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23 Cards in this Set
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Ethics
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principles of honor morality and accepted rules of conduct that govern an individual or group.
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Define Professionalisn
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behavior and attitude patterns exhibiting standards and character marked by pride in oneself and one's chosen career.
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____ and _____ is an essential ingredient in the development of a professional officer.
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ethical and moral
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Identify acts that are considered unethical as _____.
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dishonesty
brutality prejudice offering or accepting gratuities swindling giving false statements etc... |
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What are the primary goals of the CJSTC?
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A) improve the delivery of quality training
B) ensure job-relatedness in employment standards C) increase the professionalism of the law enforcement officers. |
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What does CJSTC stand for?
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Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
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Law begins as a method for the ________ ordering of society.
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peaceful
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List the various forms of social control.
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A) Law
B) Morality C) Religion |
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Why was the Code of Hammurabi important?
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It is the first known written legal document that represents the idea of natural law.
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Where did American Law originate from?
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English common or case law.
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Whaw are the diffrent types of law?
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natural statutory
criminal Contitutional civil administrative common case |
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Identify purposes of laws
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protect ownership, define the parameters of property, regulate business, preserve order, maintain the status quo, protect persons and property
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Identify the basic concepts of the US Constitution.
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All people are created equal
Purpose of government is to secure these rights Government is the agent of the people |
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Identify 3 major components of the criminal justice system.
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law enforcement
court system corrections |
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Identify the responsibilities of the local, county and state law enforcement agencies.
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criminal law enforcement
civil processing regulatory law enforcement |
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Identify the components of the court system.
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defense
prosecution judge clerk of court court administrator |
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Identify components of the Florida correctional system.
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A) county jails and municipal holding facilities
B) state institutions and facilities C) treatment & evaluation centers D) probation, parole, and community control |
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Explain that the basic two elements of a criminal act require proof that:
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A) a crime has been committed and
B) the person charged committed the crime |
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To prove that a crime has been committed it must be shown that:
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A) an act or omission is specifically prohibited by a criminal statue and
B) the person committing tha act or omission at the time did so knowingly or intentionally |
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Intent is _______.
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purposely doing that which the law declares to be a crime.
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Mens Rea
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criminal intent or a mental state of mind that is required which leads to criminal liability for a particular crime.
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Describe causation or the casual relationship between the defendant's act and the resulting harm to include _________ and __________.
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A) defendant's act or omission was the cause of harm
B) no legal defense applies to defendant's act or omission |
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List some legal defenses that may be used by defendants, to include:
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immunity, mistake or ignorance of fact, intoxication, duress or coercion, justifiable use of force, entrapment, temporary insanity, mental incompetence, statue of limitations expired, self defense
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