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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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. Illinois - 1899






15. 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.






16. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






18. Sheriff






19. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






20. 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






21. 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 -






22. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






23. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






24. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






25. 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






26. New York






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






28. 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






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






30. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






31. 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






32. 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.'






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 20%






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






41. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






42. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






44. First Juvenile hall






45. 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






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






47. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






48. 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






49. Miranda vs. Arizona






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