
36. Miranda vs. Arizona
loco parentis
Prisons growing
Right to remain silent case
Miranda rights
37. Boston (1838)
NCVS
Miranda vs. Arizona
First US Police dept
Mapp vs. Ohio
38. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Amendment 14
Auburn Prison system design
English Law
UCR
39. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Shock probation
LARCENY
mala prohibita
40. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Amendment 14
US v Leon
mens rea
41. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Miranda vs. Arizona
Prisons growing
Powell vs. Alabama
Amendment 5
42. New York
Powell vs. Alabama
% of women in law enforcement
UCR limitations
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
43. 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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
First Police Dept
US v Leon
44. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
Tennessee vs. Garner
Pendleton Act
allocution
List Part 1 crimes
45. 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
appellate court
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Payton vs. New York
46. 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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
LARCENY
writ of habeas corpus
Benefits
47. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Gregg vs. Georgia
loco parentis
Amendment 8
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
48. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Auburn Prison system design
allocution
Parens patriae
49. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Pendleton Act
police extortion
Amendment 5
UCR limitations
50. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Crime Index total
Difference between Parole and Probation
Benefits
Amendment 14