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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
Juveniles
Amendment 5
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
2. New York
police extortion
US v Leon
Before interrogation
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
3. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
UCR Participation
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
English Law
List Index crimes
4. 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
equation to figure crime rate
police extortion
BURGLARY
UCR limitations
5. 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
% minorities in law enforcement
mala in se
Drug use
Part II offenses
6. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
NCVS
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
% of women in law enforcement
Gregg vs. Georgia
7. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
mala in se
Amendment 6
Before interrogation
Hudson vs. Palmer
8. 16%
% of women in law enforcement
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
writ of habeas corpus
Juvenile Status offenses
9. 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
Amendment 6
List Index crimes
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Miranda rights
10. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
mala prohibita
First Police Dept
11th century England
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
11. 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
First US Police dept
Right to remain silent case
% of women in law enforcement
Kent vs. US
12. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
LEAA
Right to remain silent case
First US Police dept
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
13. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
ROBBERY
status offenses
Payton vs. New York
Adkins vs. Virginia
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
Crime Index total
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 6
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
15. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Amendment 14
Juveniles
appellate court
UCR
16. 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
UCR
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
actus reu
Miranda vs. Arizona
17. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
allocution
equation to figure crime rate
Amendment 14
US v Leon
18. Boston (1838)
Part II offenses
Pendleton Act
First US Police dept
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
19. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Amendment 14
Before interrogation
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Shock probation
20. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Gideon vs. Wainwright
police extortion
Pendleton Act
writ of habeas corpus
21. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Mapp vs. Ohio
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
appellate court
22. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
English Law
Adkins vs. Virginia
Part II offenses
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
23. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
loco parentis
Kent vs. US
Amendment 14
writ of habeas corpus
24. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Terry v. Ohio
List Part 1 crimes
First Police Dept
Juveniles
25. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
Miranda rights
actus reu
Auburn Prison system design
Parens patriae
26. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Auburn Prison system design
Right to remain silent case
Gregg vs. Georgia
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
27. 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
Prisons growing
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
US v Leon
Difference between Parole and Probation
28. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Amendment 4
equation to figure crime rate
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Pendleton Act
29. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Shock probation
First US Police dept
UCR
Drug use
30. First Juvenile hall
Auburn Prison system design
New York
Benefits
Amendment 4
31. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
% of women in law enforcement
Gideon vs. Wainwright
loco parentis
mens rea
32. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
List Part 1 crimes
appellate court
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
allocution
33. 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
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Shock probation
Amendment 4
Powell vs. Alabama
34. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
BURGLARY
Kent vs. US
LEAA
35. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Right to remain silent case
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Prisons growing
36. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Tennessee vs. Garner
UCR Participation
Kent vs. US
37. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
English Law
Benefits
Difference between Parole and Probation
Amendment 5
38. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
UCR
New York
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Benefits
39. 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
LEAA
loco parentis
exclusionary rule versions
New York
40. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
writ of habeas corpus
UCR
UCR Participation
Gregg vs. Georgia
41. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
exclusionary rule versions
BURGLARY
equation to figure crime rate
42. '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
writ of habeas corpus
UCR vs. NCVS
exclusionary rule versions
mens rea
43. 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
Miranda rights
First Police Dept
writ of habeas corpus
LARCENY
44. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
Auburn Prison system design
NCVS
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Drug use
45. Miranda vs. Arizona
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Right to remain silent case
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
46. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
First US Police dept
Miranda vs. Arizona
First Juvenile Court in the United States
47. 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
Miranda vs. Arizona
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
48. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Kent vs. US
US v Leon
exclusionary rule versions
49. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
Amendment 6
Miranda vs. Arizona
Adkins vs. Virginia
mala in se
50. 1215 - Magna Carta
11th century England
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Terry v. Ohio
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down