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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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 -






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. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






8. 1215 - Magna Carta






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. 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






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






12. Where did common law come ?






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






14. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






15. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






16. Boston (1838)






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






18. Illinois - 1899






19. 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






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






21. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






22. 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






23. 20%






24. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.'






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






48. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






49. 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






50. 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