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58 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 branches of government? |
Executive, Legislative, and Judical branch. |
There are 3 branches |
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What branch of government are police under? |
Executive branch |
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Police agency’s follow what model? |
Para-military model |
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What Chief is police admin has general administration over what? |
Control sets policies for all the departments operations and branches. |
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Who is the backbone of policing? |
Patrol Officers |
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What percent makes the patrol personnel? |
2/3 |
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What percent makes the patrol personnel? |
2/3 |
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What do patrol officers do? |
Maintain public order Law violations Emergencies Apprehend criminals Aid citizen in distress |
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Do patrol officers issue arrest warrants ? |
No |
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Do patrol officers issue arrest warrants ? |
No |
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What is the broken window theory? |
Spend time on citizens, order and maintenance, help clean up neighborhoods.. less crime . Need consent of the governed |
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What is the Kansas patrol study? |
Determined higher visibility of patrol reduced crime |
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What is the purpose of proactive patrol? |
To stop crimes before they occur |
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Active enforcement of minor crimes does what? |
Helps minimize minor crimes |
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What does directed patrol mean? |
Putting more police in higher crime areas. |
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What are vice crimes? |
Crimes against public morality , or morally unvalued crimes |
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What are vice crimes? |
Crimes against public morality , or morally unvalued crimes |
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What is the exception to exclusionary rule? |
Good faith exception, as long as an officer is acting in good faith the evidence is immissible |
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What can community policing do? |
Reduce disorder, and impact the crime rate |
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What is community policing’s main focus? |
Reducing crime, NOT crime fighting |
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What is a sting operation ? |
Undercover police operating pawn shops & other undercover acts |
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Do police have control functions ? |
Yes- administrative function, internal affairs |
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Do police have control functions ? |
Yes- administrative function, internal affairs |
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The length of an investigation is associated with what |
The success involved in the operation. |
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Do police have control functions ? |
Yes- administrative function, internal affairs |
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The length of an investigation is associated with what |
The success involved in the operation. |
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Lost angles 1910 |
TRUE |
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What is the blue curtain? |
Six core beliefs at the heart of police |
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What are the six core beliefs of police? |
1. loyalty to call leaks above all else 2. the war against crime cannot be one without bending the rules
3. no one else understands the nature of police work
4. members of the public are usually unsupportive and unreasonably demanding
5. Patrol work is the pits
6. Police are the only real crime fighters |
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What are some problems of policing? |
Fatigue, violence and brutality, and corruption, stress |
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What is cynicism? |
Belief that most people’s actions are motivated by personal needs and selfishness |
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What are the effects of use of force ? |
Not common- Aggressive cops may overreact to the stress of police when. Small portions of officers account for a sizable portion of the abuses Problem officers tend to be young and inexperienced members of the force. |
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What does deadly force refer to? |
Actions of police who kill a suspect |
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What are courts of limited jurisdiction? |
Only deal with, smaller claims; bankruptcy, family matters, etc |
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What are courts of general jurisdiction? |
Felony court |
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Where are courts of general jurisdiction |
Deals with serious felony cases also known as felony court |
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What are appellate courts? |
A court that reconsiders a case that has been tried in order to determine whether the measures used complied w accepted rules of criminal procedure |
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What do federal courts have? |
• Jurisdiction - us laws and treaties Martime (at sea) Controversies between 2 or more states |
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What is the 3 tiered hierarchy of court jurisdiction |
District court, courts of appeals, and Supreme Court |
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What court is the constitution established by? |
Us Supreme Court |
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What is the US Supreme Court made up of |
9 judges appointed by the president |
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What does US Supreme Court do? |
Review federal and state appellate court cases when there is a federal issue, does no re try case or review facts only matters of procedures |
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Who makes the judicial selection |
Appointed by President , with consent of sentate/congress |
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What is suicide by cop? |
When a offender behaves in a threatening manner, causing police to act in violence. |
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The US magistrate judge is appointed by who |
District court judges |
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Who appoints prosecutors |
The president |
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What are prosecutors duties |
Gives advice to law enforcement Represents states plea negotiations Represents state hearings , criminal trials , and appeals Acts as legal advisor to county commissioners and elected officials |
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What can a prosecutor not do? |
Maintain control over grand jury’s |
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What is a defense lawyers job |
To fully and competently defend his client
Conviction rates from public defenders vs private were about the same |
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How can cases be dismissed? |
1. Inefficient evidence 2. Interests of Justice 3 due process problems |
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What are patterns related to police shooting? |
Exposure to violence, national crime rates, community threat levels, administrative factors |
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How can the use of deadly force be justified ? |
Can be applied via the fleeing felon rule, can be traced back to English common law. |
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What is the fleeing felon rule? |
Permits the use of force, even deadly force, against someone who is suspected of a felony, and is fleeing or in clear flight |
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Tennessee Vs Garner proved what? |
Deadly force against an unarmed and non-dangerous fleeing felon was a violation- of the 4th amendment |
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Do state laws overturn federal laws? |
No |
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What is the greatest factor in controlling the use of unwanted police brutality? |
The civil judgement |
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Does each state have their own state court? |
Yes |
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What happens when a jury trial is waived? And it becomes a bench trial |
The just must decide whether the defendant is guilty |
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