Exam 2: Organizing Public Security in the United States

With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11, the U.S.A.Patriot Act authorized the combining of many federal agencies as one department to combat terrorist threats.

In the United States, most local police departments are small, with about 53 percent employing fewer than 10 sworn officers.

Which of the following federal agencies is the oldest?

What law conferred criminal jurisdiction in Indian country to six state governments as well as the federal government?

Which national database contains information on outstanding warrants and criminal histories?

The program that provides an annual compilation of all crimes reported to local police is called the ________.

Which of the following institutions is part of the Department of Justice?

Which of the following was the first state to combat illegal immigration by creating a law that demanded immigrants carry identity documents legitimizing their presence within U.S.borders?

In response to law enforcement's need for more flexible, in-depth data, the Unified Crime Reports (UCR) formulated the __________, which presents comprehensive, detailed information about crime incidents to law enforcement, researchers, governmental planners, students of criminal justice, and the general public.

The largest county police department-not a sheriff's office-in the United States is the Miami-Dade County (Florida) department.It has approximately how many sworn officers?

In 2010, the U.S.Department of Justice ordered prosecutors in 33 states to intensify efforts to combat ____________on Indian reservations, particularly offenses on women and children.

Identify reasons for the emergence of gangs in small towns and strategies that can be used to combat them.

Law enforcement in the United States has developed over the years based on a philosophy of uniform national control.

Most academic and professional studies of policing have focused on municipal departments because this is where the "action" is in the world of law enforcement.

The four major U.S.cabinet departments that administer most federal law enforcement agencies and personnel are__________, __________, __________, and __________.

Which department acts as the U.S.representative to Interpol?

The FBI is the national police force of the United States.

In the United States, the creation of laws and the power to enforce them have traditionally been matters for the federal government, not the states.

With over 7,000 sworn officers, which of the following is the largest state law enforcement agency?

Which organization maintains the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) as a national clearinghouse of criminal justice information?