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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Where did common law come ?






8. 1215 - Magna Carta






9. Illinois - 1899






10. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






16. 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 -






17. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 16%






31. 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






32. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






34. First Juvenile hall






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






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






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






42. 20%






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






44. 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






45. Boston (1838)






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






47. Wrong only because it is prohibited - unlawful act by virtue of statute






48. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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