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Criminal Justice
quiz 2
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Undergraduate 2
02/19/2008

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Patrick Colquhoun (1789)
Definition
 

*advocate organized enforcement

*appointed magistrate of London

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Sir Robert Peel (1828)
Definition
 

*advanced an organized police force

*wrote the first police bill which passed Parliament

Term
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies:
Definition
FBI; INS; DEA; ATF
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Apprehension process
Definition
  • Crime detected
  • Preliminary investigation
  • Follow-up investigation
  • Arrest and clearance
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Police Powers
Definition
stop, frisk, order someone out of car, power to question, and detain
Term
Arrest Powers
Definition
use force, power to search, exercise seizure and restraint
Term
4th Amendment
Definition
Search and Seizure
Term
Probable Cause
Definition
an amount of reliable information indicating that it is more likely than not that evidence will be found in a specific location or that a specific person is guilty of a crime
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Seizure
Definition
police officers use their authority to deprive people of their liberty or property
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Exclusionary Rule
Definition
chief mechanism for protection against illegal search and seizure
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Definition
“All evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is inadmissible in state court.”
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Good faith exception
Definition
U.S. v. Leon (1984)
Term
Inevitable discovery rule
Definition

Nix v. Williams (1984)

  • can admit evidence illegally if shown that would have been discovered inevitably by legal means
Term
“Stop & frisk”
Definition
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
Term
5th Amendment
Definition

Miranda v. Arizona (1969)

- right to remain silent

- statements will be used against you

-right to consult attorne

- state will provide if cannot afford

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Influences to Discretion
Definition

1. environmental

2. departmental

3. circumstances

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Types of Job Stress

Definition

1. external

2. educational

3. personal

4. operational

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Tennessee v. Garner (1985)
Definition
level of force must be reasonable
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Corruption
Definition
acts involving the misuse of authority by a police officer to produce personal gain for himself or for others
Term
Knapp Commission
Definition

1. meat- eaters

2. grass- eaters

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Types of corruption
Definition

1. Gratitudes

2. Bribes

3. Theft and Kickbacks

4. drugs and money

5. participation in organized crime

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LAPD "Rampart" Scandal
Definition
Officer cauht stealing 8 bags of cocaine from evidence room
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