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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Sheriff






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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.'






12. 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






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. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






22. 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






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






24. Illinois - 1899






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






26. 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






27. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






30. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






33. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






35. New York






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






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






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






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






40. Boston (1838)






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Where did common law come ?






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






47. 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






48. 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 -






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






50. Miranda vs. Arizona