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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime






2. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






5. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






6. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain






7. First Juvenile hall






8. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






9. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology






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






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






12. 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 -






13. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?






14. Miranda vs. Arizona






15. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. New York






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






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






22. 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.'






23. Boston (1838)






24. 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






25. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






27. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






28. Illinois - 1899






29. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 1215 - Magna Carta






35. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)






36. 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






37. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket






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






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






40. 20%






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






42. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






43. 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.






44. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson






45. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)






46. 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






47. 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






48. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






49. 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






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