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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






11. 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






12. New York






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






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






15. First Juvenile hall






16. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






18. Illinois - 1899






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






25. 16%






26. 1215 - Magna Carta






27. 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






28. '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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






39. Where did common law come ?






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






41. 20%






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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