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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
equation to figure crime rate
Parens patriae
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
NCVS
2. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
UCR vs. NCVS
UCR limitations
Amendment 8
allocution
3. 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.'
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
UCR limitations
allocution
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
4. 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
LEAA
exclusionary rule versions
Pendleton Act
mala in se
5. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Difference between Parole and Probation
mens rea
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Miranda rights
6. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
writ of habeas corpus
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Benefits
police extortion
7. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
Juvenile Status offenses
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
List Index crimes
Hudson vs. Palmer
8. 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
status offenses
BURGLARY
Payton vs. New York
Part II offenses
9. '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
Juveniles
writ of habeas corpus
Benefits
Before interrogation
10. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Hudson vs. Palmer
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
status offenses
loco parentis
11. 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
Miranda rights
Drug use
Juvenile Status offenses
Tennessee vs. Garner
12. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
US v Leon
status offenses
Amendment 6
13. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Hudson vs. Palmer
Gideon vs. Wainwright
UCR
14. 1215 - Magna Carta
Amendment 6
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Tennessee vs. Garner
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
15. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Juveniles
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Amendment 4
loco parentis
16. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
Parens patriae
NCVS
Miranda vs. Arizona
17. Miranda vs. Arizona
mens rea
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
First US Police dept
Right to remain silent case
18. Where did common law come ?
Before interrogation
Amendment 4
11th century England
LEAA
19. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Amendment 5
UCR
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Gregg vs. Georgia
20. 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
English Law
Right to remain silent case
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Juvenile Status offenses
21. 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
Part II offenses
allocution
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
22. Boston (1838)
writ of habeas corpus
US v Leon
First US Police dept
Payton vs. New York
23. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
Gideon vs. Wainwright
NCVS
List Part 1 crimes
US v Leon
24. 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.
Amendment 5
UCR vs. NCVS
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
loco parentis
25. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Hudson vs. Palmer
Amendment 14
List Part 1 crimes
26. 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
police extortion
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Kent vs. US
First Police Dept
27. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
mala prohibita
allocution
NCVS
Part II offenses
28. 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
mens rea
UCR limitations
UCR
Mapp vs. Ohio
29. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
English Law
status offenses
UCR limitations
30. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Miranda vs. Arizona
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
UCR vs. NCVS
31. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
mala in se
writ of habeas corpus
appellate court
32. 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
List Index crimes
Prisons growing
Difference between Parole and Probation
% of women in law enforcement
33. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
% minorities in law enforcement
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Kent vs. US
Amendment 8
34. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
List Part 1 crimes
Powell vs. Alabama
mens rea
% minorities in law enforcement
35. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Gregg vs. Georgia
Hudson vs. Palmer
mala in se
Difference between Parole and Probation
36. 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 -
Payton vs. New York
Auburn Prison system design
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Miranda vs. Arizona
37. 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
Terry v. Ohio
allocution
Parens patriae
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
38. 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
List Index crimes
Crime Index total
Amendment 14
11th century England
39. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Adkins vs. Virginia
UCR Participation
New York
Hudson vs. Palmer
40. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
mala in se
appellate court
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
First Juvenile Court in the United States
41. 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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Amendment 4
Mapp vs. Ohio
Parens patriae
42. 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
equation to figure crime rate
Amendment 4
Gideon vs. Wainwright
mala in se
43. Illinois - 1899
appellate court
writ of habeas corpus
exclusionary rule versions
First Juvenile Court in the United States
44. 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)
Prisons growing
Juveniles
equation to figure crime rate
45. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
equation to figure crime rate
Powell vs. Alabama
Gregg vs. Georgia
46. 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
UCR vs. NCVS
Mapp vs. Ohio
ROBBERY
Miranda vs. Arizona
47. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Before interrogation
allocution
Amendment 5
UCR limitations
48. 16%
UCR limitations
% of women in law enforcement
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
equation to figure crime rate
49. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Benefits
Amendment 6
Prisons growing
Kent vs. US
50. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Amendment 4
Terry v. Ohio