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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






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






3. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. '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






8. Boston (1838)






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






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






11. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






14. New York






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






20. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






21. 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






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






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






24. First Juvenile hall






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






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






27. 1215 - Magna Carta






28. Sheriff






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






31. 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.






32. 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






33. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






39. Where did common law come ?






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






41. 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






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






43. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






44. 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






45. 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






46. 16%






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. 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






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






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