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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






9. 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






10. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






11. 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.'






12. 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






13. First Juvenile hall






14. 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






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






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






17. Where did common law come ?






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






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






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






21. 1215 - Magna Carta






22. Boston (1838)






23. 16%






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






28. '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






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






30. 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






31. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






32. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






34. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






35. 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






36. 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 -






37. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






44. 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






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






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






47. 20%






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






49. 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






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