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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. 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 __________.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Increasing ___________ and reducing competition between patrol officers and detectives as well as improving police-citizen relationships are 2 important methods of enhancing the quality of investigative work.






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






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






9. This occurs where criminal and non-criminal actions are used by an officer in the course of his/her working activities or committed when pretending it is within his/her ___________ police authority. An example is sleeping on the job or a racial slur






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. ____ did not become regulated officer equipment until the late 19th Century.






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






16. The evidence had to be plainly in sight and even though the officers may have concluded that some items may have been located behind the ceiling panel; it was not in plain view and hence was ______________ as evidence. Furthermore - the officers are






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Police training programs do suffer from ___________ - particularly as important areas such as domestic violence - ethics and police discretion - which are not usually covered






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






23. 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






24. 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.






25. The written policies method is called '________________ rule-making' and it is presently the most popular method of controlling discretion.






26. Apart from reducing crime - the mission of community policing is to _______ the trend of the negative public perception of the police






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. The FBI has the responsibility to investigate - analyze and neutralize any potential terrorist threats and to investigate and analyze terrorist __________ in the US.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. The spoils system is greatly reduced in modern politics - though not entirely eliminated. Most ________ workers do not have to be concerned about losing their jobs when a new party takes office.






39. 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 __________.






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






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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






45. In serious cases - this may be the outcome. However - hospital care for the mentally ill is very disjointed and it may be difficult to hospitalize a person without their ________. Also - these hospitals or shelters may refuse to admit these patients.






46. The first ___ amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. They were created to restrict government actions against the individual.






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






48. 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.






49. According to the doctrine of ______ patriae - the state has a duty to care for children who are neglected or delinquent - and to assume the role of parent if necessary.






50. 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.