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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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1. 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.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Wilson believed in the necessity to continue and encourage _____________________ within the police force. He was the chief of police in Wichita from 1928 to 1935 - the Dean of Criminology at the University of California from 1950 to 1960 and the supe






12. 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






13. Some departments allow for bidding of new patrol areas once or twice _________.






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 because patrol consists of the majority of police work and this is ________ through the police communications network - which is triggered by 911 calls.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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 __________.






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






27. The rights of the accused (and of prisoners) have been defined mostly through the _______________'s interpretation of the Bill of Rights.






28. This means that the court releases the suspect into their own custody or into the care of another. This occurs where the suspect poses a low flight risk and is not __________ to the community.






29. Public concern led to the start of the crackdown and this is viewed as an important police role but it is very difficult to spot the minority of drunk drivers amongst those who are ______.






30. The ________ stage of SARA refers to the creation of strategies based on the analyzed data to deal with the problem whereas the assessment stage requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the response.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. This was the bright-line rule (one that can ______ be crossed) that emerged from this case.






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






39. 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.






40. In 2001 - the US Supreme Court held in Atwater v. Lago Vista that the 4th amendment did not ________ warrantless arrests for minor offenses.






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






42. Plea bargains avoid an expensive court trial. Prosecutors may offer and defendants may accept a bargained plea to avoid the uncertainty of a jury trial. In many cases - the Defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge or for a ________ sentenc






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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







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