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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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.'






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






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. Sheriff






9. Where did common law come ?






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






17. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






18. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






19. 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






20. First Juvenile hall






21. 16%






22. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






23. 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






24. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






26. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






35. 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






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






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






38. New York






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






40. Similar to burglary. The major difference between the two is that the perpetrator did not illegally enter a structure by using forcible - non forcible or attempted forcible entry (with the exception of a motor vehicle.) All thefts of motor vehicles o






41. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






42. 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






43. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment







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