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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Citizenship clause - due process - equal protection - impeachment - debt






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






7. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






9. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






11. 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.'






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






13. 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






14. Sheriff






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






16. 16%






17. 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 -






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






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. Where did common law come ?






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






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






23. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






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






26. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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. Boston (1838)






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






35. First Juvenile hall






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






37. Illinois - 1899






38. 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






39. New York






40. '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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






48. 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






49. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






50. 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