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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. Various studies have shown that these pursuits have between an 18% to 33% chance of resulting in an accident. As a consequence - many departments have a restrictive - discouraging or discretionary _______ regarding high-speed pursuits for officers to






9. 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.






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. 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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The exclusionary rule was extended by the US Supreme Court in the case of Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. US (1920) - which held that ______ of illegally seized evidence were inadmissible in court.






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






18. 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.






19. The first ___ amendments of the Constitution are commonly called the Bill of Rights and offer the individual considerable protection in the criminal justice system.






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






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






22. This is one of the main functions of the police academy and ensures that unsuitable recruits do not make it as officers. About 10% of recruits do not _________ from the academy.






23. 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






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






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. 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 __________.






27. The next most critical factor that impacts on PCR after race and ethnicity is ___.






28. Good faith means that when the police act with the honest belief that they are following proper rules. According to the ruling in US v. Leon - when officers have acted in good faith reliance on a warrant - the evidence will not be excluded even if th






29. This describes the Pendleton Act. This was a big step in the government becoming the huge _____________ it is today.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Tensions between the police and racial minorities continue despite the many advances made since the 1960s; major complaints are still made regularly and these include use of excessive force and ______ profiling.






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






44. The rise of police professionalism and reform was spearheaded by August _______ who served as the chief of police in Berkeley - California from 1905 to 1932.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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