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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
ROBBERY
Gideon vs. Wainwright
2. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
US v Leon
NCVS
mala prohibita
3. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Mapp vs. Ohio
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Gideon vs. Wainwright
mala prohibita
4. 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
Auburn Prison system design
Powell vs. Alabama
English Law
appellate court
5. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Parens patriae
Amendment 6
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Gideon vs. Wainwright
6. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Prisons growing
appellate court
7. Miranda vs. Arizona
Right to remain silent case
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Drug use
allocution
8. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Kent vs. US
LARCENY
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
English Law
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
writ of habeas corpus
Benefits
English Law
Juvenile Status offenses
10. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
allocution
Prisons growing
status offenses
% minorities in law enforcement
11. 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
Adkins vs. Virginia
Auburn Prison system design
BURGLARY
mala in se
12. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Shock probation
Amendment 14
Before interrogation
Difference between Parole and Probation
13. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Terry v. Ohio
Prisons growing
Drug use
Right to remain silent case
14. 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
mala prohibita
UCR limitations
mens rea
LARCENY
15. 1215 - Magna Carta
exclusionary rule versions
Parens patriae
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Kent vs. US
16. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
mens rea
Amendment 14
equation to figure crime rate
17. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
mala in se
Amendment 5
Kent vs. US
UCR vs. NCVS
18. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
Tennessee vs. Garner
First Police Dept
NCVS
Kent vs. US
19. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
mala in se
ROBBERY
Kent vs. US
US v Leon
20. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Prisons growing
Miranda vs. Arizona
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 8
21. New York
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
police extortion
Pendleton Act
22. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
exclusionary rule versions
mala in se
Amendment 14
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
23. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Benefits
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
% of women in law enforcement
First US Police dept
24. '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
status offenses
writ of habeas corpus
BURGLARY
25. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
% of women in law enforcement
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
First US Police dept
26. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Powell vs. Alabama
mens rea
Amendment 14
27. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Juvenile Status offenses
actus reu
Gregg vs. Georgia
Juveniles
28. 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)
ROBBERY
BURGLARY
UCR vs. NCVS
29. First Juvenile hall
Difference between Parole and Probation
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Amendment 14
New York
30. 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
Auburn Prison system design
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
List Part 1 crimes
11th century England
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
List Index crimes
Difference between Parole and Probation
Prisons growing
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
32. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Amendment 6
mala prohibita
% minorities in law enforcement
allocution
33. 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
New York
exclusionary rule versions
Payton vs. New York
loco parentis
34. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Amendment 5
UCR
Kent vs. US
UCR Participation
35. 20%
exclusionary rule versions
% minorities in law enforcement
Terry v. Ohio
First Police Dept
36. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
11th century England
US v Leon
Payton vs. New York
37. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Gideon vs. Wainwright
appellate court
Parens patriae
Right to remain silent case
38. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Terry v. Ohio
Powell vs. Alabama
Amendment 14
status offenses
39. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
English Law
Adkins vs. Virginia
UCR limitations
Parens patriae
40. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
First Police Dept
Miranda rights
41. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Crime Index total
Drug use
Difference between Parole and Probation
% minorities in law enforcement
42. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
First Juvenile Court in the United States
UCR vs. NCVS
exclusionary rule versions
police extortion
43. 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.
UCR vs. NCVS
police extortion
Kent vs. US
Adkins vs. Virginia
44. Illinois - 1899
List Part 1 crimes
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
First Juvenile Court in the United States
List Index crimes
45. 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
Crime Index total
Prisons growing
Terry v. Ohio
Powell vs. Alabama
46. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Shock probation
List Part 1 crimes
Gregg vs. Georgia
UCR Participation
47. 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
UCR vs. NCVS
Powell vs. Alabama
Kent vs. US
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
48. 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
Before interrogation
Amendment 6
ROBBERY
Benefits
49. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
BURGLARY
Juveniles
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
New York
50. 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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
exclusionary rule versions
Amendment 6
Drug use