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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. Person receives money through coercion - Demanding money for not writing ticket






2. New York






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






4. 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






5. Sheriff






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






7. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






14. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






15. First Juvenile hall






16. 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 -






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






18. 20%






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






20. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






21. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






22. 16%






23. 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






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






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






26. Boston (1838)






27. 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






28. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






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






33. 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.'






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. Miranda vs. Arizona






38. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






50. Where did common law come ?