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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
Amendment 5
mala in se
Shock probation
Drug use
2. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Difference between Parole and Probation
Drug use
Hudson vs. Palmer
Prisons growing
3. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
First US Police dept
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
mens rea
English Law
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
equation to figure crime rate
loco parentis
Miranda rights
Auburn Prison system design
5. 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
Tennessee vs. Garner
Miranda rights
UCR limitations
Hudson vs. Palmer
6. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Shock probation
police extortion
Drug use
7. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Drug use
LARCENY
Gregg vs. Georgia
BURGLARY
8. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
First Police Dept
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
allocution
9. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Gregg vs. Georgia
Before interrogation
LEAA
10. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
Difference between Parole and Probation
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
mala prohibita
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
11. '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
exclusionary rule versions
mala in se
writ of habeas corpus
New York
12. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Gregg vs. Georgia
Powell vs. Alabama
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
appellate court
13. 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
Terry v. Ohio
Juveniles
Auburn Prison system design
Juvenile Status offenses
14. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
equation to figure crime rate
mens rea
Drug use
11th century England
15. 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 -
% minorities in law enforcement
UCR
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Payton vs. New York
16. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
ROBBERY
Before interrogation
17. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Amendment 8
Amendment 6
Amendment 14
UCR Participation
18. 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.
First US Police dept
UCR vs. NCVS
Crime Index total
status offenses
19. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Juveniles
allocution
Miranda vs. Arizona
20. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
LEAA
Amendment 4
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
Miranda rights
mens rea
11th century England
Crime Index total
22. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
UCR vs. NCVS
writ of habeas corpus
Part II offenses
Adkins vs. Virginia
23. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
actus reu
writ of habeas corpus
First US Police dept
Payton vs. New York
24. 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.'
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Powell vs. Alabama
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
25. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Amendment 14
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
exclusionary rule versions
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
26. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Amendment 14
Mapp vs. Ohio
NCVS
Kent vs. US
27. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Amendment 5
Kent vs. US
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Miranda vs. Arizona
28. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
Kent vs. US
English Law
Before interrogation
US v Leon
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
Tennessee vs. Garner
Juveniles
BURGLARY
New York
30. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Powell vs. Alabama
LEAA
mala prohibita
New York
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
Benefits
Difference between Parole and Probation
actus reu
First US Police dept
32. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
mala in se
List Part 1 crimes
Difference between Parole and Probation
UCR Participation
33. Sheriff
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
% of women in law enforcement
equation to figure crime rate
mala prohibita
34. 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
Powell vs. Alabama
11th century England
writ of habeas corpus
loco parentis
35. 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
Pendleton Act
Amendment 4
exclusionary rule versions
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
36. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Kent vs. US
Juveniles
Before interrogation
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
37. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Amendment 14
Tennessee vs. Garner
Amendment 5
38. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Gregg vs. Georgia
New York
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
equation to figure crime rate
39. 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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Prisons growing
Mapp vs. Ohio
40. 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
UCR limitations
List Index crimes
Amendment 8
Difference between Parole and Probation
41. 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
Crime Index total
Miranda rights
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
US v Leon
42. 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
equation to figure crime rate
New York
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
11th century England
43. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Amendment 6
Juvenile Status offenses
exclusionary rule versions
Benefits
44. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Miranda vs. Arizona
First Police Dept
UCR Participation
First Juvenile Court in the United States
45. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
11th century England
NCVS
List Part 1 crimes
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
46. 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
mens rea
equation to figure crime rate
Kent vs. US
status offenses
47. 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
Payton vs. New York
NCVS
equation to figure crime rate
US v Leon
48. 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
ROBBERY
Before interrogation
Benefits
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
49. Where did common law come ?
Part II offenses
actus reu
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
11th century England
50. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Tennessee vs. Garner
% of women in law enforcement
Amendment 8
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)