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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By dealing with the underlying issues - for example mental health or financial service problems - then a solution may be found to get them off the street and back into a more ___________ existence.






2. Officers may feel that the rules are there to catch them out and that the system mistrusts them. This may encourage officers to work at a deliberately _____ pace.






3. Research has revealed that in about 80% of such situations - no formal action - such as _______ was necessary.






4. When called to attend to a non-crime incident - the police have to exercise discretion and can usually handle the situation _______ taking formal police action.






5. The courts of general jurisdiction utilize a fact-finding foundation known as the ___________ process which pits the State's interest - as represented by the prosecution against the Defendant's - as represented by defense counsel.






6. There are over _____ sheriff's departments in the US.






7. Deterrence prevents crime through using an example or threat of ___________ to persuade the public against committing the crime.






8. There are around _____ federal - state and local law enforcement agencies in the US.






9. The CID within the FBI is responsible for organized crime - violent crime - ____________ and money laundering.






10. This is one of the reports produced by the FBI in its law _____________ role.






11. The spoils system refers to firing supporters of the opponent and replacing them with one's own supporters upon ________.






12. This is one of the main functions of the police academy and ensures that unsuitable recruits do not make it as officers. About 10% of recruits do not _________ from the academy.






13. The evidence had to be plainly in sight and even though the officers may have concluded that some items may have been located behind the ceiling panel; it was not in plain view and hence was ______________ as evidence. Furthermore - the officers are






14. Incapacitation refers to the act of confinement so that the offender is restrained from committing the crime again whereas the deterrence has the overall aim of crime __________.






15. The ________ rule was further emphasized in Edwards v. Arizona (1981) - when the court prohibited investigators from continuing questioning once the suspect has requested an attorney.






16. Patrol is meant to reassure citizens that their environment is _____ and protected from crime.






17. The _________ Act passed by Congress in 1883 put an end to Andrew Jackson's 'spoils system -' and created a system of hiring government employees based on their qualifications.






18. The nature of police work also promotes deviant activities because officers are often offered ______ - they are regularly unsupervised and so think they can get away with it and fed on a diet of illegality may succumb to criminality too.






19. This may also be called '________ officer.' The investigative nature of their jobs has resulted in their classification as a local law enforcement agency.






20. The 3 purposes of patrol are to deter crime - increase feelings of public ________ and prepare officers for service through effective dispersal in the neighborhood.






21. One of the major problems facing patrol officers is high-speed pursuits is a high ________ rate.






22. Individuals have the right to live in their homes peacefully and not be subjected to unreasonable searches and seizures by virtue of the ___ amendment.






23. _________ policing took off in the 1980s and 1990s - with the realization that the police could not fight crime on their own.






24. The professionalization movement started by Vollmer was nurtured by his prot






25. In dealing with federal criminal law enforcement - the duty of the FBI upon investigation is to gather evidence and perform personnel investigations - especially in major programs such as _________ crime and white-collar crime.






26. This is the venue for police training and the value of training has experienced a dramatic _________ in status since its inception.






27. Tensions between the police and racial minorities continue despite the many advances made since the 1960s; major complaints are still made regularly and these include use of excessive force and ______ profiling.






28. Under the ___ system - if last night Jim killed John - then set fire to a car and robbed an old lady - these multiple crimes would be recorded as a single incident.






29. Officers must file written _______ in certain circumstances when they exercise their discretion - for example when they fire their weapon and these reports must be reviewed by their superiors.






30. This describes the Pendleton Act. This was a big step in the government becoming the huge _____________ it is today.






31. Under the 6th Amendment to the Constitution - every defendant has the right to a ____ trial.






32. This is the definition of bail. If the suspect fails to appear for the next court hearing - then the money or property pledged may be __________.






33. In this case - the police applied for and obtained a search warrant from a magistrate for the Defendant's homes. Drugs were found there and the Defendant convicted. He appealed on the grounds that the original affidavit drawn up to obtain the search






34. Citizen ______ and vigilante groups were the main means of policing the frontier and well-known figures who took up this challenge in the 19th Century include Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp.






35. In order to police __________ crimes - officers generally have to resort to undercover work.






36. This was the only way they could ________ themselves and their property from the bandits. They did try to apply the accepted standards of decency of the day to their actions.






37. One of the most controversial incidents in recent American police history occurred in ___________ in 1991 when officers subdued Rodney King using considerable force; resulting in 2 criminal trials and a riot that seriously damaged PCR for several yea






38. The 3 main approaches to controlling police discretion are removing it - improving the professional judgment of officers through better training and managing it through _______ policies.






39. The CIA is divided into 3 ____________ and 5 mission support offices (MSOs).






40. The office of coroner is considered a local law enforcement agency because they determine the cause of _____ of victims and perpetrators in criminal cases.






41. In US v. Irizarry (1982) - the US Supreme Court held that evidence found above a ceiling panel that was out of place was _______ the scope of the plain-view doctrine






42. Sheriff departments are usually responsible for _______ court papers - civil summons - and managing security in state courtrooms.






43. ____ did not become regulated officer equipment until the late 19th Century.






44. Public concern led to the start of the crackdown and this is viewed as an important police role but it is very difficult to spot the minority of drunk drivers amongst those who are ______.






45. There is usually a degree of competition between detectives and _______ officers. The latter sometimes withhold information in the hope of beating detectives to solving a case.






46. Community policing is widely implemented in the US today but critics are concerned that the police role of crime control has been hijacked - the police are increasingly getting involved at a political level and ________________ will lead to the loss






47. The most organized and distinctly American officer force was the _____ patrol based in Charleston - South Carolina.






48. The ATF was previously an organization within the Department of the Treasury but since 24th January 2003 - their agency was transferred to the Department of _______.






49. Campus police is probably the most important example of the special district police force. The also participate in the ____ program.






50. The drawbacks of the administrative rule-making route are that they can never cover every conceivable situation; it may promote lying - avoidance - confusion and a negative ________ from officers.