Sources
Laws which can be civil, state or federal and are written (or "codified") are called:
statutues
Religion, free press, freedom to petition...
First Amendment
Using force (physical or threatened) is often described in criminal statues as an ____________ factor.
aggravating
90%
In the United States, individual freedom and rights are balanced with
the need to establish and maintain order
The strong shall not injure the weak was the basic notion of the __________ __ _______________
Criminal trial rights
6th amendment
A person not of legal age who violates a local, state, or federal law is known as a
status offender
Many police departments are organized into these two basic units
Filed Services and Administration
*bonus* identify a function in each
A ______________ can be used to identify a ___________ which may prompt a police crackdown.
Crime map / hotspot
The document which frames US government and lays out responsibilities of each branch
The Constitution
*bonus* name the branches and responsibilities
Requires a presumption of innocence until proven guilty and due process in criminal proceedings
5th amendment
Some specific criminal statutes require a "guilty mind" or proof of _____________ aforethought.
malice / intent
Identify 5 vehicles used in patrol
car, motorcycle, helicopter, segway, ATV, bicycle, horse, boat, etc.
When the officer has an ulterior motive for a stop, this is called a dual motive stop or a
___________________ stop.
pretext or dual motive stop
Case law (eg. Miranda v Arizona) of sets
legal precedent (earlier action used a guide)
Unreasonable searches and seizures
4th amendment
The taking of anything of value from the control, care, or custody of a person by force or threat of force is known as
Robbery
General patrol, routine patrol, preventative patrol, and random patrol all mean the same thing (True or False)
True
Whirls, swirls, and loops
fingerprint identification
The fundamental document describing the liberties of the people and forbidding the government to violate these rights is known as the
Bill of Rights
*Bonus* How many?
Right against self incrimination
5th amendment
Occupation related, business related, and found in Part I and Part II of the UCR Index crime categories
white collar crime
Policing style is greatly influenced by an officer's individual ___________
personality
Crime in general has been trending downward since the early 90's while _____ ___ _____ has remained constant.
fear of crime