Exam 2: Organizing Public Security in the United States

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

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

Racial and ethnic minorities constitute approximately ____________________ percent of full-time sworn personnel in local departments.

Nearly all police departments have a written policy on pursuit driving, and 60 percent restrict vehicle pursuits according to specific criteria.

Most local police departments are small, with about 53 percent employing fewer than 10 sworn officers.

The U.S. law enforcement industry is tremendously diverse and fragmented.

What has the academic research revealed regarding policing and immigration enforcement?

Identify and explain the two types of state police models.

Explain the gang problems that small-town police departments have to overcome. Detail the strategies used to combat these problems.

The majority of law enforcement agencies in America are:

The investigative arm of the U.S. Army is the NCIS.

At the inception of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency consisted of more than 170,000 employees.

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

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

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

The largest local police department in the United States is in:

The Phoenix Police Department bars its officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining immigration status.

A state law enforcement system that combines the duties of major criminal investigations with the patrol of state highways and small towns into one agency is generally called the ____________________ model.

The U.S. Department of Justice maintains administrative control over four major federal law enforcement agencies. They are: __________, __________, __________, and __________.

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is operated by the: