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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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






5. The Supreme Court created a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule when police officers use search warrants (US v. ____ - 1984).






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. In this case - the police applied for and obtained a search warrant from a magistrate for the Defendant's homes. Drugs were found there and the Defendant convicted. He appealed on the grounds that the original affidavit drawn up to obtain the search






12. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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 ________ 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.






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. This is training in relation to _____________ rules and was spurred by the decisions of the US Supreme Court in the 1960s.






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






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. Organized law enforcement in Britain can be traced back to 1200 AD when identified law breakers were pursued by a _____ led by the shire reeve or mounted officer.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






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. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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