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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






18. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






21. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






22. 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






23. 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 -






24. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






27. '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






28. 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






29. 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.'






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Miranda vs. Arizona






44. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






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






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






48. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






49. 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






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