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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






11. '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






12. 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.'






13. 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






14. 20%






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






16. 16%






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson






22. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






25. First Juvenile hall






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






27. 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 -






28. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






40. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






41. 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.






42. New York






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Illinois - 1899






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