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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Miranda vs. Arizona






2. 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






3. Sheriff






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






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






6. New York






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






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






9. 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






10. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






20. Boston (1838)






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. 20%






26. 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 -






27. '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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






34. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.'






47. 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






48. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






49. 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






50. 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