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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. Law enforcement in the US is extremely large and ___________ and hence this many agencies currently exist.






2. This is because patrol consists of the majority of police work and this is ________ through the police communications network - which is triggered by 911 calls.






3. The majority of criminal cases do not go to trial but are instead settled via a plea _______.






4. The next most critical factor that impacts on PCR after race and ethnicity is ___.






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






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






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






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






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






10. The CIA also engages in ______ operations sanctioned by the President as part of their role in ensuring national security.






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. They believe that _____-reporting provides more accurate information than police reports.






15. 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 __________.






16. 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.






17. The first ___ amendments of the Constitution are commonly called the Bill of Rights and offer the individual considerable protection in the criminal justice system.






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. A limited amount of streetwalking is tolerated if it is restricted to a particular part of town - usually a business district and it is not too ________.






23. 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.






24. Officers are allocated to specific shifts and patrol areas based on _________ or using a rotation system.






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






26. This is to ensure that ___________ with the administrative rules is maintained.






27. In 1837 - the slave patrol consisted of about 100 officers and they were responsible for finding ________ slaves and ensuring that they were well-behaved.






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






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






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






31. The exclusionary rule was modified by the __________ exception in the US Supreme Court decision of US v. Leon (1984).






32. Decentralization means reduced _____________ of rank and file officers who have greater discretion in making decisions.






33. Wilson believed in the necessity to continue and encourage _____________________ within the police force. He was the chief of police in Wichita from 1928 to 1935 - the Dean of Criminology at the University of California from 1950 to 1960 and the supe






34. This was the step taken in 1965 to remedy _________ discrimination.






35. Officers at the academy undergo _________ training and most academies also offer field training.






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. The CIA has operations officers and recruits ________ agents as part of their intelligence activities and this may involve covert operations.






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






41. 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.






42. Racial profiling is the practice of stopping and or __________ a person not because of any suspected criminal activity but because of that person's race.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. A warrant is a _____ issued by the court to justify the arrest of a suspect. It offers protection to the officer executing the warrant against damages; for example for wrongful arrest.






47. The police ___________ of secrecy - public hostility and solidarity meant they were very isolated from the community - especially the black community.






48. Various studies have shown that these pursuits have between an 18% to 33% chance of resulting in an accident. As a consequence - many departments have a restrictive - discouraging or discretionary _______ regarding high-speed pursuits for officers to






49. Wilson and Kelling believed that the broken window symbolized a deteriorating neighborhood and not repaired led to the eventual decline of an area - thereby encouraging criminal _________.






50. Plea bargains avoid an expensive court trial. Prosecutors may offer and defendants may accept a bargained plea to avoid the uncertainty of a jury trial. In many cases - the Defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge or for a ________ sentenc