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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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






5. This is the problem of case __________. Research has shown that only about half of felony arrests result in convictions. The question is whether this is due to poor police work or some other reason.






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. Citizen ______ and vigilante groups were the main means of policing the frontier and well-known figures who took up this challenge in the 19th Century include Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp.






10. 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.






11. 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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






17. The Defendant was _________ arrested in his office - which consisted of a single room. The search was valid and reasonable given the circumstances of the arrest and small space of the area he was arrested in.






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






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






21. 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 _______.






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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 ________.






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






29. 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.






30. Incapacitation refers to the act of confinement so that the offender is restrained from committing the crime again whereas the deterrence has the overall aim of crime __________.






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






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






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






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






35. This is the term coined to describe this diagrammatic representation. It differentiates between ________ crimes such as murder and rape and property crime such as burglary and arson.






36. 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.






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






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






39. The Supreme Court created a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule when police officers use search warrants (US v. ____ - 1984).






40. 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 _________.






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






42. Domestic violence must be distinguished from a domestic ___________ in the sense that in the former a serious crime has been committed and so the officers can exercise their powers of arrest - if they choose to do so although research shows that offi






43. The CID within the FBI is responsible for organized crime - violent crime - ____________ and money laundering.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.






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