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






2. Apart from reducing crime - the mission of community policing is to _______ the trend of the negative public perception of the police






3. Criminalistics relies on __________ to analyze firearms and munitions as well as various forensic techniques to determine issues such as time of death.






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. This is the problem of case __________. Research has shown that only about half of felony arrests result in convictions. The question is whether this is due to poor police work or some other reason.






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






20. 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.






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






22. The assessment stage evaluates the response based on detailed _________ and surveys. The police are also encouraged to conduct a self-analysis to see if they identified the problem correctly in the first place and revise that response if needed.






23. The 3 CIA directorates are the directorate of Intelligence - directorate of Operations and the directorate of Science and ___________.






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






25. 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






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






27. The most organized and distinctly American officer force was the _____ patrol based in Charleston - South Carolina.






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






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






30. 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.






31. The UCR statistics are used to create the FBI Crime Clock which creates a picture of crime _________ in the US.






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. Research into police work and activities conducted between the 1950s and 1970s concluded that police-community relations were very ____ and officers regularly breached legal rules






43. 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






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






45. The CIA has operations officers and recruits ________ agents as part of their intelligence activities and this may involve covert operations.






46. Sheriff departments are usually responsible for _______ court papers - civil summons - and managing security in state courtrooms.






47. The office of coroner is considered a local law enforcement agency because they determine the cause of _____ of victims and perpetrators in criminal cases.






48. 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.






49. Where offenders are not captured red-handed - an arrest _______ issued by an officer of the court is required to supply the legal foundation for the act of detention.






50. 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.