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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 16%






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Where did common law come ?






10. Illinois - 1899






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






12. First Juvenile hall






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 1215 - Magna Carta






22. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






23. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






24. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






25. 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






26. 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






27. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






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






30. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






31. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






32. 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






33. '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






34. 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.






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






36. Miranda vs. Arizona






37. Boston (1838)






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






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






40. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






41. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






42. New York






43. 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






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. 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 -






46. 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






47. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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