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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
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1. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






7. '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






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






9. 20%






10. First Juvenile hall






11. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






12. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






13. No excessive bail - no cruel and unusual punishment






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. 6th amendment counsel must be provided for indigent (poor) defendants






19. Where did common law come ?






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






21. 16%






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






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






24. 1215 - Magna Carta






25. 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.'






26. Sheriff






27. 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 -






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Boston (1838)






38. 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






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






40. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






41. 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






42. 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






43. Illinois - 1899






44. 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






45. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






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






47. 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






48. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






49. New York






50. 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