DCJS FINAL TEST STUDY GUIDE
Hue and Cry - Correct Answers -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being
pursued
Tithing - Correct Answers -A civil division (district) within a precinct
Sir Robert Peel - Correct Answers -Father of modern policing
12 Principles of reform - Correct Answers -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 Answers -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 Answers -1) Responsible for
prevention and detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
Police Departments - Correct Answers -The governing body of any county, city, town by
ordinance (police and sheriff)
Courts - Correct Answers -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration
of justice
, Federal Courts - Correct Answers -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S.
supreme court
State Courts - Correct Answers -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 Answers -4th Circuit Court
3 Branches of Government - Correct Answers -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 Answers -1) Protect life and property
2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
Knowledge of Law Enforcement - Correct Answers -Have educational standards
Professional Officers - Correct Answers -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill,
ability
4th Amendment - Correct Answers -Protection against Unreasonable Search and
Seizure
5th Amendment - Correct Answers -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right
to due process
6th Amendment - Correct Answers -The right to counsel
14th Amendment - Correct Answers -Protects against the abuse of state and local
governments
Equal rights protection clause - Correct Answers -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local
governments
Police Discretion - Correct Answers -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 Answers -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
Negligence - Correct Answers -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary
prudence (normal person) would have or not done
Hue and Cry - Correct Answers -Old English law, loud outcry when felons were being
pursued
Tithing - Correct Answers -A civil division (district) within a precinct
Sir Robert Peel - Correct Answers -Father of modern policing
12 Principles of reform - Correct Answers -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 Answers -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 Answers -1) Responsible for
prevention and detection of crime
2) Enforcement of criminal and traffic laws
Police Departments - Correct Answers -The governing body of any county, city, town by
ordinance (police and sheriff)
Courts - Correct Answers -Responsible for interpreting the law and public administration
of justice
, Federal Courts - Correct Answers -U.S. District court, U.S. court of appeals, U.S.
supreme court
State Courts - Correct Answers -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 Answers -4th Circuit Court
3 Branches of Government - Correct Answers -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 Answers -1) Protect life and property
2) Crime prevention
3) Apprehension of offenders
Knowledge of Law Enforcement - Correct Answers -Have educational standards
Professional Officers - Correct Answers -Seek up to date training, knowledge, skill,
ability
4th Amendment - Correct Answers -Protection against Unreasonable Search and
Seizure
5th Amendment - Correct Answers -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right
to due process
6th Amendment - Correct Answers -The right to counsel
14th Amendment - Correct Answers -Protects against the abuse of state and local
governments
Equal rights protection clause - Correct Answers -Bill used to apply Bill of Rights to local
governments
Police Discretion - Correct Answers -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 Answers -Malicious acts that harm the safety of others
Negligence - Correct Answers -Doing or not doing something which a person of ordinary
prudence (normal person) would have or not done
