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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Boston (1838)






5. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






6. 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






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






8. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






10. 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






11. Sheriff






12. 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.'






13. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






14. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






16. 1215 - Magna Carta






17. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. New York






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






30. 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






31. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






33. 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 -






34. 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






35. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






36. Where did common law come ?






37. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 20%






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






46. '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






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






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






49. 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






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