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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






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






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






4. Where did common law come ?






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 20%






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






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






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






13. 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.'






14. 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.






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






16. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






17. Miranda vs. Arizona






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 16%






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Boston (1838)






38. 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






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






40. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






41. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






42. 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






43. 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






44. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






45. 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






46. 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






47. Sheriff






48. 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






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






50. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived