8/31/25, 2:09 PM CJE 4014 Exam 1
CJE 4014 EXAM 1 |2025-2026 UPDATE |ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
|GET IT 100% CORRECT!! ALREADY GRADED A+
What branch of government Criminal Justice/ executive branch
do American police fall
under?
How are police executives They are appointed by the mayor.
appointed or hired?
Difference between Preventative patrol is jurisdiction wide while hot spot policing is
preventative patrol and hot for specific areas.
spot policing
Forensic Science the application of science to law
Steps needed to solve a crime secure the scene, find the evidence, interview witnesses, make a
charge
exculpatory evidence evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence
inculpatory evidence Evidence indicating that a defendant did commit the crime.
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as
Direct evidence
an eyewitness account of a crime
Inderect evidence evidence providing only a basis for inference about the disputed
fact
What are the types of Physical, Interrogations and confessions, digital
evidence
What type of evidence is the Confessions
most persuasive?
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What makes police unique The police have the ability to take away people's rights.
from other public sector
professions?
Police discretion: the judgment police make when
Explain police discretion and
they are on a scene. Sometime people call into
why it is sometimes
questions police judgement, and it can turn into
controversial?
stereotyping.
What was the first police London Metropolitan Police
agency?
Why was the first police The goal to prevent crime.
agency created?
What was the first American Boston
police agency?
Why was the first American To control the unrest in booming towns because
police agency created?
What are the different eras of political era, reform era, community policing era, homeland
policing? security area
Political Era (1840-1920) known for its corruption, began the creation of first police
departments.
Goals of the political era order maintenance, law enforcement, social services.
The Reform Era (1900s-1960s) Wanted to remove the corruption and make the police more
efficient.
Goals of the Reform Era Professional, centralized, crime. control
Community Problem-Solving Community support is vital,
Era (1970- 1990) Broadened to work on order maintenance, conflict resolution,
and public service.
Homeland Security Era (2001- Began after9/11, focused on fighting terrorism, decreased public
Present) privacy.
August Vollmer father of police professionalism
Richard Sylvester Brought Vollmer's ideas of professionalism to a national platform.
O. W. Wilson Used Science to improve policing.
LAPD Chief WIlliam Parker Took the corruption out of the LAPD.
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
who investigated and harassed alleged radicals.
Why is it important to we don't make the same mistakes and learn from what people
study the history of police? did well.
What is the best source of Your interactions with them
acquiring knowledge
about police?
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CJE 4014 EXAM 1 |2025-2026 UPDATE |ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
|GET IT 100% CORRECT!! ALREADY GRADED A+
What branch of government Criminal Justice/ executive branch
do American police fall
under?
How are police executives They are appointed by the mayor.
appointed or hired?
Difference between Preventative patrol is jurisdiction wide while hot spot policing is
preventative patrol and hot for specific areas.
spot policing
Forensic Science the application of science to law
Steps needed to solve a crime secure the scene, find the evidence, interview witnesses, make a
charge
exculpatory evidence evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence
inculpatory evidence Evidence indicating that a defendant did commit the crime.
evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as
Direct evidence
an eyewitness account of a crime
Inderect evidence evidence providing only a basis for inference about the disputed
fact
What are the types of Physical, Interrogations and confessions, digital
evidence
What type of evidence is the Confessions
most persuasive?
/ 1/5
, 8/31/25, 2:09 PM CJE 4014 Exam 1
What makes police unique The police have the ability to take away people's rights.
from other public sector
professions?
Police discretion: the judgment police make when
Explain police discretion and
they are on a scene. Sometime people call into
why it is sometimes
questions police judgement, and it can turn into
controversial?
stereotyping.
What was the first police London Metropolitan Police
agency?
Why was the first police The goal to prevent crime.
agency created?
What was the first American Boston
police agency?
Why was the first American To control the unrest in booming towns because
police agency created?
What are the different eras of political era, reform era, community policing era, homeland
policing? security area
Political Era (1840-1920) known for its corruption, began the creation of first police
departments.
Goals of the political era order maintenance, law enforcement, social services.
The Reform Era (1900s-1960s) Wanted to remove the corruption and make the police more
efficient.
Goals of the Reform Era Professional, centralized, crime. control
Community Problem-Solving Community support is vital,
Era (1970- 1990) Broadened to work on order maintenance, conflict resolution,
and public service.
Homeland Security Era (2001- Began after9/11, focused on fighting terrorism, decreased public
Present) privacy.
August Vollmer father of police professionalism
Richard Sylvester Brought Vollmer's ideas of professionalism to a national platform.
O. W. Wilson Used Science to improve policing.
LAPD Chief WIlliam Parker Took the corruption out of the LAPD.
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
who investigated and harassed alleged radicals.
Why is it important to we don't make the same mistakes and learn from what people
study the history of police? did well.
What is the best source of Your interactions with them
acquiring knowledge
about police?
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