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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






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






11. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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. 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.






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






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






16. Where did common law come ?






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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. 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






24. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






25. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






26. Illinois - 1899






27. New York






28. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






30. 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






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






32. Sheriff






33. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






34. Boston (1838)






35. 1215 - Magna Carta






36. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 20%






43. 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






44. 16%






45. First Juvenile hall






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons