Common Concepts Law and Public Safety
Understand American Civics Principles
Understand the Court System
Understand the Criminal Justice System
Understand Careers in Law Enforcement
100

First responders share overlapping roles and responsibilities at the scene of an emergency. There are three places first responders overlap. This would be unique policing.

What is conducting witness interviews

100

There are four functions of government. It is not traditionally considered a main function of government. 

What is develop land for housing

100

The only place where the two systems connect?

What is United States Supreme Court

100

Not one of the key elements of the criminal justice system

What is Governor

100

Early civilization is credited with dividing their police force into divisions and districts of responsibility, a system still used in modern policing today?

What is Romans

200

First responders are those trained or designated to respond to an emergency. This would not be a first responder. 

What is Emergency Management

200

Designed to protect these values

What is United States Constitution
200

The primary function of a trial court

What is to resolve factual disputes

200

In a criminal trial, this party has the burden of proof

What is Prosecution

200

Historical figure established the London Metropolitan Police Act, and is considered the father of “modern” policing

What is Sir Robert Peel

300

Exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace is the definition of:

What is professionalism

300

American citizens have certain civic duties

What is obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, attend school

300

Considered the court of last resort in all questions of federal law

What is U.S. Supreme Court

300

This percentage of criminal court cases are handled through a plea bargain, and never make it to trial

What is 90%

300

The nation’s oldest federal law enforcement entity, created to ensure the security and integrity of the federal judicial system

What is U.S. Marshals Service

400

Not exhibiting professionalism


What is directing blame to a person

400

American citizens have certain responsibilities

What is be informed of current events, vote, tolerance, contribute to the common good

400

Member of the courtroom workgroup considered to be the most powerful

What is Prosecutor

400

Criminal violations in order from least to most serious

What is Ordinance Violation, Misdemeanor, Felony, Capital Offense


400

North Carolina’s minimum age requirement to hold a law enforcement certification?

What is 20

500

A set of rules and standards that governs individual conduct, establishing right and wrong behavior?

What is ethics

500

Contribute to the common good

What is attending school

500

Impoverished, or unable to afford the necessities


What is Discretion

500

Territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power.

What is Jurisdiction

500

Federal law enforcement agency secures the international land boundaries and coastal waters, as well as safeguards against terrorists and their weapons, drug smuggling, and the illegal entry of undocumented aliens

What is U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency

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