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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. 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






2. This was the step taken in 1965 to remedy _________ discrimination.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Domestic disturbances may be fuelled by alcohol and drug abuse - financial difficulties or many other reasons that are beyond the ________ of the officers.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. The CIA also engages in ______ operations sanctioned by the President as part of their role in ensuring national security.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. There was no __________ form of criminal justice law in those days. Guilt was assumed; the execution carried out and accepted by all as an act of retribution.






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






23. 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






24. After the arrest - suspects are brought before a __________ for their first appearance so that the charges brought against them can be read out and if appropriate they may be released on their own recognizance.






25. The 3 CIA directorates are the directorate of Intelligence - directorate of Operations and the directorate of Science and ___________.






26. The controversial 'broken window' theory made the connection between disorder - neighborhood decay and _____.






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Decentralization means reduced _____________ of rank and file officers who have greater discretion in making decisions.






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






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






42. Parens patriae is Latin for 'the ______ as parent'.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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