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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

Subjects : dsst, law-enforcement
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Patrol is meant to reassure citizens that their environment is _____ and protected from crime.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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 __________.






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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 _______.






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






20. 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 ________.






21. It can be argued that __________ officers possess an additional skill and therefore the extra pay can be justified on those grounds.






22. 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 _________.






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






24. When considering detective productivity and _____________ - more important than the number of arrests is the quality of those arrests.






25. The drawbacks of the administrative rule-making route are that they can never cover every conceivable situation; it may promote lying - avoidance - confusion and a negative ________ from officers.






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. Criminalistics relies on __________ to analyze firearms and munitions as well as various forensic techniques to determine issues such as time of death.






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






32. This is the way criminal trials are conducted in the US and it is governed by strict rules of __________.






33. 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.






34. The assessment stage evaluates the response based on detailed _________ and surveys. The police are also encouraged to conduct a self-analysis to see if they identified the problem correctly in the first place and revise that response if needed.






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






36. Under the ___ system - if last night Jim killed John - then set fire to a car and robbed an old lady - these multiple crimes would be recorded as a single incident.






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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