LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL
TEST BANK WITH VERIFIED SOL, Exams of Law
Criminal law - ANSWERis the body of rules that defines conduct prohibited by
the government.
Constitutional law - ANSWERprotects citizens against violations of their civil
rights and liberties.
Civil law - ANSWERis a body of rules that govern private rights between
members of the community
Civil rights - ANSWERthe rights of citizens not to have their legitimate
interests interfered with by the government.
Civil Liberties - ANSWERan individual's freedom to act in pursuit of those
interests. The need to balance between the need to respect and protect
rights and liberties and the need for effective law enforcement can be
inherently problematic.
Police Responsibility - ANSWERLiability: Special relationship, reasonable
expectation of protection
Police are frontline agents of the law.
, First interpreters of crime, accord suspects civil rights and liberties
Order of Authority:
Constitution
Bill of Rights - ANSWERConstitution: is the ultimate law and separates the
branches of government creating a checks and balances.
Bill of Rights: guarantee the rights of individuals.
Legislative: makes laws
Executive: enforces the law
Judicial: interprets the law
Order of Authority - ANSWERstates that the U.S. federal Constitution is the
ultimate and final form of law, followed downward to individual state
constitutions and then to local laws.
Order of Authority: Case Law - ANSWER•based on the interpretive function
of the judiciary and is intended to guide future decision making.
•Lower levels of authority cannot contradict one another, yet each have their
own unique jurisdiction in certain manners.
•Each state has their own penal code.
TEST BANK WITH VERIFIED SOL, Exams of Law
Criminal law - ANSWERis the body of rules that defines conduct prohibited by
the government.
Constitutional law - ANSWERprotects citizens against violations of their civil
rights and liberties.
Civil law - ANSWERis a body of rules that govern private rights between
members of the community
Civil rights - ANSWERthe rights of citizens not to have their legitimate
interests interfered with by the government.
Civil Liberties - ANSWERan individual's freedom to act in pursuit of those
interests. The need to balance between the need to respect and protect
rights and liberties and the need for effective law enforcement can be
inherently problematic.
Police Responsibility - ANSWERLiability: Special relationship, reasonable
expectation of protection
Police are frontline agents of the law.
, First interpreters of crime, accord suspects civil rights and liberties
Order of Authority:
Constitution
Bill of Rights - ANSWERConstitution: is the ultimate law and separates the
branches of government creating a checks and balances.
Bill of Rights: guarantee the rights of individuals.
Legislative: makes laws
Executive: enforces the law
Judicial: interprets the law
Order of Authority - ANSWERstates that the U.S. federal Constitution is the
ultimate and final form of law, followed downward to individual state
constitutions and then to local laws.
Order of Authority: Case Law - ANSWER•based on the interpretive function
of the judiciary and is intended to guide future decision making.
•Lower levels of authority cannot contradict one another, yet each have their
own unique jurisdiction in certain manners.
•Each state has their own penal code.
