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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson






2. 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






3. 16%






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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 -






12. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






14. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






15. 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.'






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






17. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






19. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






25. First Juvenile hall






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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.






38. Miranda vs. Arizona






39. 20%






40. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






41. 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






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






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






44. New York






45. Sheriff






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






47. 1215 - Magna Carta






48. 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






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






50. 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