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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






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






3. Boston (1838)






4. 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






5. 20%






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






8. The sum of selected offenses used to measure crime rates and their fluctuations reported to law enforcement. The offenses included in the Crime Index total are the violent crimes of Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter - Forcible Rape - Robbery - and






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Miranda vs. Arizona






23. 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






24. 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 -






25. First Juvenile hall






26. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






32. Where did common law come ?






33. 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






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






35. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






37. 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






38. Illinois - 1899






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






40. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






41. 1215 - Magna Carta






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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