CJ Basics
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Who is Mrs. Bagwell? (da goat)
In early England, groups of approximately ten families who shared responsibility for maintaining order.
What are tithings?
An organization or government unit responsible for duties such as law enforcement.
What is an agency?
The function in which officers regularly travel assigned areas to prevent crime, respond to calls, and observe activity.
What is patrol?
This British statesman is closely associated with the creation of London's Metropolitan Police in 1829.
Who is Sir Robert Peel?
An act or omission that violates criminal law and may be punished by the government.
What is crime?
An English geographic area similar to a modern county.
What is a shire?
A statement describing an organization's main purpose and what it is trying to accomplish.
What is a mission?
A specific method or action used to accomplish an objective.
What is a tactic?
The current principal.
Who is Mr. Crowell?
The scientific study of crime, people who commit crimes, cause of crime, and society's response.
What is criminology?
An early English official responsible for law and order in a shire; this title developed into the word sheriff.
Who is the shire reeve?
The geographic area or legal authority within which a law enforcement agency has power to act.
What is jurisdiction?
Name the order of the Use of Force Continuum.
What is Officer Presence, Verbal Commands, Physical Control, Less lethal, and Lethal?
The modern word sheriff developed from the title of this early English official.
Who is a shire reeve?
The principle of fairness and the fair administration of laws.
What is justice?
An early system in which citizens or watchmen guarded communities at night and watched for fires, crimes, and dangers.
What is the night watch system?
Local jurisdiction, where we currently are.
What is Waverly or Humphreys County Sheriff?
A historical law enforcement officer responsible for keeping the peace and carrying out legal duties.
Who is a constable?
This early English system required groups of families to take responsibility for maintaining peace.
What is the tithing system?
Protection of people, property, or information from danger, crime, or other threats.
What is security?
What is Texas Rangers or US Marshalls.
Condition in which laws and rules are followed so society can function safely and peacefully.
What is order?
A formal court proceeding in which evidence is presented so guilt or innocence can be determined.
What is a trial?
Established in 1829, this London organization is associated with Sir Robert Peel and modern professional policing.