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36 Cards in this Set
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What state in the U.S. was the first to create a unified day and night police force?
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New York
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While the crime rate has dropped, the number of police officers has _____ recent years.
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increased
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What is the United States law enforcement agency with the widest jurisdiction of federal law enforcement agencies?
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FBI
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Females make up __% of all police nationality.
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11
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One of the most significant innovations in policing in the past few years, especially since 9/11 has been...
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the establishment of multi-agency task forces to reduce duplication effort.
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What is the primary role of Interpol?
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To provide information about crimes or criminals on a transnational nature.
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What is the only state in the U.S. without a police force?
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Hawaii
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The Department of Homeland Security was created to combat______.
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terrorism
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Most police officers work on which level of gov't?
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local
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Who created the London Metropolitan police department?
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Sir Robert Peel
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The office of justice of the peace is a medieval office that dates back to the ____ century.
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Fourteenth
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There are almost ____ times as many individuals employed by private security agencies than are employed by law enforcement.
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3
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When a suspect is identified from a DNA database file it is referred to as______.
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A cold hit
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What is CODIS?
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A newly established database for DNA evidence
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is part of which department of the U.S. gov't?
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The treasury department
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What famous English novelist was also a London magistrate and founder of the famous, Bow street runners?
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Henry Fielding
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The weed and Seed program sponsored by the federal gov't was an effort to...
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combine enforcement with community services in an effort to reduce crime.
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What was the system during Britain's Middle Ages called that said that residents were held responsible for the conduct of their neighbors?
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Mutual pledge system
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Why was the Metropolitan Police Department different from the watch and ward system?
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Unlike the watch and ward system the Metropolitan Police Department were assigned different territories or (beats).
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Who was the first police commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department?
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Colonel Charles Rowan
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What was the role of the LEAA?
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to allocate money to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system.
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What is the largest state police department?
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The California Highway Patrol
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What is the smallest state police department?
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The North Dakota Highway Patrol
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Federal law enforcement agencies can only enforce laws enacted by ____.
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Congress
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What is (LEMAS) Law Enforcement Management and Administration Statistics program?
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A nationwide survey of state and local police agencies employing one hundred or more officers that is conducted every three years.
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What are the six characteristics that Stephen Mastrofski identified that summarize current expectations of "good service" from police officers.
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Attentiveness,Reliability,
Responsiveness,Competence, Manners, and Fairness. |
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How have improvements in police communications technology backfired?
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Public makes too much use of these innovations, for many 911 calls are not emergencies.
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What is case law?
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Judicial applications and iterpretations applying to a given case
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What state was rated the best criminal code based on clarity,comphrehensiveness and proportionality?
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Texas
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According to a study of murder on different television shows, the television portrait of murder ...
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tends to hightlight the dramatic and planned aspect of the murder.
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The rules for adjucdication of individuals suspected of violating the law are?
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Procedural criminal law
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The criminal code is
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A compilation of all the laws in a jurisdiction.
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The oldest definition of insanity is the
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M'Naghten rule
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The defense of mistake of fact can be used as a defense, but the mistake must be honest and ______.
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reasonable
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The failure to act can constitute a criminal act when...
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A person has a legal duty to act.
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Rules that regulate disputes between private parties are called _____.
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Civil law
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