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Undergraduate 3
12/06/2008

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Term
Norms
Definition
Guidelines for conduct or basic social expectations for acceptable behavior
Term
-formal rules
-codified
-includes sanctions
-politically legitimated
Definition
Characteristics of law
Term
Code of Hammurabi
Definition
First establishment of punishments, lex talionis (an eye for an eye)
Term
-executing civil and criminal procedures
-operating county jail
Definition
Major duties of Sheriff
Term
1. DEA
2. U.S. Marshal's Service
3. FBI
Definition
3 agencies under Dep of Justice
Term
1. Political era
2. Reform era
Definition
First 2 eras of policing
Term
1. Liberal Supreme Court decisions
2. Media
3. Us vs. Them
Definition
3 community policing causes
Term
1. Constitutional law
2. Criminal law
3. Civil law
Definition
3 types of laws
Term
Constitution
Definition
System of fundamental laws and principles that prescribe the nature, functions, and limits of a gov body
Term
1. Probable cause
2. Warrant
Definition
2 search requirements
Term
Evidence exclusionary rule
Definition
Illegal search = inadmissible evidence
Term
Week vs. U.S.
Definition
Illegal search = inadmissible evidence case
Term
Substantive due process
Definition
Protection from unreasonable, arbitrary, capricious laws; laws must be fair
Term
Procedural due process
Definition
Deals w/ notices, hearings, and gathering of evidence
Term
Actus rea
Definition
Guilty act (necessary)
Term
Mens rea
Definition
Guilty mind (not always needed)
Term
civil law
Definition
A violation of a ________ is a tort.
Term
failure to use reasonable care, reckless disregard
Definition
Simple negligence is a ___________, gross negligence must show a _________.
Term
1. The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
2. The President's Commission on Campus Unrest
3. The National Advisory Commission on CJ Standards and Goals
Definition
3 national commissions that resulted from turmoil
Term
consensus theory
Definition
The ________ holds that individs in a society agree on basic values.
Term
The people
Definition
_______ largely determine the goals of policing and give LE agencies their authority to meet these goals.
Term
1. First responders to emergencies and calls for service
2. Undertaking activities to apprehend perpetrators of crime
3. Engaging in strategic prob-solving partnerships w/ the community to address longstanding or emerging probs of crime and disorder
Definition
3 spheres of activity overseen by management of patrol functions
Term
identify suspects, gather evidence for prosecution
Definition
The goal of undercover officers is to _________ and _________.
Term
common goal of serving the public
Definition
The police and the media share a ____________.
Term
1. An intent by an officer to make an arrest
2. Authority to arrest
3. A seizure or restraint
4. An understanding by the person that they are being arrested
Definition
The 4 elements of criminal arrest
Term
Mollen Commission
Definition
In 1993, the ____________ report again found large-scale corruption in the NYPD, including extortion, theft, etc.
Term
1. The applicant selection process
2. Consistent reinforcement of values
3. Anticorruption posture of checks and balances
Definition
3 areas to enhance police integrity and reduce corruption
Term
community relations, police effectiveness
Definition
A racially balanced and integrated police dep fosters ________ and increases ___________.
Term
Canton vs. Harris
Definition
The ground rules for failure to train were initially established by the Supreme Court in:
Term
1. Tribal courts
2. Juvenile courts
3. Community courts
Definition
3 types of specialized courts
Term
-background of the officer
-characteristics of the suspect
-departmental policy
-community interest
-pressures from victim
-disagreement w the law
-available alternatives
-personal practices of the officer
Definition
Schmalleger's discretionary factors
Term
Discrimination
Definition
Showing a preference in treating individs or groups or failing to treat equals equally
Term
-use of force infrequent (or is it?)
-only small % of police-public interactions involve use of force
-true extent is not known
-most use of force is response to resistance to arrest
-minor types of force are dominant
-use of force more likely to occur w/ substance impaired or mentally ill
-small # of officers disproportionally involved in use of force incidents
Definition
Use of force generalities
Term
Deadly force
Definition
Force which carries w it "a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily harm"
Term
Garner v. Tennessee
Definition
Ruled against "Fleeing Felon" rule and unreasonable use of force
Term
-Imminent threat (not just possession, actual or threatened use, continued threat)
-Justified to...protect others and self and prevent forcible felony
Definition
Some use of force considerations
Term
1. Ability (physical capability to do harm)
2. Opportunity (potential to use ability)
3. Jeopardy (taking advantage of ability and opportunity to pose threat)
Definition
Deadly force triangle (when can it be used?)
Term
Graham v. Connor
-severity of crime
-threat to officers or oths
-fleeing arrest
-actively resisting
-perception of officer
Definition
Non-lethal force case; "objective reasonableness"; offered consideration
Term
-Positional asphyxia
-Chokeholds
-Improper use of equipment/tactics
Definition
When non-lethal force becomes lethal
Term
-use of legal authority for personal gain (grass eaters, meat eaters)
Definition
What is corruption?
Term
1. Perceived sense of victimization
2. Loyalty vs. integrity
3. Entitlement vs. accountability
4. Acts of omission
5. Administrative acts of commission
6. Criminal acts of commission
Definition
Corruption continuum
Term
-Application
-Written exam
-Physical agility
-Interview board
-Background investigation
-Truth verification exam
-Psych exam
-Medical exam
-Final interview
Definition
Selection process
Term
1. Organizational practices and characteristics
2. CJ practices and characteristics
3. Public practices and characteristics
4. Police work itself
Definition
Categories of stress
Term
Sexual harassment
Definition
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or oth verbal/physical conduct of a sexual nature
Term
1. Quid Pro Quo (favors for promotion)
2. Hostile work environment
Definition
Types of sexual harassment
Term
-Specialized body of knowledge
-Certification or accreditation
-Considerable discretion
Definition
Professionalism identity
Term
-Advised of charges
-Release/bail/remand
-Appointment of counsel
Definition
First appearance
Term
-Establish if probable cause exists that a crime has been committed in the court's jurisdiction and that the defendant committed it
-Prosecution to test case strength
-Discovery function for defense
Definition
Preliminary hearing
Term
-First appearance before court that has authority to conduct trial
-Reading of indictment
-Plea entered
Definition
Arraignment
Term
1.-background
-psychological
2.-legal theory
-equipment familiarization
-tactical
4.-consistency
-punishment
-termination of problem employees
-deterrence
Definition
Addressing improper use of force...
1.Selection process
2.Training
3.Investigation
4.Discipline
5.Media relations
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