Criminal Justice Careers
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the diverse career paths available within the field of criminal justice. Students will learn about the roles, responsibilities, and qualifications required for various positions, including law enforcement, corrections, forensic science, legal professions, and private security. The course also covers current trends and challenges in the workforce, ethical considerations, and the impact of technology on criminal justice careers. Through guest speakers, case studies, and career-planning activities, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to pursue and succeed in their chosen criminal justice professions.
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Introduction to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 10th Edition by Kren M. Hess
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Chapter 1: A Brief History: The Evolution Of Law
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Q1) The first detective unit in London was known as __________.
A) the Bow Street Runners
B) the Rookeries Squad
C) the Magistrate's Pride
D) Peel's Principles
E) investigateurs des mouers
Answer: A
Q2) The National Crime Information Center is the national clearinghouse for all DNA information.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Magna Carta laid the foundation for __________.
A) requiring rulers to uphold the law
B) providing safeguards against unfair imprisonment
C) forbidding taxation without representation
D) requiring rulers to uphold the law, providing safeguards against unfair imprisonment and forbidding taxation without representation
E) none of the other choices
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The American Quest For Freedom And Justice: Our Laws
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Q1) Section _____________ of U.S.Code,Title 42,stipulates that anyone acting under the authority of local or state law who violates another person's constitutional rights-even though he or she is upholding a law-can be sued.
Answer: 1983
Q2) Consensus theory holds that individuals within a society agree on basic values. A)True B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Discuss the basic differences between a crime and a tort.
Answer: Answers Varies.
Q4) The ______________ branch of government makes the laws; the ____________ branch,of which law enforcement is a part,enforces the laws; and the _____________ branch determines when laws have been violated.
Answer: legislative,executive,judicial
Q5) The ______________________ asserts that all citizens are created equal and are entitled to the unalienable rights of life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Answer: Declaration of Independence
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Chapter 3: Crime In The United States:
Offenses,offenders,victims
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Q1) Part I crimes of the UCR include all except __________.
A) second-degree murder
B) simple assault
C) embezzlement
D) auto theft
E) arson Answer: C
Q2) Spoofing is rising and is often linked to organized crime groups.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) All states compensate crime victims for medical expenses,mental health counseling,and lost wages.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The NIBRS is a more comprehensive,detailed reporting system than the UCR. A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Contemporary Policing: An Overview
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Q1) Recruitment and training,records and communications,and special facilities and services are part of __________.
A) external affairs
B) investigative services
C) administrative services
D) field services
E) social services
Q2) __________________ records contain fingerprints,photographs,and other descriptive data obtained from arrested persons.
A) Identification
B) Administrative
C) Discretionary
D) Complaint
E) Arrest
Q3) _______________ commonly used to represent common phrases in voice communication.
Q4) Concern for crime control must be balanced by concern for _______________________.
Q5) Police _______________ comes from the people-their laws and institutions.
Q6) Police are necessary when ____________________ is required to enforce the laws.
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Chapter 5: Patrol: The Backbone Of Policing
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Q1) A significant trend back to the use of the foot patrol was observed in the
A) 1990s
B) 1980s
C) 2000s
D) no trends were observed
Q2) Describe and discuss the three major spheres of police activity that must be coordinated in the patrol function and how these have changed over time.
Q3) In 1901,Connecticut established the world's first speed statute limiting the speed of
A) boats
B) roller skaters
C) horse-drawn carriages
D) horseless carriages
E) bicycles
Q4) Police who patrol on foot have greater job satisfaction,less fear,and higher morale than officers who patrol in automobiles.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Specialized Roles Of Police
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Q1) A primary characteristic of an effective investigator is __________.
A) cunning
B) perception
C) objectivity
D) interviewing skill
E) the ability to assume fictitious identities
Q2) A suspect does not have the right to have counsel present during field identification.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Field identification is based on __________.
A) scientific evidence
B) a totality of circumstances
C) the suspect's past record
D) police intuition
E) all of the other choices
Q4) The results of the __________ are written in an incident report containing the basic facts related to the crime,the crime scene and any suspects.
Q5) Discuss the advances in DNA and how it relates to the identification of suspects.
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Chapter 7: Policing After 9/11: Traditional, community And
Data-driven Policing
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Q1) What do private security officers and police have in common?
A) In certain instances, they both can make arrests.
B) They are both salaried with private funds.
C) Their uniforms and badges must be similar.
D) They both can carry concealed weapons.
E) all of the other choices.
Q2) Our society deems the public's right to know so important that the media operates without censorship but are subject to legal action if they publish untruths.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Problem solving requires that police _________.
A) focus harder on the law enforcement perspective in seeking solutions to problems
B) identify underlying causes of problems in the community
C) employ better investigative techniques
D) focus harder on the law enforcement perspective in seeking solutions to problems and employ better investigative techniques
E) identify underlying causes of problems in the community and employ better investigative techniques
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Chapter 8: Policing Within The Law
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Q1) A search conducted with a warrant must be __________.
A) limited to a specified area
B) limited to the suspect's possessions
C) conducted only by the officer requesting the warrant
D) limited to both a specified area and the suspect's possessions
E) all of the other choices
Q2) A protective sweep is the same as a search incident to arrest.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Complete and otherwise credible information from an eyewitness,based on personal knowledge,is generally sufficient to establish probable cause.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Reasonable means __________.
A) logical
B) justifiable
C) sensible
D) logical, justifiable and sensible
E) none of the other choices
Q5) All warrants must be based on __________.
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Chapter 9: Gangs And Drugs: Threats To Our National Security
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Q1) The most frequent drug arrest is for possession or use of__________.
A) heroin
B) opium
C) crack
D) morphine
E) marijuana
Q2) Drug trade,extortion,white slavery and money laundering are the dynamic elements of__________.
A) African American gangs
B) Latino gangs
C) prison gangs
D) motorcycle gangs
Q3) Gang symbols may include___________.
A) clothing
B) emblems
C) colors
D) clothing, emblems and colors
E) none of the other choices
Q4) The most widely available and abused illegal drug in the United States is__________.
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Chapter 10: Terrorism And Homeland Security
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Q1) The explosion of or attack on information systems.
A) ecoterrorism
B) cyberterrorism
C) inoperability
D) bioterrorism
E) contagion effect
Q2) A type of war in which a much weaker group strikes at a superior group not by attacking head-on,but by attacking where the adversary least expects is called a(n)___________.
Q3) ___________ has occurred when the coverage of terrorism inspires more terrorism.
Q4) The continuing cycle that drives the investigative mission.
A) cycle of crime
B) intelligence cycle
C) cyber-cycle
D) cycle of victimization
E) counter-intelligence cycle
Q5) A group of individuals designed to remain undiscovered until they are called upon to act are called a(an)__________.
Q6) Outline and discuss the "nexus" that exists between traditional crime and terrorism.Provide examples.
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Chapter 11: Issues Concerning Police Conduct
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Q1) In which case was the affirmative constitutional duty placed on prosecutors to disclose exculpatory evidence to a defendant?
A) Robinette v. Barnes
B) County of Sacramento v. Lewis
C) Mendoza v. Block
D) Scott v. Harris
E) Brady v. Maryland
Q2) Outline and discuss the effectiveness or safety level of high-speed police pursuits.
Q3) One type of stun gun is the TASER,which is an acronym for __________.
Q4) Which of the following is considered a low-discretion situation?
A) pulling over a driver who fails to signal a lane change
B) executing an arrest warrant
C) stopping a motorist who's speeding to get to the hospital
D) pulling over a driver who fails to signal a lane change, executing an arrest warrant and stopping a motorist who's speeding to get to the hospital
E) none of the other choices
Q5) When officers fail to treat equals equally because of race,religion,sex,or age biases,__________occurs.
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Chapter 12: Becoming A Law Enforcement Professional
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Q1) __________ is the ability to control entrance into the profession,to define the content of the knowledge to be obtained,and to be responsible for self-monitoring and disciplining.
Q2) Salaries among police departments nationwide are surprisingly uniform.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Under EEOC legislation,applicants may be asked if they have ever been convicted of a crime.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the importance of having a racially balanced and integrated police department in today's society.
Q5) Finding qualified police recruits has become much tougher since the September 11,2001,attacks.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Draw a flowchart showing the primary steps one takes when trying to become a police officer.Briefly explain what happens at each step and why that step is necessary.
Q7) Explain what happens during the probationary period for officer recruits.
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Chapter 13: UScourts
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Q1) Historically juvenile courts have been __________ systems that stress rehabilitation.
A) informal
B) private
C) non-adversarial
D) informal, private and non-adversarial
E) none of the other choices
Q2) Plea bargaining accounts for more than 95 percent of all criminal convictions in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) __________ are neighborhood-based courts that seek to solve local problems.
Q4) The first woman Supreme Court Justice was __________.
Q5) The main focus of the reentry court is to__________.
A) prevent recidivism
B) aid in reintegration
C) assist in life skills
D) all of the other choices
Q6) Outline and discuss the role of the prosecutor.Include discussion on the dual role of the prosecutor.
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Chapter 14: Corrections
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Q1) Nonresidential facilities where offenders must appear daily are called __________.
Q2) The oldest community-based correctional program is ___________.
A) day reporting
B) house arrest
C) parole
D) probation
E) curfews
Q3) Lex talionis is based on the notion of "an eye for an eye."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Who was John Augustus and what did he contribute to corrections?
Q5) __________ are short temporary leaves from a prison or jail.
Q6) Rehabilitation rests on the positivist theory of Lombroso who saw criminals as victims of society.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Outline and discuss the concept of community corrections,including its central goals.
Q8) The primary component of the medical model is __________.
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