Exam 4: Law Enforcement Today

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All police academies are run by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

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Which agency was originally created for combating currency counterfeiters?

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Discuss the benefits of a diverse police force.

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A diverse police force could develop a better relationship with a community of diverse citizens.This could lead to more effective practices of maintaining law and order.African American officers may have more credibility in a predominantly black neighborhood than white officers.Spanish speaking police officers are better able to collect information from Spanish speaking individuals.Members of minority groups possess a broad source of talent and this can only enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement.

According to James Q.Wilson,the police's ____________________ role often takes on a pattern of simply "handling the situation."

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The primary purpose of private security is to _______________________ rather than stop it.

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When police officers "handle the situation" they are performing which responsibility of policing?

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Intelligence-led policing causes police administrators to need more funding to be able to deploy more police officers.

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The police responsibility of "preserving the peace" is strongly related to:

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Patrolling neighborhoods on foot was a tactic first used during the __________________ era of policing.

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List and describe some of the most important law enforcement agencies under the control of the department of homeland security.

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Research shows that police officers spend about __________ of their time enforcing the law or dealing with crime.

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Police officers are required to be U.S.citizens.

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Which of the following is NOT under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security?

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Which of the following agencies patrol the borders of the continental United States and American territories to ensure that immigrants do not enter the country illegally?

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During field training officers are:

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Corruption was rampant during the __________________ era of policing.

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In the public mind,the primary goal of the police officer is to _____________________.

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____________________________ have been used since the early 1970s to try to increase the diversity of their employees.

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The era of policing that was centralized and had a professional and distant police-community policing relationship was the ______________________ .

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Protecting witnesses who put themselves in danger by testifying against the targets of federal criminal investigations is the duty of ___________________________.

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