Criminal Justice Exam Review 5ckp

Criminal Justice Exam Review

10/21/2014

Probable Cause – necessary in order to get a warrant Liability – taking responsibility for a crime Entrapment – the police for you to do it Excuses – a reason why a crime may happen  Intoxication is not one Double Jeopardy – being tried for the same crime twice 3 levels of court Criminal Due process  Procedural Due process Police use of force – using non-lethal force to complete the police task  Deadly force is only used when a threat is at hand. Internal affair – responsible for managing the police 4th Amendment – deals with unreasonable search and seizure 5th Amendment – deals with Miranda Custody 6th Amendment – right to council or charge Quality of offenses – Broken Window Theory the environment give appearance to that people don’t care. Police organization  Military style organization – chain style organization Kansas City experiment – increasing number of officers in an area does not reduce crime. Line function – officers out in the street function – those that are behind the scenes at the base. Community Policing – getting involved with the police in a community. Actus Reus – in order to be charged with a crime you have to have done a crime Mens Reus – fact that you committed a crime ex. Selling heroine and dies. Dealer will be charged for Manslaughter. Subsidive Criminal Law – spells out the crime in court-police context. Ex. Manslaughter, Unlawful tresing

Malice of forthought – the evil mind or intent to criminal acts Booking – fingerprinted and documented into the system. Grand Jury – return enditement, determine who should be prosecuted. Crime that goes unreported – Sexual harassment is the least reported crime Jurisdiction – Geographical area of the crime, who listens will all be tried in the area. Proactive and Reactive – Cops documenting a scenario vs. answering calls Clearance Rate – amount of crimes reported to the ones you solve In order to be a police – several tests must be ed to ensure proper fitness and intelligence.