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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. 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
Amendment 8
First US Police dept
actus reu
LARCENY
2. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
mens rea
English Law
Benefits
Amendment 4
3. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Amendment 8
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
allocution
4. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
mala in se
Amendment 4
Tennessee vs. Garner
status offenses
5. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
Juveniles
Terry v. Ohio
Miranda rights
6. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
mens rea
appellate court
allocution
writ of habeas corpus
7. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Prisons growing
List Index crimes
NCVS
8. 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
ROBBERY
UCR limitations
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
9. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Powell vs. Alabama
Hudson vs. Palmer
Shock probation
10. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
NCVS
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Juveniles
Powell vs. Alabama
11. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
First Police Dept
Adkins vs. Virginia
% minorities in law enforcement
police extortion
12. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
Shock probation
Mapp vs. Ohio
Gregg vs. Georgia
List Index crimes
13. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Shock probation
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Miranda vs. Arizona
Parens patriae
14. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
Pendleton Act
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Gregg vs. Georgia
15. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Hudson vs. Palmer
Terry v. Ohio
UCR vs. NCVS
Drug use
16. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
ROBBERY
Amendment 14
Kent vs. US
BURGLARY
17. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Amendment 14
Adkins vs. Virginia
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Amendment 5
18. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Tennessee vs. Garner
Crime Index total
19. 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
Tennessee vs. Garner
Right to remain silent case
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Before interrogation
20. 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
writ of habeas corpus
police extortion
actus reu
Crime Index total
21. 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
Juvenile Status offenses
BURGLARY
First Police Dept
Miranda rights
22. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Terry v. Ohio
Benefits
UCR vs. NCVS
status offenses
23. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
List Part 1 crimes
First Police Dept
UCR Participation
NCVS
24. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
UCR limitations
mala in se
Terry v. Ohio
25. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
11th century England
Auburn Prison system design
Amendment 6
UCR vs. NCVS
26. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Before interrogation
List Index crimes
ROBBERY
Auburn Prison system design
27. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
Kent vs. US
US v Leon
Tennessee vs. Garner
28. Boston (1838)
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
mala in se
First US Police dept
Amendment 6
29. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
mala in se
Part II offenses
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
English Law
30. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
% of women in law enforcement
Tennessee vs. Garner
31. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
mala prohibita
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
32. 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
Juveniles
Miranda rights
exclusionary rule versions
Tennessee vs. Garner
33. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
Juvenile Status offenses
allocution
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
34. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
Crime Index total
mens rea
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
loco parentis
35. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Right to remain silent case
actus reu
equation to figure crime rate
UCR
36. 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.'
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Tennessee vs. Garner
% of women in law enforcement
mens rea
37. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
loco parentis
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
UCR Participation
38. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 4
appellate court
39. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Pendleton Act
LARCENY
UCR Participation
40. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
mens rea
Miranda vs. Arizona
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Amendment 6
41. 1215 - Magna Carta
% of women in law enforcement
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Mapp vs. Ohio
Shock probation
42. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
% minorities in law enforcement
NCVS
appellate court
Payton vs. New York
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
NCVS
UCR vs. NCVS
appellate court
Mapp vs. Ohio
44. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
status offenses
Adkins vs. Virginia
Mapp vs. Ohio
US v Leon
45. New York
List Index crimes
Prisons growing
Part II offenses
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
46. Illinois - 1899
Parens patriae
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Benefits
47. 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
UCR limitations
Shock probation
Mapp vs. Ohio
Terry v. Ohio
48. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
exclusionary rule versions
Parens patriae
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Prisons growing
49. 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.
Mapp vs. Ohio
US v Leon
Amendment 14
UCR vs. NCVS
50. 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
% minorities in law enforcement
Pendleton Act
Hudson vs. Palmer
actus reu