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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 1215 - Magna Carta






3. Sheriff






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






5. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






7. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






9. 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






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






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






12. New York






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






14. 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 -






15. 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






16. Where did common law come ?






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 16%






24. 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






25. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






27. 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






28. 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.'






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Boston (1838)






35. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






36. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






37. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






38. 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






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






40. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 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






48. 20%






49. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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