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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






2. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






3. 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






4. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






5. 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






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






7. 20%






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






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






10. 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






11. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






14. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






15. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






16. 16%






17. '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






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






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






20. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






22. Sheriff






23. 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






24. Miranda vs. Arizona






25. 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 -






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.'






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






41. 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






42. 1215 - Magna Carta






43. 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






44. 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






45. Boston (1838)






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






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






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






50. 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.