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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Illinois - 1899






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






3. 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






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






5. 1215 - Magna Carta






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






13. 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






14. Boston (1838)






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






16. 20%






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






18. 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






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






20. Sheriff






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






26. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






28. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






30. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






32. Where did common law come ?






33. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






34. 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.






35. 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






36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






43. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






45. 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






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






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






48. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






49. 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






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







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