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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. Racial profiling is the practice of stopping and or __________ a person not because of any suspected criminal activity but because of that person's race.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






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






12. This is widely recognized as a police role - though they do share the burden with other institutions such as schools and _____________.






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






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






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 Hispanic community is growing faster than expected and therefore police departments should take steps to hire more Hispanic officers through active recruitment processes and offering incentive ___ for bilingual officers.






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






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






19. In US v. Irizarry (1982) - the US Supreme Court held that evidence found above a ceiling panel that was out of place was _______ the scope of the plain-view doctrine






20. _________ policing took off in the 1980s and 1990s - with the realization that the police could not fight crime on their own.






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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 __________.






26. 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 _________.






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. The rights of the accused (and of prisoners) have been defined mostly through the _______________'s interpretation of the Bill of Rights.






32. 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.






33. One of the major problems facing patrol officers is high-speed pursuits is a high ________ rate.






34. A concurrent sentence is one that is served at the __________ as another sentence.






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The local police cover a wide range of law enforcement agencies such as the municipal police - sheriff's departments - campus and _______ police.






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






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






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






48. Officers have very broad discretion - yet this subject is _______ taught or sufficiently taught to better aid the officers in making an appropriate decision.






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






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