911 & Emergency Dispatch
This technology automatically provides 911 dispatchers with the caller’s phone number and location.
What is Enhanced 911 (or E911)?
This Constitutional Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring police to have probable cause for a warrant.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
If an officer calls for "Code 3," they are requesting a response with these two urgent warnings activated.
What are lights and sirens?
This is the unlawful taking of someone else's property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.
What is larceny (or theft)?
This is a written order issued by a judge authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a specific place.
What is a search warrant?
In 1968, the first-ever emergency 911 call in the United States was placed in this southern state.
(Haleyville, AL)
Established by a 1966 Supreme Court case, these must be read to a suspect in custody before interrogation to protect their fifth amendment rights.
What are Miranda rights (or Miranda warning)?
A minor criminal offense that is less serious than a felony and usually punished by a fine or short jail stay.
What is a Misdemeanor?
This crime involves illegally entering a building or structure with the intent to commit a crime inside, usually theft.
What is burglary?
This field of forensic science involves the study of firearms, bullets, and ammunition.
What is ballistics?
This 3-digit number was first established as the universal emergency number in the United States in 1968.
What is 911?
This rule prevents evidence collected in violation of a suspect's constitutional rights from being used in a court of law.
What is the exclusionary rule?
In police slang, this color-coded term refers to a rookie officer who is brand new to the streets.
What is Green?
This is the conditional release of a prisoner before they have served their full sentence, supervised by an officer.
What is parole?
This term describes a person who is called to testify because of their specialized knowledge or skills in a specific scientific or technical field.
What is an expert witness?
This critical 911 role involves assessing a caller's situation, prioritizing emergencies, and sending the appropriate first responders.
What is a dispatcher (or telecommunicator)?
The group of citizens in a courtroom who listen to the evidence and decide the guilt or innocence of a defendant.
What is a Jury?
This type of service is dispatched when someone is seriously hurt or having a medical crisis.
What is an ambulance / EMS?
This is a sentencing option where an offender avoids prison time but must follow strict court-ordered rules under supervision.
What is probation?
This type of evidence includes unique ridge patterns found on fingers and is one of the oldest forms of identification.
What are fingerprints?
This is almost always the very first question a 911 dispatcher must ask a caller.
What is the address / location of the emergency?
This is the highest court in the United States, consisting of nine justices.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is what you should do if an active emergency call accidentally disconnects.
What is call them back immediately?
These are serious crimes, such as murder or grand theft, punishable by more than a year in state or federal prison.
What are felonies?
This biological blueprint can be extracted from blood, hair, or saliva to link a suspect to a crime scene with high accuracy.
What is DNA?