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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






3. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






6. Boston (1838)






7. 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






8. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






13. 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






14. Where did common law come ?






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






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






21. 20%






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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 -






30. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






31. 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






32. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






35. Illinois - 1899






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






42. 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






43. Miranda vs. Arizona






44. 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






45. New York






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






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






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






49. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






50. '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