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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. Illinois - 1899






2. Sheriff






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






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






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






6. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






7. 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






8. 1215 - Magna Carta






9. 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






10. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






11. 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.






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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 -






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. '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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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.'






40. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






41. 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






42. Boston (1838)






43. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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






47. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






49. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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