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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Where did common law come ?
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Amendment 5
11th century England
First Police Dept
2. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
First Police Dept
Amendment 5
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
NCVS
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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Powell vs. Alabama
Miranda vs. Arizona
Amendment 14
4. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
UCR
mala in se
Shock probation
5. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Right to remain silent case
Adkins vs. Virginia
appellate court
Hudson vs. Palmer
6. Miranda vs. Arizona
Shock probation
Right to remain silent case
loco parentis
Difference between Parole and Probation
7. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Before interrogation
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
English Law
Mapp vs. Ohio
8. First Juvenile hall
Kent vs. US
New York
LARCENY
actus reu
9. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
BURGLARY
Payton vs. New York
Kent vs. US
10. 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
First Police Dept
mens rea
Auburn Prison system design
BURGLARY
11. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Before interrogation
Miranda vs. Arizona
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Amendment 6
12. 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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Juvenile Status offenses
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Amendment 4
13. 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
equation to figure crime rate
Difference between Parole and Probation
Crime Index total
14. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
Amendment 5
Amendment 8
Juvenile Status offenses
US v Leon
15. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
NCVS
Terry v. Ohio
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Shock probation
16. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
UCR limitations
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
ROBBERY
17. New York
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Tennessee vs. Garner
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
18. 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.
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 14
Crime Index total
Adkins vs. Virginia
19. 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)
% of women in law enforcement
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
20. 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
US v Leon
Part II offenses
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Amendment 5
21. 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
Gregg vs. Georgia
exclusionary rule versions
List Index crimes
Difference between Parole and Probation
22. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Hudson vs. Palmer
% minorities in law enforcement
Gregg vs. Georgia
US v Leon
23. 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
loco parentis
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Juveniles
Tennessee vs. Garner
24. 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
Kent vs. US
Prisons growing
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
UCR vs. NCVS
25. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Miranda vs. Arizona
Terry v. Ohio
26. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Payton vs. New York
First Juvenile Court in the United States
ROBBERY
27. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Tennessee vs. Garner
Juveniles
Miranda rights
Mapp vs. Ohio
28. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
police extortion
Kent vs. US
Amendment 14
29. Sheriff
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
BURGLARY
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
30. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
11th century England
Benefits
Terry v. Ohio
UCR
31. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Shock probation
First US Police dept
Prisons growing
UCR limitations
32. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Drug use
mala in se
equation to figure crime rate
33. 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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
BURGLARY
Shock probation
Drug use
34. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
Pendleton Act
Miranda vs. Arizona
Difference between Parole and Probation
actus reu
35. 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
New York
equation to figure crime rate
mala prohibita
36. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Amendment 14
police extortion
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
37. 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
BURGLARY
Payton vs. New York
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
exclusionary rule versions
38. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Terry v. Ohio
UCR Participation
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
mens rea
39. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Adkins vs. Virginia
Juvenile Status offenses
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Drug use
40. Boston (1838)
US v Leon
First US Police dept
Payton vs. New York
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
41. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Adkins vs. Virginia
Amendment 14
Pendleton Act
42. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
List Part 1 crimes
Juveniles
mala prohibita
Part II offenses
43. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Gideon vs. Wainwright
police extortion
LARCENY
Crime Index total
44. 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
UCR limitations
Kent vs. US
exclusionary rule versions
Miranda rights
45. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Amendment 5
writ of habeas corpus
ROBBERY
46. 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
First Police Dept
Powell vs. Alabama
Gregg vs. Georgia
mens rea
47. 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.'
UCR
equation to figure crime rate
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
48. 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 -
BURGLARY
First US Police dept
Miranda vs. Arizona
Payton vs. New York
49. 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
Juveniles
UCR Participation
Drug use
LARCENY
50. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Miranda rights
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Auburn Prison system design
Miranda vs. Arizona
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