DCJS Final Test Study Guide question
with answers
Hue and Cry - -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being pursued
-Tithing - -A civil division (district) within a precinct
-Sir Robert Peel - -Father of modern policing
-12 Principles of reform - -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 - -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 - -1) Responsible for prevention and detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
-Police Departments - -The governing body of any county, city, town by ordinance (police and sheriff)
-Courts - -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration of justice
-Federal Courts - -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S. supreme court
-State Courts - -District courts (local, JDR), Circuit court (felonies, lower appeals), Virginia court of
appeals (CC appeals, workers comp) Virginia Supreme court (Appeals)
-VA falls under - -4th Circuit Court
-3 Branches of Government - -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 - -1) Protect life and property
, 2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
-Knowledge of Law Enforcement - -Have educational standards
-Professional Officers - -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill, ability
-4th Amendment - -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
-5th Amendment - -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
-6th Amendment - -The right to counsel
-14th Amendment - -Protects against the abuse of state and local governments
-Equal rights protection clause - -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local governments
-Police Discretion - -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 - -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
-Negligence - -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary prudence (normal person)
would have or not done
-Tort - -Private or civil wrongs that has occurred through negligence between two parties
-Preponderance of evidence - -Just beyond 50%
-VA code 46.2-920 - -Exemption for emergency Vehicle Operations
-Slander - -spoken defamation
-Libel - -written defamation
-Abuse of Process - -The fraudulent oppression or improper use of a lawfully issued warrant
-Canton v. Harris - -Must provide medical treatment to individuals in custody
-Burden of proof for arrest - -probable cause
-Civil Rights Act of 1871 - -law that gave Americans the right to sue anyone trying to restrict their
constitutional rights
-Title 42 U.S.C 1983 - -protects individuals from deprivation of their constitutional rights by law
enforcement officers or other persons acting under color of government authority. all constitutional
laws are protected
with answers
Hue and Cry - -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being pursued
-Tithing - -A civil division (district) within a precinct
-Sir Robert Peel - -Father of modern policing
-12 Principles of reform - -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 - -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 - -1) Responsible for prevention and detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
-Police Departments - -The governing body of any county, city, town by ordinance (police and sheriff)
-Courts - -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration of justice
-Federal Courts - -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S. supreme court
-State Courts - -District courts (local, JDR), Circuit court (felonies, lower appeals), Virginia court of
appeals (CC appeals, workers comp) Virginia Supreme court (Appeals)
-VA falls under - -4th Circuit Court
-3 Branches of Government - -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 - -1) Protect life and property
, 2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
-Knowledge of Law Enforcement - -Have educational standards
-Professional Officers - -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill, ability
-4th Amendment - -Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
-5th Amendment - -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
-6th Amendment - -The right to counsel
-14th Amendment - -Protects against the abuse of state and local governments
-Equal rights protection clause - -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local governments
-Police Discretion - -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 - -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
-Negligence - -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary prudence (normal person)
would have or not done
-Tort - -Private or civil wrongs that has occurred through negligence between two parties
-Preponderance of evidence - -Just beyond 50%
-VA code 46.2-920 - -Exemption for emergency Vehicle Operations
-Slander - -spoken defamation
-Libel - -written defamation
-Abuse of Process - -The fraudulent oppression or improper use of a lawfully issued warrant
-Canton v. Harris - -Must provide medical treatment to individuals in custody
-Burden of proof for arrest - -probable cause
-Civil Rights Act of 1871 - -law that gave Americans the right to sue anyone trying to restrict their
constitutional rights
-Title 42 U.S.C 1983 - -protects individuals from deprivation of their constitutional rights by law
enforcement officers or other persons acting under color of government authority. all constitutional
laws are protected
