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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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1. New York






2. Where did common law come ?






3. First Juvenile hall






4. Illinois - 1899






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. Sheriff






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






13. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






14. 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






15. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Death penalty not allowed for mentally retarded persons






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






17. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






18. 4TH amendment - search and seizure - Good faith exception to exclusionary rule - Good faith (bona fides) = officer believes the search warrant is valid






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






20. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






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






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






23. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






24. 1215 - Magna Carta






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






26. 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 -






27. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






29. 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






30. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






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






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






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. 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






35. 20%






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






37. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Boston (1838)






44. 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.'






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. 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






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






48. '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






49. 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.






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