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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 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






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






4. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






9. 1215 - Magna Carta






10. 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






11. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt






20. 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.






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






22. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?






23. Boston (1838)






24. 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 -






25. 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.'






26. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson






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






28. First Juvenile hall






29. 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






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






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






32. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






34. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






35. 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






36. New York






37. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






38. '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






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






40. 20%






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






42. 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






43. Where did common law come ?






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






45. Illinois - 1899






46. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






47. Miranda vs. Arizona






48. 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






49. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime






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