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29 Cards in this Set
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Legal restraint on police actions, behaviors considered abuse of authority |
Legal restraint stems from the Bill of Rights 4th 5th 6th and 14th amendments. Physical abuse |
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How does the Bill of Rights and other legal restraints protect the citizen |
Guarantees due process |
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Describe the legal standards for assessing searches and seizures conducted by law enforcement agents |
Probable cause,visible, suspicion searches |
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What is an arrest and when does it occur |
Restriction of an individuals freedom to leave, when an officer takes a suspect in to custody |
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Role of interrogation and intelligence gathering |
1 most important parts of information gathering |
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Miranda warnings |
Right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in court, right to a lawyer, lawyer will be appointed if I'm able to afford, right to stop answering questions at any time |
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What is the police working personality |
The aspects and behaviors of a police officer that is socialized into the subculture |
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What are its Central features |
Efficient and authoritarian |
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What are the different types of police corruption |
Minor / major bribes, violent crimes, denial of civil rights, criminal Enterprises, role malfeasance |
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Police professionalism |
Formalization of police work |
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How can I be seen and why is it important, police professionalism |
Shown by a formal and professional attitude |
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What are the dangers of police work |
Violence, accidents, risk of the disease and stress |
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What is police discretion |
Opportunity for police officers exercise choice in their enforcement duties |
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How does it reflect on the Department |
Results in either positive or negative reflection of Department depending on how the officer acts |
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What is racial profiling |
Officer acting due to the race or other qualities of an individual |
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What is the Dual court system |
Dual court system as a result of the general agreement among the nation's founders |
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What is the typical state court system |
Trial courts of limited jurisdiction, trial courts of General jurisdiction, and appellate courts |
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How does it differ from federal court |
Federal level has three levels |
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What is the courtroom work group |
Got it by statutory requirements and the main job of bringing a case to a successful close |
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Who are the non professionals |
Jurors and Witnesses, the ones who aren't paid |
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Who are the professional members of the courtroom work group |
The judge, the prosecuting attorney, defense counsel, the bailiff, local court administrator, count reporter, expert witness, and the clerk of count |
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What activities are usually undertaken during the pre-trial. |
First appearance and consideration of pretrial release |
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Difference between factual guilt and legal guilt |
Factual guilt is whether or not someone actually committed the crime and legal guilt is whether or not they can provide enough evidence to prove they actually committed the crime |
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What are the eight stages of a criminal trial |
1 trial initiation 2 jury selection 3 opening statements 4 presentation of evidence 5 closing argument 6 judges charge to the jury 7 jury deliberations 8 the verdict |
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What are the five goals of contemporary criminal sentencing, and which is most important |
1 Retribution 2 incapacitation 3 deterrence 4 Rehabilitation 5 restoration Rehabilitation being the most important |
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How to get tough sentencing policies lead to overcrowding |
Causing more people to be arrested for misdemeanor crimes |
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What is structured sentencing |
Method of sensing and punishing criminals; this method is used to reduce overcrowded population |
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What is a pre-sentence investigation |
Legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which ameliorate the sentence |
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What are the four traditional sentencing options |
Fines, probation, imprisonment, and in cases of extreme horrific offenses death |
