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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






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






3. '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






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






5. 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.






6. New York






7. 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






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






9. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






11. Boston (1838)






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






19. Illinois - 1899






20. First Juvenile hall






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






26. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






31. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 16%






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. Where did common law come ?






42. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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.'






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






50. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment







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