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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. 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






2. Some legal experts believe that police discretion should be abolished because it is _______.






3. Research into police work and activities conducted between the 1950s and 1970s concluded that police-community relations were very ____ and officers regularly breached legal rules






4. 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.






5. Ballistics is the scientific _________ of firearms - ammunition - projectiles - bombs and explosives.






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






7. Between the data in the UCR and NCVS - most experts tend to prefer the ____.






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






9. 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 __________.






10. The first landmark case that forms the foundation of the exclusionary rule is the US Supreme court decision of _____ v US (1914).






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. The county level of government supplies citizens with police services - for example the county ________.






15. This was the bright-line rule (one that can ______ be crossed) that emerged from this case.






16. The spoils system is greatly reduced in modern politics - though not entirely eliminated. Most ________ workers do not have to be concerned about losing their jobs when a new party takes office.






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






18. 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






19. The FBI has the responsibility to investigate - analyze and neutralize any potential terrorist threats and to investigate and analyze terrorist __________ in the US.






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






21. Prospective police officers are trained at police _________ - with the average pre-service training program lasting about 1000 hours.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. The assessment stage evaluates the response based on detailed _________ and surveys. The police are also encouraged to conduct a self-analysis to see if they identified the problem correctly in the first place and revise that response if needed.






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






29. The number of homeless people in the US has spiraled upwards in the last 2 decades so that the function of the police in dealing with them is shifting from one of containment and peacekeeping to the delivery of proactive strategies to deal with the _






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






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






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






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






34. The role of the ___ is to investigate breaches of federal criminal law - to protect the country from foreign counterintelligence and terrorist activities and to provide law enforcement assistance to other agencies.






35. This occurs where criminal and non-criminal actions are used by an officer in the course of his/her working activities or committed when pretending it is within his/her ___________ police authority. An example is sleeping on the job or a racial slur






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






42. The public perception of the police is of a distant and alienated law enforcement unit. Through community policing - police-community relations should ________ as the public have a greater stake and say in their problems and needs.






43. 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 _________.






44. 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 ________.






45. Due to an increase in _________ and disorder by citizens - officers turned to weaponry to protect themselves.






46. Field training consists of practical on-the-job training with a __________ field training officer.






47. 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






48. Another source of PCR tension is discriminatory employment practices of the ______ force.






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






50. When it comes to prostitution - low-level street-walking is usually tolerated so that the role of the police is normally ___________ and maintaining the peace.