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1
Q

administrative leave is a _____________ response to an officer-involved shooting.

A

bureaucratic

2
Q

a typical police department is based on a _______ of ________ that leads from the ______ _______ down through the various levels of the department

A

chain
command
police chief

3
Q

true or false:in the chain of command all persons are aware of their duties and responsibilities

A

true

4
Q

____________ of ___________ is a critical component of the chain of command.

A

delegation of authority

5
Q

police responsibilities are divided according to _______

A

zones

6
Q

zones are also known as _____ and _______

A

beats

precincts

7
Q

What is the difference between beats and precincts?

A

Beats, are the smallest stretch that a police officer or a group of police officers regularly patrol.
Precincts, a collection of beats.

8
Q

Precincts are also known as _______ and _______.

A

district

station

9
Q

most departments separate each 24 hour days into 3, 8 hour _______

A

shifts

10
Q

Shifts are also known as _____ or _________

A

tours

platoons

11
Q

the main goal of any police departments is the most efficient organization of its _______ _______.

A

field services

12
Q

field services are also known as ________ or _____ _______

A

operations

line services

13
Q

most police departments are _________

A

generalists

14
Q

larger police departments may be more __________. While smaller police departments rely almost exclusively on ______ _______.

A

specialized

general patrol

15
Q

What are the three purposes of patrols?

A
  1. the deterrence of crime by maintaining a visible police presence
  2. the maintenance of public order and a sense of security in the community
  3. the 24hr. provision of services that are not crime related
16
Q

True or False: the vast majority of patrol shifts are completed with at least two arrests.

A

False, most are completed without any arrests

17
Q

What are the four general categories of patrol activities?

A
  1. preventive patrol
  2. calls for service
  3. administrative duties
  4. officer-initiated activities
18
Q

preventive patrol is also known as ____________.

A

omnipresence

19
Q

_______ ________ was a cornerstone of early policing philosphy and still takes up roughly 40% of patrol time.

A

preventive patrol

20
Q

calls for service mean?

A

responding to calls

21
Q

what is involved in administrative duties?

A

paperwork

22
Q

what are officer-initiated activities?

A

when patrol officers initiate contact with citizens

23
Q

____________ is the second main function of police.

A

investigation

24
Q

What is the most common way for someone to become a detective?

A

To be promoted from patrol officer

25
Q

true of false: detectives must prepare for case trials

A

true

26
Q

what are the two aggressive investigation strategies?

A
  1. undercover, when law enforcement assumes a false identity in order to obtain information concerning illegal activities
  2. confidential informant (CI), a human source for police who provides information concerning illegal activity in which he or she is involved.
27
Q

undercover cops are most commonly used to?

A

infiltrate large scale narcotics operations or those run by organized crime

28
Q

_______ _______ varies from department to department.

A

cold cases

29
Q

Forensic experts use their knowledge to determine crucial facts like?

A
  • the cause of death or injury
  • the time of death or injury
  • the type of weapon or weapons used
  • the identity of the crime victims, if that information is unavailable
  • the identity of the offender (best case scenario)
30
Q

The first person on a crime scene has to protect the ________.

A

evidence

31
Q

What are three characteristics of trace evidence?

A
  1. generally very small
  2. often invisible to the naked human eye
  3. often requires technological aid for detection
32
Q

True or False: human fingerprints are 100% accurate

A

False.

33
Q

What is the largest and most important database?

A

The National Combined DNA Index- System (CODIS)