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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered






2. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






3. 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






4. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






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






7. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






9. 16%






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






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






12. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






14. 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






15. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






17. Illinois - 1899






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






24. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






25. 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






26. First Juvenile hall






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






28. Boston (1838)






29. Sheriff






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






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. 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






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






34. 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






35. 20%






36. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






37. 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 -






38. 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






39. 1215 - Magna Carta






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. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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