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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
LARCENY
Benefits
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Tennessee vs. Garner
2. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Prisons growing
Gregg vs. Georgia
First US Police dept
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
3. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
mala prohibita
mala in se
Miranda rights
4. 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
NCVS
Auburn Prison system design
Right to remain silent case
appellate court
5. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 4
UCR limitations
Crime Index total
mala prohibita
6. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
% of women in law enforcement
status offenses
Tennessee vs. Garner
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
7. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
BURGLARY
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
mala in se
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
8. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
UCR
First US Police dept
actus reu
Miranda vs. Arizona
9. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
LEAA
Terry v. Ohio
UCR limitations
status offenses
10. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
mala prohibita
ROBBERY
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Amendment 14
11. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Parens patriae
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
% of women in law enforcement
Miranda vs. Arizona
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
mala prohibita
loco parentis
Benefits
List Part 1 crimes
13. 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.
UCR
Amendment 4
UCR vs. NCVS
Gregg vs. Georgia
14. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Pendleton Act
List Part 1 crimes
Shock probation
15. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Benefits
Tennessee vs. Garner
UCR Participation
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
16. Where did common law come ?
11th century England
Crime Index total
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Amendment 8
17. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
appellate court
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Terry v. Ohio
18. 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
loco parentis
Amendment 6
Tennessee vs. Garner
% minorities in law enforcement
19. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
NCVS
11th century England
Shock probation
Part II offenses
20. 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
Prisons growing
Difference between Parole and Probation
actus reu
Kent vs. US
21. 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
UCR Participation
Drug use
Crime Index total
Hudson vs. Palmer
22. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
writ of habeas corpus
Difference between Parole and Probation
23. 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
loco parentis
Juvenile Status offenses
% minorities in law enforcement
mens rea
24. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
First Police Dept
LEAA
% minorities in law enforcement
Juvenile Status offenses
25. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
New York
appellate court
26. Illinois - 1899
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Juvenile Status offenses
UCR Participation
Gregg vs. Georgia
27. New York
equation to figure crime rate
mala in se
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Adkins vs. Virginia
28. Miranda vs. Arizona
Amendment 4
Right to remain silent case
US v Leon
writ of habeas corpus
29. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
% minorities in law enforcement
% of women in law enforcement
English Law
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
30. 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
Juveniles
BURGLARY
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
31. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
NCVS
equation to figure crime rate
First US Police dept
Powell vs. Alabama
32. Sheriff
NCVS
equation to figure crime rate
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
First Police Dept
33. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
Hudson vs. Palmer
Adkins vs. Virginia
Juveniles
actus reu
34. Boston (1838)
loco parentis
First US Police dept
Right to remain silent case
Tennessee vs. Garner
35. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Hudson vs. Palmer
mala prohibita
actus reu
36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
Payton vs. New York
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
11th century England
37. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
UCR
Prisons growing
% minorities in law enforcement
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
38. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
Amendment 14
Prisons growing
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
39. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
loco parentis
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
New York
Amendment 4
40. 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
Amendment 5
exclusionary rule versions
English Law
writ of habeas corpus
41. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Amendment 4
Gideon vs. Wainwright
police extortion
UCR
42. 20%
Drug use
% minorities in law enforcement
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
43. 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
police extortion
NCVS
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
LARCENY
44. 16%
LARCENY
police extortion
% of women in law enforcement
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
45. First Juvenile hall
Amendment 6
Amendment 5
New York
US v Leon
46. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Pendleton Act
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
47. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
Before interrogation
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
mens rea
Juveniles
48. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
Benefits
Parens patriae
NCVS
49. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Powell vs. Alabama
Amendment 6
Before interrogation
Miranda vs. Arizona
50. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Miranda rights
ROBBERY
Adkins vs. Virginia
mala prohibita