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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Sherif (England)

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Maintain law and order

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Constable (England)

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Collecting taxes, supervising highways, serving as magistrate

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Coroner (England)

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Determine cause of death

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3 Eras of Police

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  1. Political Era (Police and Politicians work together)
  2. Reform Era (Emphasis on numbers of: response time, citations and vehicle improvements)
  3. Community Era (More emphasis on community and building a bond between police and citizens)
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Federal Agencies, and What They Do?

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Homeland Security protects the homeland

(ICE, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service)

Department of Justice is headed by attorney general

(FBI, ATF, DEA)

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6
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Recruit Training

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Once admitted to academy, person must go through several training: classes, physical, psychological

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Recruit Screening

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The exams and procedures one may have to go through prior to joining

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Sixth Sense

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A sense of suspicion

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Field Training

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A veteran officer looking over a rookie for a few weeks of on the job training

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Working Personality

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A personality to make a good officer such as (Danger, Authority and 12 others)

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4 Tasks of Policing

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  1. Enforce the Laws (Very small time actually doing this in the job)
  2. Welfare Tasks (Delivering blood, assisting firefighters, reporting potholes, etc.)
  3. Prevent Crime (Going on random patrols to prevent crime)
  4. Protecting the Innocent (Investigations to remove innocent suspects)
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Watchman Style

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Uses law to give people what they deserve

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Legalistic Style

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Uses law to punish

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Service Style

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Views the officer as a “teacher” Protects against minor threats (teenagers)

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Patrol Effectiveness

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More patrol didn’t have an effect on crime, response time or anything (Kansas study)

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Full Enforcement

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A myth that police are able to enforce all the laws, as there isn’t enough time

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17
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4 Stressors of Policing

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  1. Organizational and administrative practices
  2. The criminal justice system
  3. The public
  4. Stress intrinsic to police work itself.
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Discretion

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Officer determines weather or not to act

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State Agencies

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SWAT (A higher form of police)

Public Safety (General arrests and police duties)

State Bureau of Investigation (The states FBI)

20
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FBI

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Protects against terrorism

21
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CIA is or isn’t Separate?

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The CIA is it’s own entity

22
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Full Enforcement

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It’s a myth, officers can’t enforce everything, there’s not enough time

23
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Investigation

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There’s no perfect crime. Locates Principle says there will be evidence left by the criminal

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Use of Force

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The amount of effort required to make a suspect comply

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Police Brutality

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Unnessasary use of force on citizens resulting in injury

26
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Militarization

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The use of military equipment and tactics by police

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Developing Harmony

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Building a relationship between police and citizens

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Torts

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An infliction of injury on one person by another

29
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3 Kinds of Torts

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Intention: Engaging in an act that has a high likelihood to injure another

Constitution: Not recognizing another’s constitutional rights

Negligence: A CJ employees conduct creates danger to others

30
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Section 1983

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US code that allows legal action against an officer who abused their power to violate civil rights

31
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Vicarious Liability

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Suing not only the primary actors, but those involved like administrators (casting a big net)

32
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General Areas of Liability

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Proximate Clause: A factor that contributed heavily to an event

Persons in Custody: Police have legal obligation to keep those in their possession free of harm

Failure to Protect: Police place someone in jeopardy, giving away a location of battered woman

Vehicle Pursuits: inherently cause potential for danger. Suspect must present a threat to other’s safety

33
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4th Amendment

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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

34
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Exclusionary Rule

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Evidence obtained improperly cannot be used in trial

35
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Probable Cause

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A reasonable bias to believe a crime has or will be committed. What an officer needs to obtain a warrant.

36
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Arrests With and Without Warrants

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With: Must obtain one to search and seize

Without: Exigent Circumstances where immediate action is required to prevent danger (escaping criminal)

37
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Stop and Frisk

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A New York policy found unconstitutional that allowed officers to stop and frisk potential suspects

38
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Terry vs Ohio

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Police may detain a person briefly for questioning with no probable cause, if they have reasonable suspicion

39
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Reasonable Suspicion

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A hunch that a person may be involved in a crime. Lower standard that probable cause

40
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Plain View

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Officer may seize contraband if he finds it in plain view

41
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Consent to Search

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An officer may search if one voluntarily consents the officer to do so

42
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Electronic Surveillance

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Violates a reasonable expectation of privacy, not allowed

43
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5th Amendment

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You don’t have to speak or self incriminate yourself

44
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Miranda Warning Must Be…

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Given right before Custody and Interrogation

Unless there’s is immediate danger (Boston Bomber)

45
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6th Amendment

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The right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury

46
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Powell vs Alabama

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When accused is poor and illiterate the state will provide them a defense and due process

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