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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Miranda rights
Amendment 5
Adkins vs. Virginia
Gregg vs. Georgia
2. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
writ of habeas corpus
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
UCR Participation
exclusionary rule versions
3. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
BURGLARY
4. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
appellate court
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Gideon vs. Wainwright
writ of habeas corpus
5. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
Payton vs. New York
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
List Part 1 crimes
Miranda vs. Arizona
6. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
mala in se
% of women in law enforcement
Amendment 14
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
7. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Amendment 5
writ of habeas corpus
Gregg vs. Georgia
8. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
LARCENY
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
LEAA
Amendment 5
9. 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
Amendment 5
List Part 1 crimes
Juvenile Status offenses
Gregg vs. Georgia
10. 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
Payton vs. New York
% of women in law enforcement
Mapp vs. Ohio
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
11. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Mapp vs. Ohio
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Prisons growing
Miranda vs. Arizona
12. 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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Pendleton Act
actus reu
Auburn Prison system design
13. First Juvenile hall
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Gregg vs. Georgia
Kent vs. US
New York
14. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
First Juvenile Court in the United States
English Law
Juveniles
List Index crimes
15. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
writ of habeas corpus
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Benefits
16. 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
Parens patriae
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Terry v. Ohio
First Police Dept
17. 20%
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 14
Juveniles
% minorities in law enforcement
18. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Hudson vs. Palmer
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
police extortion
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
19. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
Part II offenses
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
20. 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.
status offenses
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 14
21. 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
Pendleton Act
Miranda rights
Benefits
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
22. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Amendment 5
Crime Index total
Gregg vs. Georgia
Shock probation
23. 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
Shock probation
Hudson vs. Palmer
ROBBERY
Right to remain silent case
24. 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
ROBBERY
Juvenile Status offenses
List Index crimes
Powell vs. Alabama
25. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
Kent vs. US
mens rea
Part II offenses
List Index crimes
26. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
mens rea
Payton vs. New York
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Pendleton Act
27. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
UCR limitations
Juveniles
NCVS
List Part 1 crimes
28. 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
actus reu
Hudson vs. Palmer
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
29. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Juvenile Status offenses
Amendment 14
Amendment 8
Payton vs. New York
30. 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
New York
Kent vs. US
Payton vs. New York
UCR limitations
31. Sheriff
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Difference between Parole and Probation
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Tennessee vs. Garner
32. 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.'
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Auburn Prison system design
First US Police dept
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
33. Where did common law come ?
UCR Participation
Tennessee vs. Garner
11th century England
First Juvenile Court in the United States
34. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Juvenile Status offenses
First Juvenile Court in the United States
35. 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
Juvenile Status offenses
Miranda vs. Arizona
Gideon vs. Wainwright
equation to figure crime rate
36. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
Benefits
allocution
US v Leon
37. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Drug use
38. Illinois - 1899
BURGLARY
First US Police dept
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Tennessee vs. Garner
39. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
UCR
mens rea
Juvenile Status offenses
Benefits
40. 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)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
equation to figure crime rate
Powell vs. Alabama
41. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
List Part 1 crimes
Drug use
% of women in law enforcement
Amendment 14
42. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
appellate court
Parens patriae
Amendment 14
allocution
43. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
US v Leon
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Powell vs. Alabama
Mapp vs. Ohio
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
Mapp vs. Ohio
Part II offenses
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
List Index crimes
45. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
mala prohibita
Amendment 6
Tennessee vs. Garner
writ of habeas corpus
46. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 4
equation to figure crime rate
Part II offenses
writ of habeas corpus
47. 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 -
Miranda vs. Arizona
Before interrogation
Payton vs. New York
First Juvenile Court in the United States
48. 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
BURGLARY
Amendment 6
Parens patriae
List Index crimes
49. Boston (1838)
ROBBERY
Crime Index total
First US Police dept
Pendleton Act
50. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
First US Police dept
First Juvenile Court in the United States
English Law
Terry v. Ohio