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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. First Juvenile hall






11. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






18. 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






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






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






21. Illinois - 1899






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






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






24. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






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






27. 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






28. 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 -






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






30. 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






31. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






32. Miranda vs. Arizona






33. 16%






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






35. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Boston (1838)






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






43. 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






44. 20%






45. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






47. 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.'






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






49. 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






50. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States