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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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






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






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






4. Where offenders are not captured red-handed - an arrest _______ issued by an officer of the court is required to supply the legal foundation for the act of detention.






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. The first ___ amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. They were created to restrict government actions against the individual.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Upon conviction - the defendant is punished through a sentence passed by the judge and if convicted of more than one crime - then may be subject to a ___________ or concurrent sentence.






17. 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 __________.






18. In dealing with federal criminal law enforcement - the duty of the FBI upon investigation is to gather evidence and perform personnel investigations - especially in major programs such as _________ crime and white-collar crime.






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






25. Individuals have the right to live in their homes peacefully and not be subjected to unreasonable searches and seizures by virtue of the ___ amendment.






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






27. 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.






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






29. Able-bodied men who could hear the commotion caused by the victim were obliged to form a posse and join the shire reeve (term from which ________ is derived) or mounted officer in pursuit of the offender.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. 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 __________.






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. Organized law enforcement in Britain can be traced back to 1200 AD when identified law breakers were pursued by a _____ led by the shire reeve or mounted officer.






45. 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.






46. Some departments allow for bidding of new patrol areas once or twice _________.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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