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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Exclusionary rule (comes from 4th - 5th and 6th) - Tax books were illegally seized - Evidence not admissible in court - 'fruit from poisoned tree' theory -






2. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






3. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






4. 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






5. 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 -






6. 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.'






7. New York






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






9. First Juvenile hall






10. 16%






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






17. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






19. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. Boston (1838)






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






36. Miranda vs. Arizona






37. Where did common law come ?






38. Sheriff






39. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






40. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






41. 1215 - Magna Carta






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. 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






44. 20%






45. 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






46. 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






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. 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






49. 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






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