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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. First Juvenile hall






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






3. New York






4. 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 -






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






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






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






8. 20%






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






14. 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






15. '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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






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






24. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






25. 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






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






27. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






29. 16%






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






37. Where did common law come ?






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Miranda vs. Arizona