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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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 -






2. 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.'






3. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






5. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






21. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






35. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Where did common law come ?






41. 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






42. 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






43. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






45. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?






46. Boston (1838)






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






48. 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






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






50. 1215 - Magna Carta