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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






2. 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






3. New York






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






5. 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.'






6. 1215 - Magna Carta






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Where did common law come ?






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






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






14. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






15. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






16. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






17. 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






18. 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






19. 16%






20. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson






21. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






22. 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






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






24. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






25. Miranda vs. Arizona






26. 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 -






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






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






29. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain






30. 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






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






32. First Juvenile hall






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






40. 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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






46. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






47. Sheriff






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






49. 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






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