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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 16%






10. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






11. Illinois - 1899






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






17. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






21. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 20%






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






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






33. Boston (1838)






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






35. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






36. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






40. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






41. 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.'






42. First Juvenile hall






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






44. 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






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






46. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






47. 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






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






49. 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






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







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