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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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1. The exclusionary rule was extended by the US Supreme Court in the case of Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. US (1920) - which held that ______ of illegally seized evidence were inadmissible in court.






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






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






4. There is no _________ method of centralized policing in the US as police services are provided by the 4 levels of government which are the city - county - state and federal levels.






5. Some police departments may have a separate detective unit with further specialized units such as homicide and vice. ________ ones will have a single department to handle all cases or no department at all.






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






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






8. 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 ______.






9. Parens patriae is Latin for 'the ______ as parent'.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. The police receive a sizeable number of calls about ________ ill persons and in exercising their discretion these matters are normally dealt with through arrest - hospitalization or informal disposition.






14. According to the doctrine of ______ patriae - the state has a duty to care for children who are neglected or delinquent - and to assume the role of parent if necessary.






15. It is interesting to note that the city of Detroit is the only state in which blacks rate the police force more ______ than their white counterparts.






16. Since these crimes are usually not reported - in order to discover them - undercover work using devices such as _________ are utilized.






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






18. Research showed that patrol was of little deterrence and speedier response times did not increase the arrest rate nor assisted in the solving of crimes. Community policing is meant to create a _____________ between police and community to develop pro






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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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. Police training programs do suffer from ___________ - particularly as important areas such as domestic violence - ethics and police discretion - which are not usually covered






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






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






27. Another word for uphold is _________. This is the result for most appellate court decisions whereby they confirm the decision of the lower court.






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






29. 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






30. The 911 communications center is the _____ of a modern police department.






31. The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is an annualized report published by the ___ that states the statistical rate of reported crime in the US based on data from police reports.






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. The NCVS Survey is a yearly study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of specific households to determine the level of criminal _____________ - particularly unreported victimization - in the US.






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. The written policies method is called '________________ rule-making' and it is presently the most popular method of controlling discretion.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Police subculture is determined by the potential of ______ and because of this they stereotype certain categories of persons - such as low-income males - as possible threats.






49. 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






50. 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 _________.







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