DCJS Final Test Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers

DCJS Final Test Study Guide Questions
With Correct Answers

Hue |and |Cry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Old |English |law, |loud |outcry |when |felons |were |being |
pursued



Tithing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |civil |division |(district) |within |a |precinct



Sir |Robert |Peel |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Father |of |modern |policing



12 |Principles |of |reform |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |Responsible |for |
prevention |and |detection |of |crime

2) |Enforcement |of |criminal |and |traffic |laws



Police |Departments |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |governing |body |of |any |county, |city, |town |by |
ordinance |(police |and |sheriff)



Courts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Responsible |for |interpreting |the |law |and |public |administration |
of |justice



Federal |Courts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-U.S. |District |court, |U.S. |court |of |appeals, |U.S. |supreme
|court




State |Courts |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4th |Circuit |Court



3 |Branches |of |Government |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |Protect |life |and |property

, 2) |Crime |prevention

3) |Apprehension |of |offenders



Knowledge |of |Law |Enforcement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Have |educational |standards



Professional |Officers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Seek |up |to |date |training, |knowledge, |skill, |ability



4th |Amendment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Protection |against |Unreasonable |Search |and |Seizure



5th |Amendment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Right |to |Remain |Silent/Double |Jeopardy, |right |to
|due |process




6th |Amendment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |right |to |counsel



14th |Amendment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Protects |against |the |abuse |of |state |and |local |
governments



Equal |rights |protection |clause |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bill |used |to |apply |Bill |of |Rights |to |local |
governments



Police |Discretion |- |CORRECT |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Malicious |acts |that |harm |the |safety |of |others



Negligence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Doing |or |not |doing |something |which |a |person |of |ordinary
|prudence |(normal |person) |would |have |or |not |done