Chapter 6 – Criminal Justice – Flashcards
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Which state had the first modern state policy agency?
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Pennsylvania
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The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment established that
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Preventive patrol does not affect citizen fear of crime
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Which of the following federal law enforcement agencies would most likely investigate a computer crime?
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FBI
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Which of the following is typically not a function of a sheriff's department?
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Appoint a local coroner
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Which agency would not be encompassed by the term local police?
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State police
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The FBI headquarters are named after
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Where is the nation's largest law enforcement agency with about 38,000 sworn officers?
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New York
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The FBI headquarters is located in what city?
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Washington D.C.
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What are the three major levels of law enforcement
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local, state and federal
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What strategy is designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the application of scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques?
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Directed patrol
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What federal agency is responsible for managing the database of DNA profiles?
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FBI
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Which local law enforcement official is responsible for serving court papers, maintaining security within courtrooms, and running the county jail?
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Sheriff
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The political era of Americans policing was characterized by
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Police, citizens, and politicians developing a close working relationship
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Community policing is best characterized by which of the following?
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Providing service to citizens
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What is the best way to describe police subculture?
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A particular set of values characterize of the police
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The legalistic style of policing
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Enforces the letter of the law
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Some authors have warned that the police subculture focuses almost exclusively on
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Crime-fighting
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If state troopers were instructed to write a ticket for any motorist going 1 mph over the speed limit, one could argue that this department was operating under what style of policing?
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Legalistic
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________ is when law enforcement officers exercise choice while carrying out their duties
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Police discretion
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A writ of certiorari
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Allows appellate courts to review the record of a lower court case
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Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the
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Fourth Amendment
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Which 1960's U.S. Supreme Court made the exclusionary rule applicable to criminal prosecutions at the state level?
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Warren Court
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This rule requires that incriminating evidence be seized by police according to the constitutional specifications of due process or it will not be allowed as evidence in court
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Exclusionary rule
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Which U.S. Supreme Court case was responsible for the creation of the exclusionary rule?
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Week v. U.S.
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Which legal principle excludes from introduction at trial any evidence resulting from an illegal search or seizure?
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Exclusionary rule
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A legal principle that excludes from introduction at trial any evidence later developed as a result of an illegal search or seizure?
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Fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine
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This supreme court case has become the basis for "stop and frisk"
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Terry v. Ohio
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Chimel v. California established
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That officers can search the person arrested and the area under that person's immediate control" incident to an arrest
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Which of the following is not a justification for emergency warrantless searches?
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Danger to property
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Which famous 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided for the advisement of rights to criminal suspects prior to questioning?
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Which Amendment protects against self-incrimination?
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Fifth
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What type of cases are recognizable by the fact that they produce substantial changes in both the understanding of due process and in the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system?
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Landmark cases
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Jake and Mary are married and own their home. The police come to the house and ask for permission to search the house for drugs. Jake gives his consent to the search, but Mary says no because she has hidden some drugs in the kitchen. The police come in and search, over Mary's objection, since Jake said it was okay. They find Mary's drugs.
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The drugs cannot be used at Mary's trial because she did not consent to the search
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Which U.S. Supreme Court case made the exclusionary rule applicable to seizures done by federal officers?
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Weeks v. U.S.
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Silverthrone Lumber v. U.S. is responsible for describing what principle of Fourth Amendment processes?
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Fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine
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A(n) ________ warrant is issued based on probable cause to believe that evidence of crime, while not currently at the place described will likely be there when the warrant is executed.
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Anticipatory
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This supreme court case protects overnight guests in the home of another against warrantless searches.
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Minnesota v. Olson
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In 2005 _______ was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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John Roberts
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The plain-view doctrine was set out in
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Harris v. U.S.
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Under Terry v. Ohio the police may conduct a _______ search.
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surface
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An officer knocks on the door of a suspected drug dealer, who invites the officer into the house. While in the kitchen, the officer notices a marijuana plant on the windowsill. The officer may legally seize the plant under the _______ doctrine.
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Plain view
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The collection and analysis of information to produce an intelligence end product designed to inform the police decision making at both the tactical and strategic levels.
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Intelligence-led policing
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Which of the following U.S. supreme court cases specified the conditions under which deadly force could be used to apprehend a suspected felon?
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Tennessee v. Garner
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What division in a police department investigates charges that officers are guilty of wrongdoing?
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Internal affairs
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________ training can be used to control corruption.
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Ethics
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Historically, officers were allowed to use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspected felon. This was known as the
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Fleeing Felon Rule
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The pay of police officers
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Is going up, due to increased professionalism
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Police subculture is transmitted primarily
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Through informal socialization
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The "Rampart Scandal" arose out of corruption within the _________ Police Department
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Los Angeles
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Officers who have adopted police working personality are often all of the following except
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Inefficient
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What is the meaning of the term grass-eaters as a form of police corruption?
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Officers who accept as small bribes and minor services from citizens
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Which of the following is not a benefit of educated police officers?
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Better handgun skills
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A recent study by the FBI found that most slain officers
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Were good-natured and well liked by the community and the department
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When a police officer arrests someone based on an improperly issued warrant the officer
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may be liable for monetary damages
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A _______ suit is based on an act passes by Congress in 1871 to ensure the civil rights of men and women of all races
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Section 1983
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Which type of police corruption identified by Knapp Commission involves the active seeking of illicit money-making opportunities by officers?
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Meat-eating
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Which of the following is true of better-educated police officers?
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Educated officers will possess a heightened sensitivity to racial and ethnic issues
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According to the Status of Women in Policing Survey, about what percentage of U.S. law enforcement officers are women?
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13%
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The abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain
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Police Corruption
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What percentage of female police officers hold top command positions?
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7.3%
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A research project on female officers in Massachusetts found that female officers
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Are extremely devoted to their work
