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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






2. Miranda vs. Arizona






3. '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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 16%






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






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






16. Illinois - 1899






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






18. 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






19. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






26. 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






27. 20%






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






29. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson






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






31. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered






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






33. 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.'






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






35. 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 -






36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






37. 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






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






39. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






40. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






42. 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






43. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Boston (1838)