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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 16%






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. '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






11. 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






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






13. 4th amendment - no warrant w/o probable cause - When officer is in pursuit he may use deadly force if suspect is escaping and the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat to officers and others






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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.'






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. New York






23. Boston (1838)






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






25. 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






26. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






27. 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






28. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






29. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






30. Where did common law come ?






31. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






39. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






42. 20%






43. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -






44. 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






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






46. Miranda vs. Arizona






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. First Juvenile hall






49. 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






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