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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Boston (1838)






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






19. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






24. Miranda vs. Arizona






25. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






26. First Juvenile hall






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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






35. 20%






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






37. 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 -






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






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






40. Sheriff






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. '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






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






46. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






49. 1215 - Magna Carta






50. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -