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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson






2. 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






3. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






4. 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






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






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






7. 1215 - Magna Carta






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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






11. Boston (1838)






12. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






14. 20%






15. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket






16. 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






17. 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






18. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






20. New York






21. 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.'






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






24. 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






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






26. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






27. 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






28. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






29. 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






30. Miranda vs. Arizona






31. '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






32. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Sheriff






46. 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






47. Illinois - 1899






48. 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






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






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