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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. '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






3. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






4. New York






5. 20%






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






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






9. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






10. 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 -






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






17. Sheriff






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






19. 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






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






21. Where did common law come ?






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






23. Illinois - 1899






24. 16%






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






26. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






27. First Juvenile hall






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 1215 - Magna Carta






32. 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






33. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






34. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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.'






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






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






42. 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






43. Boston (1838)






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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