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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt






2. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Sheriff






12. Boston (1838)






13. 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






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






15. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






16. '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






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






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






19. 20%






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






21. 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 -






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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






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. 1215 - Magna Carta






29. 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






30. 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






31. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






37. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






38. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






48. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






49. First Juvenile hall






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