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49 Cards in this Set

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mutual pledge
watch and ward, I help out my fellow citizens, safety
Sir Robert Peel
head of first organized police MPA
frankpledge
english, tithings into hundreds, reeve of the shire
posse comitatus
legal term to deuptize. authorized to kill
Broken windows
worry about little things like broken windows or drunks, bigger crimes also committed by smaller offenders, looks nice, less crime
decentralization of policing
scared of giving too much power to police
sheriff
in charge of protection of courts, local jail
watchman style
sir robert peel, making an arrest is the last resort, more discretion, promotes corruption

order maintenance
legalistic style
only concerned with fighting crime, making arrests when all pieces are there

law enforcement
service style
takes requests seriously, suburban communities

service
federal law enforcement
focus on investigative, homeland security, specific enforcement responsibilities
state law enforcement
general enforcement, liquir law, state crime lab
county law enforcement
county jail, court protection, civil papers
Minneapolis experiment
arresting domestic abusers made a difference, perhaps became more sneaky
private policing
runs into controversy
more private policing than public
are they guardian angels or vigilantes
right to use force
threat of force on police sets what force police can use
kansas city experiment
0, 1, 2x police. None changed crime #s at all.
operational stress
shift hours stress
organizational stress
being a police officer in uniform
purging the taint
along with silver platter doctrine, police get info after they already know of it illegally
police discretion
Enforcement:
Total: impossible
full: the goal
actual: actual
selective: avoid
jacob's factors of police discretion
nature of the crime
relationship btwn offender and victim
relate btwn police and offender/victim
departmental policy
police subculture
cynicism, stress, bonding
skolnick's working personality
danger and authority
symbolic assailants
perceptual shorthand that is used to id certain kinds of people as suspicious
external stress
real dangers involving police work
personal stress
life, marriage, home, relationships
miranda trigger
rights read before questioning 1960
brown v mississippi
rubber hose confession. coerced confessions forbidden to convict persons of crimes. 1930
exclusionary rule
excludes illegally seized evidence from court proceedings federally
fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine
any illegal evidence that leads to more evidence is also not admissible in court
weeks v US
exclusionary rule created but only for federal cases
silver platter doctrine
way police got around exclusionary rule. it only applied federally so feds would give state police illegal evidence and claim that they found it and then use it
mapp v ohio
any evidence that was illegally obtained by the police would be inadmissible in ANY court 1960
good faith exception
if police are acting in good faith or close enough the evidence is admissible.
probable cause
a crime was committed and this person did it
public safety exception
you can ask questions regarding public safety before reading miranda rights
terry v ohio
stop and frisk legal 1960
plain view doctrine
if you see evidence in plain view it is admissible in court
protective sweep doctrine
you can check a building for dangers to police
inevitable discovery
someone confesses during coercion and tells where the body is it is not admissible in court. But if it is in a spot where you would have found it eventually anyway it can still be used in court
stop and frisk
person can be patted down for weapons on the street if police have a suspicion
grass eaters v meat eaters
two police personalities, grass will just accept illegal money, meat will go looking for it
slippery slope
one small thing will turn into major corruption
fleeing felon rule
can use force against a fleeing felon is they pose a threat to the police
tennessee v garner
creates fleeing felon rule 1980
internal affairs units
take into account complaints by anyone
suspicions of corruption
situations where officers are killed/wounded
citizens killed/wounded by police
situations where police discharge weapons
section 1983 lawsuits
authorizes lawsuits for violations of constitutional rights.
escobedo v illinois
accused person permitted to have an attorney 1960