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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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.






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






7. Sheriff






8. 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.'






9. Illinois - 1899






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Where did common law come ?






16. 16%






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






18. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 1215 - Magna Carta






30. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






31. 20%






32. 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 -






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. '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






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






50. New York