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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






4. 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






5. 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.'






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






7. 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






8. Miranda vs. Arizona






9. 16%






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 - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






12. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. Where did common law come ?






19. '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






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






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






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






23. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






24. Boston (1838)






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






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






27. 20%






28. 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






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






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






31. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






32. 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






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






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






35. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






36. 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






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






38. First Juvenile hall






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






50. 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 -







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