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Intro to CJ Chap 5
Public Policing and Private Security- Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____________________ is credited with the passage of the Metropolitan Police Act, which established the first organized police force inn London. | Sir Robert Peel |
| On the western frontier of the early United States, where formal law enforcement had few resources, the law was often enforced by ______, or groups of citizens enforcing the law through their own means. | vigilantes |
| _________________________ was the chief of police in Berkeley, California, who helped found the School of Criminology at the University of California. | August Vollmer |
| _______ gained national attention during the OJ Simpson trial; it allows suspects to be identified on the basis of the genetic material found in hair, blood, and other bodily tissues and fluids. | DNA profiling |
| ____________________ is concerned with guarding private property from theft, trespass, and damage. | protective policing |
| ________________ helps control sales of untaxed liquor and cigarettes. | ATF |
| __________________ is paramount in the private policing context, whereas public policing relies more heavily on the detection of criminal acts and the apprehension of suspects. | surveillance |
| __________________investigates counterfeiting and other financial crimes. | U.S. Secret Service |
| __________________ gives the police the ability to analyze detailed visuals of crime patterns. | crime mapping |
| ________________________ is defined as automated methods of recognizing a person based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. | biometrics |
| ______________ can classify fingerprints and identify up to 250 characteristics on the print. | AFIS |
| ________________ involves personalized service and decentralized policing, citizen empowerment, and an effort to reduce community fear of crime, disorder, and decay. | community policing |
| The four main levels of law enforcement in the United States are _______, _____, _____, and _____. | federal, state, county, local |
| In England, the ______ was the chief law enforcement official of a county and the equivalent of a modern day sheriff. | shire reeve |
| Since 2000, police agencies have been investing more in _____ practice, in order to increase efficiency, and "do more with less." | evidence-based |
| The _____ is the legal arm of the federal government and is headed by the Attorney General. | Department of Justice(or U.S. Justice Department) |
| _______ technology consists of new materials and equipment, such as Tasers and specialized metal detectors, used by the police to catch criminals or prevent crime. | hard |
| __________ technology consists of software and information systems such as crime mapping and gunshot locators. | soft |
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