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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






3. 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.






4. Sheriff






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






6. 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






7. 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






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 -






9. '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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored






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






16. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?






17. 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






18. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime






26. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






29. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain






30. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Where did common law come ?






35. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






36. 16%






37. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -






38. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






39. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?






40. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology






41. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






42. 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






43. Boston (1838)






44. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)