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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. When the offender was apprehended by the posse - trials were rarely held and public __________ were held to dispense justice.






7. The 1980s and 1990s saw the creation of _______ oversight of police groups to monitor or investigate complaints by individuals against police actions.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. 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.






17. 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






18. When a 911 call comes in - the operator answers it - makes a decision whether to send out a patrol car and then informs the dispatcher who then communicates the details to the ______ officer.






19. The UCR has a hierarchy rule whereby multiple types of incidents can only be recorded as 1 incident. This is a _________ of the system.






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






25. 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 ______.






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. Officers are commonly offered bribes to let suspects go or to turn a blind eye to ________ activities.






34. 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 _______.






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






36. In 2001 - the US Supreme Court held in Atwater v. Lago Vista that the 4th amendment did not ________ warrantless arrests for minor offenses.






37. 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






38. Domestic disturbances are a common order maintenance issue handled by the police but officers generally find them frustrating to handle because there is little that they can do about the _____ of the problem.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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 __________.






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






50. In the 1950s training for police officers consisted mainly of firearm skill development but over the years - classroom training has emphasized criminal __________.