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32 Cards in this Set
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Terry v. Ohio
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Search and Seizure : Defined reasonable suspicion.
"totality of the Circumstances" |
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Exclusionary Rule: illegal obtained evidence cant not be used in court.
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In Re Gault
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Juveniles have due process rights as well
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Right to a lawyer in all criminal felony cases.
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Tennessee v garner
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Using deadly force when officer feels his or her life is threatened.
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NJ v.T.L.O
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Girl found with drugs, tried to fight is was unreasonable search and seizure
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UCR
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Uniform crime report: Created by the FBI and its all the crime reported.
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Judicial Waivers
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the decision of the juvenile, judge to transfer an offender to adult court.
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Number of court systems in the U.S.
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TWO courts:
Federal State |
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Mala in Se
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a descriptive term for the acts that are inherently wrong regardless of whether they are prohibited by law
ex: bad within itself |
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Mala Prohibita
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A descriptive term for acts that are made illegal by criminal statute and are not necessary wrong in and of themselves
ex: running a stop light |
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Social disorganization theory
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the theory that deviant behavior is more likely in communities where social institutions such as the family, schools, and the CJ system fail to exert control over the population.
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Dark Figure of Crime
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the crime that is not in the UCR because it was not reported.
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Corpus delicti
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the body of circumstances that must exist for a criminal act to have occurred.
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Stare Decisis
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The policy of courts to abide by or adhere to principles established by decisions in earlier cases
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Due Process Clause
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the provisions of the fifth and fourteen amendments to the constitution that guarantee that no person shall be deprived of life, lib. and P.o.H without due process
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Case Law
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the rules of law announced in court decisions
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Delegation of Authority
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the process by which authority is distributed downward in an organization.
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Patrol
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Deterrence of crime
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Broken Window Theory
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Wilson and Kelling's theory that by cracking down on quality of life crimes.
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Plain View Doctrine
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If something illegal is in plain view of an officer he or she may seize it without a warrant.
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Due process model
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A criminal justice model that places primacy on the right of the individual to be protected from the power of the gov.
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Consensus Model
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A criminal justice model that defines criminal behavior as those acts that conflict with the values and beliefs of society as a whole.
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Indictment
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charge ir written accusation, issued by grand jury.
Probable cause existis and they named the person accountable. |
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N.I.B.R.S
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National Incident-Based Reporting System: Used by law enforcement collecting data on crime.
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Public Order Crime
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Victimless crime: behavior that has been labeled criminal because it is contrary to shared individuals norms, values, ect.
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4th amendment
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Right to Due unreasonable search and seizure by the way of due process
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5th
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Double Jeopardy, self incrimination
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6th
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Right to speedy trial and in front of a jury.
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Social Function of the Law
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Reflect values and norms of society
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Legal Function of the Law
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Punish and Protect
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3 fields of service for Policing
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Patrol, investigations, and special operations.
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