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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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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.
Juveniles
exclusionary rule versions
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 8
2. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Parens patriae
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
% of women in law enforcement
3. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Prisons growing
mala in se
Gideon vs. Wainwright
UCR
4. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 4
Prisons growing
status offenses
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
5. 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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
equation to figure crime rate
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
6. 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
loco parentis
appellate court
Amendment 6
Auburn Prison system design
7. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
UCR vs. NCVS
writ of habeas corpus
actus reu
% minorities in law enforcement
8. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
appellate court
English Law
mala in se
Amendment 8
9. '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
status offenses
UCR vs. NCVS
mala in se
writ of habeas corpus
10. 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
US v Leon
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Terry v. Ohio
Before interrogation
11. Sheriff
Juvenile Status offenses
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
NCVS
12. 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
ROBBERY
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Crime Index total
exclusionary rule versions
13. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Amendment 6
Parens patriae
Prisons growing
Adkins vs. Virginia
14. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
US v Leon
11th century England
Amendment 14
15. 20%
loco parentis
Amendment 5
LARCENY
% minorities in law enforcement
16. 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
Amendment 4
UCR limitations
11th century England
Miranda rights
17. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
mala prohibita
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Part II offenses
18. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Parens patriae
Gideon vs. Wainwright
19. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
UCR Participation
police extortion
UCR
% minorities in law enforcement
20. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Benefits
Amendment 5
List Part 1 crimes
21. 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
Amendment 14
actus reu
Part II offenses
mala prohibita
22. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Terry v. Ohio
Drug use
loco parentis
23. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Part II offenses
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
24. 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
UCR limitations
Kent vs. US
loco parentis
25. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
US v Leon
List Index crimes
UCR Participation
Miranda vs. Arizona
26. 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.'
Kent vs. US
New York
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Amendment 6
27. 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
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
NCVS
Gregg vs. Georgia
28. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
appellate court
Benefits
UCR vs. NCVS
First Police Dept
29. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Hudson vs. Palmer
List Part 1 crimes
status offenses
First Police Dept
30. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
UCR Participation
Shock probation
Miranda vs. Arizona
English Law
31. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Before interrogation
11th century England
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
English Law
32. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
NCVS
mala prohibita
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Pendleton Act
33. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Amendment 14
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
equation to figure crime rate
Adkins vs. Virginia
34. 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
mala prohibita
UCR limitations
Drug use
35. 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
Amendment 8
Tennessee vs. Garner
Terry v. Ohio
Miranda vs. Arizona
36. First Juvenile hall
New York
Terry v. Ohio
Amendment 6
List Index crimes
37. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
exclusionary rule versions
New York
% minorities in law enforcement
38. 16%
% minorities in law enforcement
Amendment 6
% of women in law enforcement
exclusionary rule versions
39. 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
Mapp vs. Ohio
Amendment 4
Gregg vs. Georgia
Before interrogation
40. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
appellate court
List Part 1 crimes
Amendment 5
Terry v. Ohio
41. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
UCR limitations
New York
Miranda vs. Arizona
List Index crimes
42. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Pendleton Act
BURGLARY
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Mapp vs. Ohio
43. Illinois - 1899
Amendment 14
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Before interrogation
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
44. 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
List Index crimes
Pendleton Act
equation to figure crime rate
45. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
Kent vs. US
Juvenile Status offenses
mens rea
US v Leon
46. Boston (1838)
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
First US Police dept
Juveniles
47. New York
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
police extortion
Payton vs. New York
48. Where did common law come ?
Tennessee vs. Garner
status offenses
11th century England
Drug use
49. 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
Juvenile Status offenses
Kent vs. US
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
police extortion
50. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Mapp vs. Ohio
BURGLARY
Kent vs. US
Adkins vs. Virginia