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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?
Difference between Parole and Probation
Before interrogation
Amendment 14
Amendment 8
2. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Part II offenses
Benefits
Amendment 8
Adkins vs. Virginia
3. 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
equation to figure crime rate
Amendment 4
New York
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
4. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Difference between Parole and Probation
Amendment 14
Auburn Prison system design
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
5. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
11th century England
Pendleton Act
LEAA
appellate court
6. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
Amendment 8
Benefits
loco parentis
List Index crimes
7. Leader in management systems in policing - Chief in Chicago - Fullerton CA - Wichita KS - Author - Student of Vollmer - Believed in police omnipresence - 2 way radios and quick response - single officer patrol cars
Miranda vs. Arizona
Part II offenses
mala in se
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
8. 16%
First Police Dept
% of women in law enforcement
Hudson vs. Palmer
mala in se
9. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 8
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Amendment 4
Tennessee vs. Garner
10. 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
Difference between Parole and Probation
LARCENY
exclusionary rule versions
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
11. 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
BURGLARY
loco parentis
Terry v. Ohio
Payton vs. New York
12. 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
Part II offenses
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
11th century England
Pendleton Act
13. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
police extortion
New York
First Police Dept
14. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
US v Leon
Pendleton Act
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
allocution
15. 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
Shock probation
Crime Index total
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Auburn Prison system design
16. 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 vs. NCVS
NCVS
Amendment 5
Kent vs. US
17. 4th amendment - search and seizure - Ruled that evidence violating search and seizure protections may not be used is STATE and FEDERAL court - Mapp applies the 4th amendment to state courts
Mapp vs. Ohio
Miranda vs. Arizona
Benefits
Pendleton Act
18. Sheriff
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Miranda vs. Arizona
actus reu
Before interrogation
19. 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.'
New York
Benefits
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
20. 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
Amendment 14
BURGLARY
Shock probation
Kent vs. US
21. 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
Prisons growing
Gregg vs. Georgia
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
11th century England
22. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
status offenses
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Crime Index total
23. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Drug use
Pendleton Act
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Shock probation
24. Growing quickly - 3 mil+ since 2010 - Strict sentencing and economic benefits
Hudson vs. Palmer
Amendment 14
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Prisons growing
25. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived
Miranda vs. Arizona
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Auburn Prison system design
26. 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
allocution
loco parentis
Amendment 5
mala prohibita
27. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
NCVS
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
mala prohibita
Amendment 8
28. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
LARCENY
mala in se
BURGLARY
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
29. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid
First US Police dept
English Law
11th century England
US v Leon
30. Speaking out - defendant speaking out on their own behalf prior sentencing
Difference between Parole and Probation
UCR Participation
allocution
Payton vs. New York
31. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Amendment 6
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Juvenile Status offenses
UCR Participation
32. Miranda vs. Arizona
Right to remain silent case
US v Leon
mala in se
LARCENY
33. Where did common law come ?
Miranda vs. Arizona
11th century England
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
34. 1215 - Magna Carta
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
Amendment 4
First Police Dept
% of women in law enforcement
35. 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
UCR limitations
Miranda rights
Prisons growing
Gregg vs. Georgia
36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Miranda vs. Arizona
Amendment 8
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
37. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
loco parentis
mala in se
UCR Participation
NCVS
38. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
Amendment 6
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Miranda vs. Arizona
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
39. 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
Miranda vs. Arizona
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Auburn Prison system design
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
40. 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
mala in se
Kent vs. US
Amendment 4
Powell vs. Alabama
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
11th century England
Amendment 14
ROBBERY
Right to remain silent case
42. 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
mens rea
English Law
Amendment 4
Miranda rights
43. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Juvenile Status offenses
NCVS
status offenses
police extortion
44. Murder and nonnegligent homicide; nonlethal violent crimes comprising robbery - forcible rape and aggravated assault; property crimes comprising burglary - larceny/theft - motor vehicle theft -arson
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Pendleton Act
Miranda vs. Arizona
List Part 1 crimes
45. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Gregg vs. Georgia
NCVS
Pendleton Act
First Juvenile Court in the United States
46. 20%
% minorities in law enforcement
Hudson vs. Palmer
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
Prisons growing
47. Illinois - 1899
Juvenile Status offenses
First Juvenile Court in the United States
11th century England
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
48. Boston (1838)
First US Police dept
Drug use
Hudson vs. Palmer
First Police Dept
49. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
Gregg vs. Georgia
Pendleton Act
LEAA
Miranda rights
50. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
equation to figure crime rate
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Shock probation
Juveniles