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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The professionalization movement started by Vollmer was nurtured by his prot






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






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






5. 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.






6. It is interesting to note that the city of Detroit is the only state in which blacks rate the police force more ______ than their white counterparts.






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. J Edgar ______ - the Director of the FBI in the 1930s had a critical impact on local policing in setting educational and training models for officers - the development of the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the establishment of the FBI crime lab.






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






18. There is usually a degree of competition between detectives and _______ officers. The latter sometimes withhold information in the hope of beating detectives to solving a case.






19. 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.






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






21. The public perception of the police is of a distant and alienated law enforcement unit. Through community policing - police-community relations should ________ as the public have a greater stake and say in their problems and needs.






22. 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






23. The role of the ___ is to investigate breaches of federal criminal law - to protect the country from foreign counterintelligence and terrorist activities and to provide law enforcement assistance to other agencies.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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 _______.






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. The NCVS Survey is a yearly study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of specific households to determine the level of criminal _____________ - particularly unreported victimization - in the US.






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. Apart from police corruption - another form of police deviance is ____________ deviance.






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






49. 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.






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