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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. When a 911 call comes in - the operator answers it - makes a decision whether to send out a patrol car and then informs the dispatcher who then communicates the details to the ______ officer.






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. Upon conviction - the defendant is punished through a sentence passed by the judge and if convicted of more than one crime - then may be subject to a ___________ or concurrent sentence.






23. The spoils system refers to firing supporters of the opponent and replacing them with one's own supporters upon ________.






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. The _________ Act passed by Congress in 1883 put an end to Andrew Jackson's 'spoils system -' and created a system of hiring government employees based on their qualifications.






37. 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.






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






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






40. This is one of the reports produced by the FBI in its law _____________ role.






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. Ballistics is the scientific _________ of firearms - ammunition - projectiles - bombs and explosives.






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






49. 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.






50. The nature of police work also promotes deviant activities because officers are often offered ______ - they are regularly unsupervised and so think they can get away with it and fed on a diet of illegality may succumb to criminality too.