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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Where did common law come ?
Part II offenses
Kent vs. US
% minorities in law enforcement
11th century England
2. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Difference between Parole and Probation
Before interrogation
Parens patriae
3. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
UCR vs. NCVS
Terry v. Ohio
Right to remain silent case
4. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Juveniles
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Miranda rights
List Index crimes
5. 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
equation to figure crime rate
UCR Participation
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
police extortion
6. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Mapp vs. Ohio
English Law
loco parentis
Amendment 5
7. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
US v Leon
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
actus reu
Parens patriae
8. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
mala in se
Drug use
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Difference between Parole and Probation
9. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
11th century England
Amendment 4
Powell vs. Alabama
Adkins vs. Virginia
10. 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
police extortion
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Auburn Prison system design
equation to figure crime rate
11. 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
equation to figure crime rate
Difference between Parole and Probation
mens rea
Juveniles
12. 20%
mala in se
% minorities in law enforcement
UCR
Pendleton Act
13. Illinois - 1899
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Before interrogation
US v Leon
actus reu
14. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
actus reu
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
15. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Miranda vs. Arizona
Adkins vs. Virginia
Kent vs. US
allocution
16. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Kent vs. US
LARCENY
UCR
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
17. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 5
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
loco parentis
18. Boston (1838)
Amendment 4
First US Police dept
Amendment 5
Terry v. Ohio
19. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
police extortion
English Law
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
status offenses
20. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Terry v. Ohio
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
21. 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.
writ of habeas corpus
UCR vs. NCVS
status offenses
mala in se
22. 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 -
Prisons growing
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Payton vs. New York
Gregg vs. Georgia
23. '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
Juvenile Status offenses
writ of habeas corpus
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
First US Police dept
24. 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
Benefits
Juvenile Status offenses
Powell vs. Alabama
Right to remain silent case
25. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
% minorities in law enforcement
New York
26. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
ROBBERY
List Part 1 crimes
Miranda rights
mens rea
27. 16%
% of women in law enforcement
mens rea
mala prohibita
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
28. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
loco parentis
Amendment 14
Gregg vs. Georgia
29. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
LARCENY
First US Police dept
Kent vs. US
30. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Terry v. Ohio
equation to figure crime rate
appellate court
11th century England
31. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
NCVS
BURGLARY
Mapp vs. Ohio
Powell vs. Alabama
32. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
Parens patriae
Juveniles
loco parentis
33. First Juvenile hall
Juveniles
New York
First Police Dept
Payton vs. New York
34. 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
Tennessee vs. Garner
ROBBERY
Amendment 8
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
35. 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
First US Police dept
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Auburn Prison system design
% of women in law enforcement
36. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
mens rea
UCR
37. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Miranda rights
mala prohibita
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Terry v. Ohio
38. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Amendment 4
allocution
mala prohibita
First Juvenile Court in the United States
39. 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
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
11th century England
First Juvenile Court in the United States
police extortion
40. 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
List Part 1 crimes
First Police Dept
Drug use
Auburn Prison system design
41. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
UCR vs. NCVS
UCR
UCR Participation
New York
42. 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
status offenses
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Part II offenses
Amendment 14
43. Miranda vs. Arizona
Right to remain silent case
Juvenile Status offenses
Amendment 4
Amendment 8
44. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Amendment 6
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Miranda vs. Arizona
Miranda rights
45. 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
US v Leon
Gregg vs. Georgia
LARCENY
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
46. 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
Pendleton Act
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
UCR limitations
Benefits
47. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Miranda vs. Arizona
Pendleton Act
% minorities in law enforcement
LEAA
48. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Kent vs. US
English Law
Amendment 4
49. 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
LEAA
actus reu
Miranda rights
Crime Index total
50. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
ROBBERY
New York
Gregg vs. Georgia
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)