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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Where did common law come ?
11th century England
First Police Dept
Powell vs. Alabama
% minorities in law enforcement
2. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
English Law
Hudson vs. Palmer
New York
Miranda vs. Arizona
3. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
LARCENY
Terry v. Ohio
Amendment 8
4. 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
Miranda vs. Arizona
% of women in law enforcement
Powell vs. Alabama
Pendleton Act
5. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
allocution
UCR Participation
Juveniles
Amendment 5
6. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
% minorities in law enforcement
appellate court
UCR limitations
Miranda rights
7. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
UCR
Amendment 14
List Part 1 crimes
Miranda vs. Arizona
8. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Adkins vs. Virginia
allocution
Terry v. Ohio
List Index crimes
9. New York
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Amendment 5
mala in se
10. 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
Auburn Prison system design
actus reu
equation to figure crime rate
appellate court
11. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
police extortion
Pendleton Act
NCVS
12. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Crime Index total
Gregg vs. Georgia
13. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
exclusionary rule versions
Hudson vs. Palmer
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
mala prohibita
14. 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
BURGLARY
Mapp vs. Ohio
actus reu
Prisons growing
15. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Kent vs. US
Terry v. Ohio
Amendment 5
US v Leon
16. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Auburn Prison system design
status offenses
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
17. '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
Tennessee vs. Garner
equation to figure crime rate
writ of habeas corpus
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
18. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
Tennessee vs. Garner
Before interrogation
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
19. 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
Crime Index total
loco parentis
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
ROBBERY
20. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
UCR Participation
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 8
equation to figure crime rate
21. 20%
First US Police dept
status offenses
appellate court
% minorities in law enforcement
22. 16%
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Miranda vs. Arizona
allocution
% of women in law enforcement
23. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
police extortion
Before interrogation
English Law
First Juvenile Court in the United States
24. 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
First Police Dept
Miranda rights
Tennessee vs. Garner
LARCENY
25. 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
mens rea
Shock probation
Difference between Parole and Probation
allocution
26. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
UCR vs. NCVS
11th century England
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
27. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Amendment 4
BURGLARY
Prisons growing
28. 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
Crime Index total
mala prohibita
First US Police dept
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
29. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
mens rea
Before interrogation
Amendment 5
30. 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 -
Payton vs. New York
Shock probation
Amendment 6
English Law
31. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
mala in se
Juvenile Status offenses
LEAA
11th century England
32. 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
loco parentis
Tennessee vs. Garner
English Law
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
33. First Juvenile hall
UCR Participation
Gideon vs. Wainwright
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
New York
34. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Juvenile Status offenses
Miranda rights
status offenses
35. 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
police extortion
exclusionary rule versions
Juvenile Status offenses
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
36. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
appellate court
Benefits
37. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Juvenile Status offenses
Gregg vs. Georgia
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Right to remain silent case
38. 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.'
New York
Difference between Parole and Probation
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Parens patriae
39. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Parens patriae
Amendment 14
New York
Part II offenses
40. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Amendment 14
UCR
English Law
Shock probation
41. Miranda vs. Arizona
allocution
Right to remain silent case
First Police Dept
Prisons growing
42. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
Drug use
US v Leon
BURGLARY
Shock probation
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
Prisons growing
US v Leon
Mapp vs. Ohio
Gideon vs. Wainwright
44. 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
UCR Participation
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
status offenses
Kent vs. US
45. 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
Miranda rights
Payton vs. New York
Miranda vs. Arizona
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
46. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
status offenses
Juvenile Status offenses
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
First Police Dept
47. Sheriff
UCR vs. NCVS
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Drug use
Auburn Prison system design
48. 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
% of women in law enforcement
LARCENY
equation to figure crime rate
exclusionary rule versions
49. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Right to remain silent case
Auburn Prison system design
Kent vs. US
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
50. 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.
Benefits
Tennessee vs. Garner
Miranda vs. Arizona
UCR vs. NCVS
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