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DSST Criminal Justice And Law Enforcement

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






2. 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






3. The Metropolitan Police Department of London






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 4th and 5th amendment - Interrogation responses allowed only when attorney rights have been understood and waived






16. Fastest growing group of criminals in the United States






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Empowered to hear appeal of lower trial court






23. 8th amendment - no cruel and unusual punishment - Ruled that the death penalty was NOT cruel and unusual punishment






24. 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






25. Where did common law come ?






26. 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






27. New York






28. 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






29. Guilty act - external or objective of the crime






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






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






32. New York had first due process clause in their bill of rights - NY insisted due process be added to US BOR - Madison added it






33. First Juvenile hall






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. 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






36. 1215 - Magna Carta






37. '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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Miranda vs. Arizona






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






43. State Prison - 1819 NY - 1st electric chair execution (1890) - Schedule of hard work in day - then prayer and contemplation - Segregated by type of crime - Originated the black stripe uniform - Also called the congregate system - inmates congregate d






44. Sheriff






45. 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






46. 20%






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






48. 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






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






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