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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






2. 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






3. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






4. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology






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






6. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






7. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






9. Where did common law come ?






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






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






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






13. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered






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






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






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






17. 20%






18. First Juvenile hall






19. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






20. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)






21. 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 -






22. 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.






23. Boston (1838)






24. 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






25. '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






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.'






27. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






29. 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






30. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






32. 16%






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






34. 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






35. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






46. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






48. 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






49. 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






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