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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 1215 - Magna Carta






2. 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






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






4. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






5. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






6. 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






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






8. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






9. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






11. Boston (1838)






12. First Juvenile hall






13. 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






14. 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






15. Where did common law come ?






16. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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.






19. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson






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






21. 20%






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






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






24. New York






25. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






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






28. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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 -






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






45. Illinois - 1899






46. 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






47. Sheriff






48. 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






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






50. 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