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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






8. 1215 - Magna Carta






9. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






10. Where did common law come ?






11. Illinois - 1899






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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.'






18. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






20. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






21. 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






22. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






24. First Juvenile hall






25. 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






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






27. Miranda vs. Arizona






28. New York






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






30. 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






31. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Boston (1838)






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. '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






41. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 16%






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






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






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