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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement
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1. Illinois - 1899
First US Police dept
First Juvenile Court in the United States
mala prohibita
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
2. Sheriff
Difference between Parole and Probation
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
UCR Participation
Adkins vs. Virginia
3. Payton - Terry - Leon - Mapp - Tenn - Hudson
List Part 1 crimes
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Amendment 5
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
4. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Hudson vs. Palmer
Amendment 4
Auburn Prison system design
% minorities in law enforcement
5. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it
NCVS
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Mapp vs. Ohio
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
6. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States
status offenses
writ of habeas corpus
Juveniles
Difference between Parole and Probation
7. 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
Crime Index total
Terry v. Ohio
Powell vs. Alabama
UCR vs. NCVS
8. 1215 - Magna Carta
NCVS
% of women in law enforcement
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
List Index crimes
9. 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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Gregg vs. Georgia
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
exclusionary rule versions
10. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
appellate court
Terry v. Ohio
Before interrogation
BURGLARY
11. 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.
Hudson vs. Palmer
LARCENY
Kent vs. US
UCR vs. NCVS
12. 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
mens rea
US v Leon
BURGLARY
First Police Dept
13. 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
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Tennessee vs. Garner
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
14. 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
BURGLARY
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
equation to figure crime rate
Before interrogation
15. 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 -
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
ROBBERY
Payton vs. New York
Shock probation
16. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Kent vs. US
Amendment 5
NCVS
UCR
17. 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
mens rea
UCR limitations
Drug use
Kent vs. US
18. 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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
exclusionary rule versions
mala in se
Payton vs. New York
19. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
Amendment 4
writ of habeas corpus
UCR
Parens patriae
20. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
status offenses
LEAA
Benefits
11th century England
21. 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
Payton vs. New York
Prisons growing
mala prohibita
ROBBERY
22. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
LARCENY
Amendment 14
Gregg vs. Georgia
23. 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
Amendment 14
UCR
Part II offenses
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
24. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
% of women in law enforcement
Parens patriae
mala prohibita
Shock probation
25. '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
writ of habeas corpus
Amendment 14
List Index crimes
UCR limitations
26. 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
Miranda rights
Right to remain silent case
Juvenile Status offenses
Terry v. Ohio
27. 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
Shock probation
appellate court
List Part 1 crimes
28. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Amendment 6
UCR Participation
Miranda rights
11th century England
29. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
mala in se
Drug use
allocution
UCR vs. NCVS
30. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute
Amendment 14
mala in se
Gideon vs. Wainwright
mala prohibita
31. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Mapp vs. Ohio
List Part 1 crimes
Adkins vs. Virginia
Parens patriae
32. 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
English Law
Auburn Prison system design
Right to remain silent case
Amendment 5
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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Before interrogation
Terry v. Ohio
Powell vs. Alabama
34. 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
mala prohibita
% of women in law enforcement
mala in se
Powell vs. Alabama
35. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
English Law
Terry v. Ohio
UCR vs. NCVS
mens rea
36. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Part II offenses
UCR vs. NCVS
Right to remain silent case
status offenses
37. 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
mala prohibita
loco parentis
Mapp vs. Ohio
Hudson vs. Palmer
38. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Juveniles
mala in se
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
allocution
39. 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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
40. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants
mala in se
Difference between Parole and Probation
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Gregg vs. Georgia
41. 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
Hudson vs. Palmer
Difference between Parole and Probation
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
Terry v. Ohio
42. Boston (1838)
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
First US Police dept
Powell vs. Alabama
ROBBERY
43. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
Juveniles
ROBBERY
List Index crimes
Amendment 8
44. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
Drug use
mala in se
Difference between Parole and Probation
Amendment 4
45. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
Prisons growing
LEAA
Amendment 5
Shock probation
46. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
Gregg vs. Georgia
% of women in law enforcement
NCVS
47. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 14
loco parentis
Gregg vs. Georgia
Right to remain silent case
48. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Pendleton Act
Crime Index total
Difference between Parole and Probation
actus reu
49. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
% minorities in law enforcement
Before interrogation
First Police Dept
Amendment 4
50. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
English Law
Auburn Prison system design
List Index crimes