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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Another word for uphold is _________. This is the result for most appellate court decisions whereby they confirm the decision of the lower court.






2. When an appellate court is asked to review a judgment - they may ______ it - require the lower court to set it aside or modify it.






3. The _________ Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)is the term coined for this annual study.






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






5. Able-bodied men who could hear the commotion caused by the victim were obliged to form a posse and join the shire reeve (term from which ________ is derived) or mounted officer in pursuit of the offender.






6. A centralized state-level agency - which merges patrol with ______________ will usually assist in local criminal investigations when asked - patrol the state's highways - operate identification bureaus - manage criminal records and provide training t






7. August Vollmer believed that policing standards needed to be improved and corruption stamped out. He advocated training and __________ for officers.






8. Good faith means that when the police act with the honest belief that they are following proper rules. According to the ruling in US v. Leon - when officers have acted in good faith reliance on a warrant - the evidence will not be excluded even if th






9. 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.






10. Bail describes the circumstance when suspects are released from custody but on condition that money or property is offered as __________ against flight.






11. In this case - the Defendants were suspected of evading taxes but they refused to hand over their company books. An illegal search and seizure was performed and the books returned soon after - when the Defendant's lawyer objected. At the trial - the






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






13. This means that the court releases the suspect into their own custody or into the care of another. This occurs where the suspect poses a low flight risk and is not __________ to the community.






14. The ________ stage of SARA refers to the creation of strategies based on the analyzed data to deal with the problem whereas the assessment stage requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the response.






15. In US v. __________ (1950) - the US Supreme Court ruled that a warrantless search upon a lawful arrest was permitted as long as it was reasonable given the circumstances.






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






17. Training is one of the roles a ______-level enforcement agency usually engages in.






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






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






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






21. Criminalistics relies on __________ to analyze firearms and munitions as well as various forensic techniques to determine issues such as time of death.






22. The role of the police academy is to provide formal training - root out ___________ recruits and immerse the trainees in the police subculture.






23. It is believed that the average citizen plays a vital part in the ________________ of officers.






24. 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.






25. The UCR statistics are used to create the FBI Crime Clock which creates a picture of crime _________ in the US.






26. When considering detective productivity and _____________ - more important than the number of arrests is the quality of those arrests.






27. This has resulted in an under ________________ of blacks - women and ethnic minorities in the police force.






28. This is due to the dominance of the local political structure by ______ persons. Detroit has had a black mayor since 1973 and the police force is dominated by black persons. Thus - the black community can better relate with their local police






29. Officers appointed to carry out investigative work are known as __________.






30. Apart from reducing crime - the mission of community policing is to _______ the trend of the negative public perception of the police






31. 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 __________.






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






33. These experts contend that officers do not have the authority to subvert the criminal law. Some states have criminalized the failure of criminal justice officials who turn a ______ eye to enforcement.






34. After the arrest - suspects are brought before a __________ for their first appearance so that the charges brought against them can be read out and if appropriate they may be released on their own recognizance.






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






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. Since the 1980s - there have been some very public crackdowns on _____ driving but rates of this offence which creep down during the crackdown soon return to the original levels because the publicity forces a temporary change in behavior which is not






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






39. 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 _______.






40. The controversial 'broken window' theory made the connection between disorder - neighborhood decay and _____.






41. Their perception of the amount of danger faced in their jobs results in the development of constant __________ of people






42. This is the right granted under the Constitution but the Supreme Court has held that it can be exercised only for offences carrying a term of ______________ exceeding 6 months or where the extra penalties such as fines and community service are suffi






43. Campus police are a type of _______ district police force - and many of these larger forces have been state certified as law enforcement agencies with general arrest powers.






44. It can be argued that __________ officers possess an additional skill and therefore the extra pay can be justified on those grounds.






45. Affirmative action is mandated by a Presidential _________ Order in 1965 - so that all private employers and government agencies who receive federal monies have to develop written affirmative action plans.






46. Some departments allow for bidding of new patrol areas once or twice _________.






47. The exclusionary rule relates to illegally seized evidence. In this case - the police searched and seized personal effects as well as incriminating evidence from the Defendant's house without a warrant. On the basis of this evidence - the Defendant w






48. A critical function that the police play in society is crime __________ and this role is primarily executed through routine patrolling.






49. This was the ruling of the court. Many commentators were surprised but the court decided that although arrest for trivial offences (in this case a seat belt violation) may be embarrassing - it was not so extraordinary as to breach the ____ amendment






50. Increasing ___________ and reducing competition between patrol officers and detectives as well as improving police-citizen relationships are 2 important methods of enhancing the quality of investigative work.