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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Shock probation
UCR vs. NCVS
Powell vs. Alabama
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
2. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
Right to remain silent case
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Kent vs. US
Miranda vs. Arizona
3. 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
% of women in law enforcement
First Police Dept
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
loco parentis
4. 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
Shock probation
Part II offenses
Miranda vs. Arizona
Tennessee vs. Garner
5. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Shock probation
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Juveniles
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
6. Illinois - 1899
LEAA
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Parens patriae
Juveniles
7. 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
equation to figure crime rate
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Hudson vs. Palmer
8. 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
mala in se
UCR Participation
US v Leon
ROBBERY
9. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Prisons growing
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Amendment 6
Juvenile Status offenses
10. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Benefits
Shock probation
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
11. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
Hudson vs. Palmer
Juveniles
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
12. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
LEAA
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Shock probation
status offenses
13. 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
Part II offenses
Amendment 4
Tennessee vs. Garner
UCR limitations
14. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
English Law
Gideon vs. Wainwright
US v Leon
mens rea
15. 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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
exclusionary rule versions
appellate court
First Juvenile Court in the United States
16. 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
English Law
status offenses
loco parentis
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
17. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
NCVS
English Law
Crime Index total
Pendleton Act
18. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
Gideon vs. Wainwright
writ of habeas corpus
appellate court
mala prohibita
19. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Gregg vs. Georgia
allocution
Right to remain silent case
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
20. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Amendment 4
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Parens patriae
UCR
21. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Amendment 6
Gregg vs. Georgia
mala in se
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
22. 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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Shock probation
UCR vs. NCVS
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
23. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Drug use
Prisons growing
% minorities in law enforcement
US v Leon
24. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Kent vs. US
mala in se
UCR vs. NCVS
25. 1215 - Magna Carta
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Amendment 5
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
26. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
UCR
Right to remain silent case
Amendment 8
% minorities in law enforcement
27. 20%
Adkins vs. Virginia
BURGLARY
status offenses
% minorities in law enforcement
28. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
police extortion
Drug use
LEAA
Gregg vs. Georgia
29. 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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
mala prohibita
LARCENY
30. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
loco parentis
Before interrogation
mens rea
Powell vs. Alabama
31. First Juvenile hall
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
UCR vs. NCVS
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
New York
32. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
% minorities in law enforcement
Hudson vs. Palmer
UCR
Adkins vs. Virginia
33. 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.'
11th century England
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Right to remain silent case
Amendment 8
34. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
status offenses
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
35. Miranda vs. Arizona
Right to remain silent case
Gideon vs. Wainwright
US v Leon
Amendment 8
36. 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
Right to remain silent case
Tennessee vs. Garner
Terry v. Ohio
Auburn Prison system design
37. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
Parens patriae
English Law
First Police Dept
38. 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
status offenses
BURGLARY
Kent vs. US
ROBBERY
39. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
English Law
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
actus reu
New York
40. New York
Juvenile Status offenses
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Amendment 6
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
41. Sheriff
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Powell vs. Alabama
Terry v. Ohio
Payton vs. New York
42. 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
List Part 1 crimes
Juvenile Status offenses
BURGLARY
Terry v. Ohio
43. 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
Pendleton Act
Powell vs. Alabama
LARCENY
Miranda rights
44. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
UCR Participation
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
mala in se
45. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
US v Leon
First Police Dept
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Adkins vs. Virginia
46. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Amendment 14
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
% minorities in law enforcement
47. 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 -
Payton vs. New York
Adkins vs. Virginia
BURGLARY
Miranda vs. Arizona
48. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
List Part 1 crimes
LEAA
status offenses
NCVS
49. '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
Auburn Prison system design
Terry v. Ohio
Benefits
writ of habeas corpus
50. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
UCR Participation
ROBBERY
Miranda vs. Arizona
Difference between Parole and Probation