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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. In the 1950s training for police officers consisted mainly of firearm skill development but over the years - classroom training has emphasized criminal __________.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Domestic violence must be distinguished from a domestic ___________ in the sense that in the former a serious crime has been committed and so the officers can exercise their powers of arrest - if they choose to do so although research shows that offi






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Community policing is widely implemented in the US today but critics are concerned that the police role of crime control has been hijacked - the police are increasingly getting involved at a political level and ________________ will lead to the loss






21. The number of homeless people in the US has spiraled upwards in the last 2 decades so that the function of the police in dealing with them is shifting from one of containment and peacekeeping to the delivery of proactive strategies to deal with the _






22. The first ___ amendments of the Constitution are commonly called the Bill of Rights and offer the individual considerable protection in the criminal justice system.






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






31. Another source of PCR tension is discriminatory employment practices of the ______ force.






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






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






34. In 1837 - the slave patrol consisted of about 100 officers and they were responsible for finding ________ slaves and ensuring that they were well-behaved.






35. The _________ Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)is the term coined for this annual study.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






41. The 3 purposes of patrol are to deter crime - increase feelings of public ________ and prepare officers for service through effective dispersal in the neighborhood.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. The role of the ___ is to investigate breaches of federal criminal law - to protect the country from foreign counterintelligence and terrorist activities and to provide law enforcement assistance to other agencies.