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CRJU101
Exam 1
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 4
09/20/2011

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Term
4 Criteria of a law
Definition
Law must be made public before it can be enforced. (Principle of Legality)
No Cruel and Unusual Punishment (8th Amendment)
Due/Fair Process
No Ex Post Facto Laws
Term
Principle of Legality
Definition
Law must be made public to be enfrced
Term
Ex Post Facto
Definition
After the Fact
Term
Actus Reus
Definition
The Guilty Act
Term
Mens Rea
Definition
Intent to commit crime
Term
What Type of Crime Does not need Mens Rea
Definition
Strict Liability Crime
Term
Concurrence
Definition
Actus Reus and Mens Rea must happen at the same time
Term
Solicitation
Definition
Asking Someone to commit a crime
Term
Conspiracy
Definition
Group of people agree to do an unlawful act or a lawful act in an unlawful way
Term
What crimes can be prosecuted without Actus Reus
Definition
Solicitation and Conspiracy
Term
4 Types of Defense when convicted of a crime
Definition
Mistake of Fact
Involuntary Actions
Necessity
Duress
Term
Mistake of Fact
Definition
Person misunderstood facts involved and commited crime
Term
Involuntary Actions
Definition
Person accidentally commits crime
Term
Necessity
Definition
Because of CIRCUMSTANCES a person is forced to commite a crime and the person does it to avoid a greater evil
Term
Duress
Definition
a PERSON causes another person to commit a crime to avoid a greater evil
Term
3 Catergories of Crimes
Definition
Crimes against: Persons
Habitation
Property
Term
what type of crime is ASSAULT?
what is it?
Definition
crime against person
unlawful threat to do bodily harm
Term
what type of crime is BATTERY?
what is it?
Definition
unlawful touching
Term
what type of crime is ROBBERY?
what is it?
Definition
Crime against person
Taking something from a person or their immediate presence by force or threat of force
Term
what type of crime is HOMICIDE?
what is it?
Definition
Crime against person
Murder
Term
what type of crime is KIDNAPPING?
what is it?
Definition
Crime against person
Stealing or unlawfully restraining a person
Term
what type of crime is BURGLARY?
what is it?
Definition
Crime against habitation
Entery a building with the intent to commit a crime
Term
what type of crime is ARSON?
what is it?
Definition
crime against habitation
burning property
Term
what type of crime is LARCENY?
what is it?
Definition
Stealing
Term
what is MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY?
Definition
Vandalism
Term
4th amendment
Definition
guards against unresonable search and seizure
Term
When can you be searched?
Definition
When arrested
With consent
Plain View search
Term
Hammurabi Laws
Definition
Oldest set of laws
Term
What is the basis of American Policing
Definition
English Policing
Term
Middle England Policing
Definition
Depended on Kin and Family
Term
Office of Shi Reeve
Definition
Origin of "sheriff"
Loyal to the King
Charged for crimes
Term
Sun King
Definition
Louis XIV
Created "Crimes against Society"
Term
Magna Carta
Definition
Established Due Process
Term
Night Watch
Definition
Volunteers who watched for crime but had no power
Term
Sir Robert Peele
Definition
Father of Modern Policing
Hired "Bobbies" to work on him
Term
Policing Eras
Definition
Colonial and Early Republic
Political Era
Professional Model Era
Community Policing era
Term
Progressive Reformers
Definition
Police should be removed from politics
Well Trained
Law enforced equally
Technology should be used
Merit should be the basis of personnel procedures
Crime-fighting role should be prominent
Term
NE US Ecclesiastical Law
Definition
Law based on the church
Term
Boston Policing
Definition
Law enforcement held unrelated human services, e.g. garbage men
Term
Western US Policing Style
Definition
Vigilante Justice
Term
Vigilante Justice
Definition
Deputized Posses
Term
Southern US Policing Style
Definition
Slave Patrols
Term
Black Codes
Definition
Prohibited:
interracial marriage, preaching gospel w/o license, blacks could not rent property in city limits
Term
Negro Seamen's act
Definition
Black merchant marines couldn't get off ship
Term
Plessy v Ferguson
Definition
Separate but equal
Term
Brown v Board of Education
Definition
Overturned Plessy
Term
Federal Law Enforcement Jurisdiction
Definition
all of US
Term
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
Definition
Military Police
Tribal Police on Indian Reserves
US Postal Inspection Service
US Secret Service
FBI
AFT (Alc, Tobacco, Firearms)
DEA
Term
Function of State Police Agencies
Definition
Traffic Law Enforcement
Gen. Police Powers
Term
State Law Enforcement Agencies
Definition
Highway Patrol
County Sheriff's Dept.
Term
Special Policing Agencies
Definition
Airport Police
Transit Police
Public Housing Police
Campus Police
Term
Criteria to be Police Officer
Definition
18+; most 21+
Clean Record
Employed in City/ County
Federal Law Enforcement - Bachelor's
Term
Criteria to be Disqualified from policing
Definition
DUI
Arrest for Violence
Drug Conviction
Term
Types of Police Training
Definition
Driver
Physical
Report Writing
Testifying
Firearms
Socialization
Term
Policing Styles
Definition
Zero Tolerance
Community Policing
Broken window Style
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