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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
Prisons growing
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Before interrogation
Amendment 5
2. The Metropolitan Police Department of London
Prisons growing
UCR vs. NCVS
First Police Dept
Pendleton Act
3. All police departments' stats - published in summary form - FBI - 29 types of offenses -
writ of habeas corpus
UCR
Prisons growing
11th century England
4. No unreasonable search and seizure - no warrant without probable cause
Amendment 4
Amendment 8
mens rea
allocution
5. Voluntary - 95% participate - only the highest scoring offense is scored and the rest are ignored
Powell vs. Alabama
UCR Participation
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
UCR vs. NCVS
6. Willful homicide - forcible rape - robbery - burglary - aggravated assault - larceny over $50 - motor vehicle theft - arson
List Index crimes
Gregg vs. Georgia
UCR Participation
Right to remain silent case
7. Federal program - supports Law enforcement - gives grants for education and technology
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
English Law
ROBBERY
LEAA
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
Miranda rights
Powell vs. Alabama
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Amendment 14
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
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Amendment 5
Hudson vs. Palmer
Crime Index total
10. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court
ROBBERY
equation to figure crime rate
mala prohibita
appellate 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
Tennessee vs. Garner
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
First Police Dept
Juveniles
12. New York
Amendment 6
Juveniles
mens rea
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
13. 'State as parent' - state serves as parent of juvenile (father)
Shock probation
Parens patriae
Juvenile Status offenses
Mapp vs. Ohio
14. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket
Drug use
Miranda vs. Arizona
Crime Index total
police extortion
15. First Juvenile hall
New York
List Index crimes
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
NCVS
16. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment
allocution
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Amendment 14
Amendment 8
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
Kent vs. US
loco parentis
Miranda vs. Arizona
List Part 1 crimes
18. Illinois - 1899
First Juvenile Court in the United States
% of women in law enforcement
Benefits
Amendment 4
19. Wrong or evil - conduct wrong by nature - used as the basis for common law
Juvenile Status offenses
actus reu
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
mala in se
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
loco parentis
First Police Dept
New York
status offenses
21. What is the U.S. Justice System based on?
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Powell vs. Alabama
English Law
allocution
22. Trial by jury - rights of the accused - Confrontation of witnesses - Speedy trial - Public trial - Right to counsel
status offenses
Tennessee vs. Garner
Amendment 6
equation to figure crime rate
23. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons
Adkins vs. Virginia
% of women in law enforcement
appellate court
UCR
24. Judge ordered incarceration for a short time (30-120 days) - the release to probation (aka reconsider then recall)
Shock probation
First Police Dept
Juvenile Status offenses
mala in se
25. 16%
Gregg vs. Georgia
Parens patriae
% of women in law enforcement
Amendment 5
26. 1215 - Magna Carta
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
Amendment 6
Where was the concept/right of due process first written down
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
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
Juveniles
Benefits
Kent vs. US
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
Powell vs. Alabama
writ of habeas corpus
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
exclusionary rule versions
29. When must a suspect be informed of their Miranda rights?
mala prohibita
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
Before interrogation
First Police Dept
30. Civil service reform - 1883 - gov jobs on basis of merit - exams - not politics
Amendment 5
Payton vs. New York
Pendleton Act
Auburn Prison system design
31. What victimless crime would be most likely to be prosecuted?
Crime Index total
allocution
Drug use
Amendment 6
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
Adkins vs. Virginia
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
First US Police dept
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
33. Due process - double jeopardy - self incrimination - eminent domain
Amendment 5
11th century England
Amendment 8
UCR
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.
Amendment 4
UCR vs. NCVS
Amendment 8
Before interrogation
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
BURGLARY
Kent vs. US
Parens patriae
police extortion
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
equation to figure crime rate
New York
Pendleton Act
Knapp Commission investigated police corruption in which US city
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
Vollmer (1876 to 1955)
NCVS
Kent vs. US
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
38. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime
Know what the Magna Carta is - and how it is intertwined with the constitution
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
actus reu
Adkins vs. Virginia
39. Where did common law come ?
Gregg vs. Georgia
11th century England
First Juvenile Court in the United States
Kent vs. US
40. What would make an Officer want to stay in the police force longer?
BURGLARY
Mapp vs. Ohio
Benefits
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
41. 20%
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
mala prohibita
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
% minorities in law enforcement
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
What office would Americans - during the 17th and 18th century rely for protection
% of women in law enforcement
UCR limitations
UCR vs. NCVS
43. Guilty mind - act does not make guilty without the mind - add actus rea to mens rea = crime
Which cases granted protection under the 4th amendment
police extortion
mens rea
LEAA
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
Robert Peel (1788 to 1850)
First US Police dept
Benefits
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
45. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment
status offenses
Gregg vs. Georgia
Difference between Parole and Probation
UCR limitations
46. Actions prohibited by a class - most often committed by minors - motive not considered
Kent vs. US
mala in se
Juveniles
status offenses
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
Amendment 14
ROBBERY
Payton vs. New York
allocution
48. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -
Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S
UCR vs. NCVS
Prisons growing
List Index crimes
49. Does not include homicides - survey of households - expensive to conduct - covers the frequency of crime victimization
English Law
Amendment 4
UCR Participation
NCVS
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
First Police Dept
O.W. Wilson (1900 to 1972)
Auburn Prison system design
mens rea