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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. New York
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Crime Index total
actus reu
Mapp vs. Ohio
2. 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
Auburn Prison system design
% of women in law enforcement
NCVS
3. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Miranda vs. Arizona
11th century England
appellate court
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
4. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Crime Index total
Amendment 6
BURGLARY
UCR
5. 16%
List Part 1 crimes
% of women in law enforcement
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
status offenses
6. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
exclusionary rule versions
First Police Dept
English Law
11th century England
7. 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
Amendment 8
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
UCR limitations
loco parentis
8. 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
ROBBERY
allocution
Parens patriae
loco parentis
9. 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)
Amendment 8
equation to figure crime rate
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
10. 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
% minorities in law enforcement
Juveniles
% of women in law enforcement
Kent vs. US
11. 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
Kent vs. US
Mapp vs. Ohio
loco parentis
mens rea
12. 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
Amendment 6
Hudson vs. Palmer
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
ROBBERY
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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Difference between Parole and Probation
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
14. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Parens patriae
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Juveniles
Amendment 5
15. Boston (1838)
First US Police dept
Amendment 4
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
16. 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
Amendment 6
Pendleton Act
Difference between Parole and Probation
allocution
17. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
UCR
Crime Index total
appellate court
Mapp vs. Ohio
18. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
mens rea
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Hudson vs. Palmer
LEAA
19. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
allocution
LEAA
appellate court
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
20. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
Kent vs. US
First Juvenile Court in the United States
UCR limitations
21. Sheriff
Adkins vs. Virginia
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
List Part 1 crimes
Amendment 8
22. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
NCVS
First Police Dept
Amendment 8
Kent vs. US
23. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Before interrogation
Benefits
writ of habeas corpus
24. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Gregg vs. Georgia
Right to remain silent case
Pendleton Act
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
25. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Shock probation
writ of habeas corpus
Crime Index total
26. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Juvenile Status offenses
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
mens rea
ROBBERY
27. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
UCR
Shock probation
Drug use
28. 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
LARCENY
Shock probation
actus reu
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
29. First Juvenile hall
Hudson vs. Palmer
New York
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
UCR Participation
30. 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
Juveniles
LARCENY
Powell vs. Alabama
% minorities in law enforcement
31. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
UCR Participation
Amendment 5
mens rea
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
32. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
equation to figure crime rate
Mapp vs. Ohio
List Index crimes
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
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
exclusionary rule versions
English Law
Adkins vs. Virginia
Amendment 6
34. 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
Crime Index total
Amendment 8
Benefits
35. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
First US Police dept
LARCENY
Juvenile Status offenses
UCR Participation
36. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Hudson vs. Palmer
ROBBERY
exclusionary rule versions
37. 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
exclusionary rule versions
List Part 1 crimes
BURGLARY
LEAA
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
Part II offenses
Amendment 8
Gregg vs. Georgia
Mapp vs. Ohio
39. Where did common law come ?
Tennessee vs. Garner
11th century England
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
First Juvenile Court in the United States
40. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Tennessee vs. Garner
Amendment 5
UCR vs. NCVS
Drug use
41. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Miranda vs. Arizona
Prisons growing
11th century England
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
42. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Amendment 8
English Law
Amendment 4
actus reu
43. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
allocution
List Part 1 crimes
Mapp vs. Ohio
44. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 6
Kent vs. US
Miranda rights
45. '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
actus reu
exclusionary rule versions
11th century England
writ of habeas corpus
46. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Part II offenses
actus reu
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
47. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
Mapp vs. Ohio
First Juvenile Court in the United States
US v Leon
Difference between Parole and Probation
48. Illinois - 1899
Juvenile Status offenses
Prisons growing
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
First Juvenile Court in the United States
49. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
mala in se
First Police Dept
mens rea
exclusionary rule versions
50. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
English Law
Adkins vs. Virginia
BURGLARY
Pendleton Act