DCJS FINAL TEST STUDY GUIDE
Hue and Cry - Answer -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being pursued
Tithing - Answer -A civil division (district) within a precinct
Sir Robert Peel - Answer -Father of modern policing
12 Principles of reform - Answer -1) Police must be stable
2) Police must be under government control
3) The absence of crime proves the efficiency of police
4) Disruption of crime news is essential
5) The deployment of police strength with time and area is essential
6) No quality is more indispensable to a policeman than a perfect command of temper,
a quiet determined manner is better than a violent
7) Good appearance commands respect
8) Secure training of a proper person is at the root of efficiency
9) Public security demands that every police has a number (badge, computer)
10) head quarters should be accessible
11) police should be hired on probationary basis
12) police records are necessary for strength
Metro Police Act of 1829 - Answer -established a full-time, professional and centrally-
organized police force for the greater London area under the control of the Home
Secretary.
Law Enforcement Officer responsibilities - Answer -1) Responsible for prevention and
detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
Police Departments - Answer -The governing body of any county, city, town by
ordinance (police and sheriff)
Courts - Answer -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration of
justice
Federal Courts - Answer -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S. supreme court
State Courts - Answer -District courts (local, JDR), Circuit court (felonies, lower
appeals), Virginia court of appeals (CC appeals, workers comp) Virginia Supreme court
(Appeals)
VA falls under - Answer -4th Circuit Court
3 Branches of Government - Answer -Legislative - Makes laws (Governor)
, Executive - Enforce the laws (Police)
Judicial - Interpreting the laws (Courts)
(Executive and Judicial are independent)
Goals of the Criminal Justice System - Answer -1) Protect life and property
2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
Knowledge of Law Enforcement - Answer -Have educational standards
Professional Officers - Answer -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill, ability
4th Amendment - Answer -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment - Answer -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6th Amendment - Answer -The right to counsel
14th Amendment - Answer -Protects against the abuse of state and local governments
Equal rights protection clause - Answer -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local
governments
Police Discretion - Answer -the practice of the police, in the normal course of their
duties, to either arrest or ticket someone for an offense or to overlook the matter
Gross Negligence - Answer -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
Negligence - Answer -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary
prudence (normal person) would have or not done
Tort - Answer -Private or civil wrongs that has occurred through negligence between
two parties
Preponderance of evidence - Answer -Just beyond 50%
VA code 46.2-920 - Answer -Exemption for emergency Vehicle Operations
Slander - Answer -spoken defamation
Libel - Answer -written defamation
Abuse of Process - Answer -The fraudulent oppression or improper use of a lawfully
issued warrant
Hue and Cry - Answer -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being pursued
Tithing - Answer -A civil division (district) within a precinct
Sir Robert Peel - Answer -Father of modern policing
12 Principles of reform - Answer -1) Police must be stable
2) Police must be under government control
3) The absence of crime proves the efficiency of police
4) Disruption of crime news is essential
5) The deployment of police strength with time and area is essential
6) No quality is more indispensable to a policeman than a perfect command of temper,
a quiet determined manner is better than a violent
7) Good appearance commands respect
8) Secure training of a proper person is at the root of efficiency
9) Public security demands that every police has a number (badge, computer)
10) head quarters should be accessible
11) police should be hired on probationary basis
12) police records are necessary for strength
Metro Police Act of 1829 - Answer -established a full-time, professional and centrally-
organized police force for the greater London area under the control of the Home
Secretary.
Law Enforcement Officer responsibilities - Answer -1) Responsible for prevention and
detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
Police Departments - Answer -The governing body of any county, city, town by
ordinance (police and sheriff)
Courts - Answer -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration of
justice
Federal Courts - Answer -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S. supreme court
State Courts - Answer -District courts (local, JDR), Circuit court (felonies, lower
appeals), Virginia court of appeals (CC appeals, workers comp) Virginia Supreme court
(Appeals)
VA falls under - Answer -4th Circuit Court
3 Branches of Government - Answer -Legislative - Makes laws (Governor)
, Executive - Enforce the laws (Police)
Judicial - Interpreting the laws (Courts)
(Executive and Judicial are independent)
Goals of the Criminal Justice System - Answer -1) Protect life and property
2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
Knowledge of Law Enforcement - Answer -Have educational standards
Professional Officers - Answer -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill, ability
4th Amendment - Answer -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment - Answer -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6th Amendment - Answer -The right to counsel
14th Amendment - Answer -Protects against the abuse of state and local governments
Equal rights protection clause - Answer -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local
governments
Police Discretion - Answer -the practice of the police, in the normal course of their
duties, to either arrest or ticket someone for an offense or to overlook the matter
Gross Negligence - Answer -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
Negligence - Answer -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary
prudence (normal person) would have or not done
Tort - Answer -Private or civil wrongs that has occurred through negligence between
two parties
Preponderance of evidence - Answer -Just beyond 50%
VA code 46.2-920 - Answer -Exemption for emergency Vehicle Operations
Slander - Answer -spoken defamation
Libel - Answer -written defamation
Abuse of Process - Answer -The fraudulent oppression or improper use of a lawfully
issued warrant
