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DSST Introduction To Law Enforcement

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Generally - surveys have revealed that ________ people tend to be more dissatisfied with the police than older persons. Some youths seem to believe that the police target them simply because they are young and think that all teenagers are up to no go






11. The controversial 'broken window' theory made the connection between disorder - neighborhood decay and _____.






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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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 __________.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Patrol is meant to reassure citizens that their environment is _____ and protected from crime.






28. 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.






29. Domestic disturbances are a common order maintenance issue handled by the police but officers generally find them frustrating to handle because there is little that they can do about the _____ of the problem.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. The police ___________ of secrecy - public hostility and solidarity meant they were very isolated from the community - especially the black community.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. This is the term coined to describe this diagrammatic representation. It differentiates between ________ crimes such as murder and rape and property crime such as burglary and arson.






45. 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.






46. Officers are allocated to specific shifts and patrol areas based on _________ or using a rotation system.






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






48. The next most critical factor that impacts on PCR after race and ethnicity is ___.






49. 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.






50. Parens patriae is Latin for 'the ______ as parent'.