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39 Cards in this Set
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Ethical dilemmas
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situations whereas police officers do not know the right course of action
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Mandatory arrest laws
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limit a police officer discretion by requiring him or her to arrest a person who has abused someone related by blood or marriage
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Patrol officers
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-lowest paid members
-least amount of authority -greatest amount of discretionary power |
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DNA
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useful in criminal investigations because no two people, save identical twins, have same DNA
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Problem-oriented
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policing philosophy which requires police to identify potential criminal activity and develop strategies to prevent that activity
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Police officers
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low death and injury rates on the job
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Ethical dilemma categories
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-discretion
-duty -honesty -loyalty |
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Deadly force
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force applied by a police officer that is likely or intended to cause death
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1.6%
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use of force by police officers of all police-public encounters
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CODIS
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database containing DNA profiles
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socialization
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process through which a police officer is taught the values and expected behavior of the police subculture
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police cynicism
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suspicion that citizens are weak, corrupt, and dangerous
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DNA found in...
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-blood
-hair -skin |
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Purposes of police patrol
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-deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence
-maintenance of public order/sense of security -24 hour provision of services that are not crime related |
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reactive
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arrests made by police officers that occur when officers respond to calls for service
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20%
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paperwork takes up ___of a patrol officer's time
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nature of the criminal act
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primary factor that an officer should consider when determining how to use discretion
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Officer with greatest amount of discretion
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patrol officers
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DNA fingerprinting came about?
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mid 1990's
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duty
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officer is struggling with an obligation to act in a certain manner, he or she is struggling with the ethical dilemma of ?
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chain of command
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delegation of authority is a critical component
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Rituals of indoctrinate officers into the police subculture
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-police academy
-making first arrest -using force to make an arrest for the first time |
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crimes that are investigated by officers who work in vice
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-prostitution
-gambling -pornography |
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Characteristics of community policing
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-community police partnerships
-proactive problem solving -community engagement |
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forms of police corruption
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-bribery
-shakedowns -mooching |
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preventive patrol
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majority of time a patrol officer spends at work is spent on?
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Rovano v. United States
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the state is not automatically required to disclose the identity of a confidential informant
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Tennessee v. Garner
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set the limits for the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers
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forensics
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application of science to establish facts and evidence during crime investigations
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Kansas City Experiment
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decreasing preventive patrol had little impact on crimes and overall effectiveness
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trace evidence
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-hairs
-fibers -blood |
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quality-of-life crimes
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broken windows theory suggests that to decrease crime, law enforcement agencies should crack down on?
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shakedown
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scenario in which a police officer attempts to coerce money from a criminal
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undercover work
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officer who assumes a false identity as a part of a criminal investigation is performing?
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patrol officers are?
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law enforcement officials with the greatest amount of discretion
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sworn officer
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most common law enforcement agent in police agencies
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broken windows theory
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developed to promote strategies to address quality of life issues in neighborhoods
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ballistics
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study of firearms and its application to solving crimes
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internal affairs unit
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division that investigates complaints of wrongdoing by police officers
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