Law Enforcement Agencies
Challenges facing Law Enforcement
Structure of Law Enforcement
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100

This state agency is responsible conducting major violent crime, public corruption, cold case and officer involved shooting investigations. 

DAILY DOUBLE

Who is the Texas Ranger?

100

This is the number one challenge facing law enforcement today

Complacency

100

They officiate at weddings, issue arrest warrants, deal with traffic offenses, and hold inquests.

What is a Justice of the Peace

100

Force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of involuntary labor.

Human Trafficking

100

The geographical region of responsibility or official duties covered by an agency.

Jurisdiction

200

This law enforcement agency is charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders

What is Secret Service?

200

Responding to these type of calls involving those who may have a certain type of impairment

What is mental illness/ special populations?

200

The "leader" of a police department 

What is chief?

200

Required the Attorney General to collect data “about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.”

What is the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990

200

A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension

What is stress?

300

This law enforcement operates at the municipal/city level

What is police department?

300

Another issue facing law enforcement is receiving proper ____________ to avoid excessive use of force

What is training?

300

the leader of the county level law enforcement agency

What is sheriff?

300

She embezzled over 1.5 million from hundreds of accounts.

Name the person and case

Melissa King vs. Southern District of New York

300

Any physical coercion used to effect, influence, or persuade an individual to comply with an order from an officer.

What is Use of Force

400

This federal agency is responsible for apprehending fugitives

What are the U.S. Marshals?

400

Hiring new _____________ is another issue

What are recruits, officers

400

Most entering law enforcement begin at this level

What is patrol?

400

Police officers continuously spraying mace in the face of a mentally challenged individual.

Name the person and case.

What is Champion vs. Outlook Nashville

400

A belief in one’s own abilities

What is confidence?

500

This federal agency investigates and prevents acts of domestic and international terrorism. 

What is the FBI?

500

Another issue facing law enforcement today is the use of __________________ like drones, thermal imaging 

What is technology?

500

Most law enforcement agencies have ______________, those who actually try to figure out what happened, why, and by whom

What are investigators or detectives?

500

What are the 5 common problems police face that was discussed in class?

Electronic Crime, Hate Crime, Human Trafficking, Use of Force, Hot Pursuit/(Police Chase).

500

The most important element in keeping your work stress at manageable, healthful levels.

Attitude