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LAJ 300 -Dr. Olivero
Chapter 5 - Terms & Concepts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biometrics | (p. 194) – automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic |
| community policing | (p. 171) – a law enforcement program that seeks to integrate officers into the local community to reduce crime and gain good community relations. |
| constable | (p. 164) – in early English towns, an appointed peacekeeper who organized citizens for protection and supervised the night watch |
| data mining | (p. 190) – using sophisticated computer software to conduct analysis of behavior patterns in an effort to identify crime patterns and link them to suspects |
| DNA profiling | (p. 195) – the identification of criminal suspects by matching DNA samples taken from their person with specimens found at crime scene |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | (p. 174) – the arm of the Justice Department that investigates violations of federal law, gathers crime statistics, runs a comprehensive crime laboratory, and helps train local law enforcement officers |
| hue and cry | (p. 164) – in medieval England, a call for mutual aid against trouble or danger |
| hundred | (p. 164) – in medieval England, a group of 100 families responsible for maintaining order and trying minor offenses |
| justice of the peace | (p. 164) – official appointed to act as the judicial officer in a county |
| Metropolitan Police Act | (p. 165) – Sir Robert Peel’s legislation that established the first organized police force in London. |
| private policing | (p. 183) – crime prevention, detection, and the apprehension of criminals carried out by private organizations or individuals for commercial purposes |
| sheriff | (p. 164) – the chief law enforcement officer in a county |
| shire reeve | (p. 164) – in early England, the chief law enforcement official in a county, forerunner of today's sheriff |
| thermal imagers | (p. 190) – a device that detects radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum, used in law enforcement to detect variations in temperature (warm images stand out against cool backgrounds) |
| tything (tithing) | (p. 164) – in medieval England, a collective group of 10 families that pledged to help one another and provide mutual aid |
| vigilantes | (p. 166) – in the old west, members of a vigilance committee or posse called upon to capture cattle thieves or other felons |
| watch system | (p. 164) – in medieval England, groups of men who organized in church parishes to guard at night against disturbances and breaches of the peace under the direction of the local constable |
| Wickersham Commission | (p. 169) – formally known as the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, a commission created in 1929 by President Herbert Hoover to study the U.S. criminal justice system, including the police |
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